Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing

HS v2017 Code: 9618

About tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing

hs code 9618 covers a diverse range of products used in the retail and fashion industries. These items, which include tailors' dummies, lay figures, and animated displays, play a crucial role in showcasing and promoting merchandise in shop windows and other commercial settings. As an integral part of the visual merchandising ecosystem, this industry supports the broader 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles and 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel sectors, contributing to the overall presentation and appeal of consumer goods.

Production process

The production of items under hs code 9618 involves a range of techniques, depending on the specific product. Tailors' dummies and lay figures are often crafted using a combination of sculpting, molding, and upholstery methods, utilizing materials such as wood, plastic, and fabric. Automated and animated displays, on the other hand, may incorporate mechanical components, electronics, and specialized programming to create dynamic and eye-catching presentations.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of hs code 9618 items include raw materials like wood, plastic, fabric, and various mechanical and electronic components. Manufacturers in this industry also rely on specialized tools and machinery, such as sculpting equipment, molding machines, and assembly lines. Additionally, the design and development of these products often require skilled labor, including artists, engineers, and technicians.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of the hs code 9618 industry are tailors' dummies, lay figures, and animated displays used for shop window dressing and other retail applications. These products are often consumed by 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel, and 95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods industries, as they play a crucial role in the presentation and promotion of various consumer goods.

Family tree for tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/96'>96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9618'>9618: Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9601'>9601: Ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material and articles of these materials; worked, (including articles obtained by moulding)</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9602'>9602: Vegetable, mineral carving material and articles of these materials, moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums, resins or modelling pastes, worked unhardened gelatin (not heading no. 3503)</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9603'>9603: Brooms, brushes (including parts of machines), hand operated floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters; knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9604'>9604: Hand sieves and hand riddles</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9605'>9605: Travel sets; for personal toilet, sewing, shoe or clothes cleaning</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9606'>9606: Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9607'>9607: Slide fasteners and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9608'>9608: Pens; ball-point, felt tipped, other porous tipped pens; fountain pens, stylograph pens duplicating stylos, propelling or sliding pencils; parts of the foregoing, excluding those of heading no. 9609</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9609'>9609: Pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9610'>9610: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9611'>9611: Stamps; date, numbering, sealing stamps and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating by hand; hand operated composing sticks and printing sets</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9612'>9612: Typewriter, similar ribbons, inked, otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9613'>9613: Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical and parts thereof other than flints and wicks</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9614'>9614: Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9615'>9615: Combs, hair-slides and similar; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips and hair curlers and the like, other than those of heading no. 8516 and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9616'>9616: Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9617'>9617: Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9619'>9619: Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9620'>9620: Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles</a>"]

    B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/961800'>961800: Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing</a>"]


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