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Harmonized System 2022

HS Code 9601.90

Bone, tortoise shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material and articles thereof (including articles obtained by moulding)

US import duty Free
EU import duty Look up in TARIC
Chapter 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Heading 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)

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What HS code 9601.90 covers

HS code 9601.90 classifies bone, tortoise shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material and articles thereof (including articles obtained by moulding). It is a subheading of heading 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)), in chapter 96 (Miscellaneous manufactured articles), section XX of the Harmonized System. These six digits are identical in every country that uses the HS.

Classification path

Section XX
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Heading 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)
Subheading 9601.90 Bone, tortoise shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material and articles thereof (including articles obtained by moulding)

Import duty for 9601.90

United States Free

Base MFN rate only. Section 301 and 2025 IEEPA tariffs can stack on top for goods from China.

Source: HTSUS / CBP

European Union Look up in TARIC

Erga-omnes (third-country) MFN rate. Import VAT of 17 to 27 percent by country, and any anti-dumping measures, apply separately.

Source: TARIC

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Related codes in heading 9601

Not quite the right fit? These subheadings sit under the same heading and are the most common alternatives to 9601.90.

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