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Chapter 96 of the HSN tariff covers Miscellaneous manufactured articles. It has 20 headings (4-digit codes) and 105 tariff items (8-digit codes), each with its GST rate today. Tap a code to open it in the BooksOn HSN app with its conditions and the CBIC notification entry.
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Headings in this chapter
9601Worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other…9602Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials moulded or…9603Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or…9604Hand sieves and hand riddles9605Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning9606Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts…9607Slide fasteners and parts thereof9608Ball point pens; felt tipped and other poroustipped pens and markers; fountain pens…9609Pencils (other than pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing…9610Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed9611Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like (including devices for printing or…9612Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions…9613Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and…9614Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders and parts thereof9615Combs, hair-slides and the like, hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and…9616Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and…9617Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete, parts thereof other than glass inners9618Tailors dummies and other lay figures, automata and other animated displays, used for…9619Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar…9620Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles
9601 Worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material, and articles of these materials (including articles obtained by moulding)
GST: 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
960110 | Worked ivory and articles of ivory | 5% |
96011000 | Worked ivory and articles of ivory | 5% |
960190 | Other | 5% |
96019010 | Worked tortoise-shell and articles thereof | 5% |
96019020 | Worked mother-of-pearl and articles thereof | 5% |
96019030 | Worked bone (excluding whale bone) and articles thereof | 5% |
96019040 | Worked horn, coral and other animal carving material and articles thereof | 5% |
96019090 | Other | 5% |
9602 Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatin
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
960200 | Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included, worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatin | 18% |
96020010 | Worked vegetable carving material and articles thereof | 18% |
96020020 | Moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums and resins and other moulded or carved articles | 18% |
96020030 | Gelatin capsules, empty | 18% |
96020040 | Other articles of unhardened gelatin | 18% |
96020090 | Other | 18% |
9603 Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand- operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, mops and feather dusters, prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making, paint pads and rollers, squeegees (other than roller squeegees)
GST: Nil or 5% or 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
960310 | Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials, bound together, with or without handles | Nil or 5% or 18% |
96031000 | Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials, bound together, with or without handles | Nil |
960321 | Tooth brushes including dental-plate brushes | Nil or 5% or 18% |
96032100 | Tooth brushes including dental-plate brushes | 5% |
960329 | Other | Nil or 5% or 18% |
96032900 | Other | 18% |
960330 | Artists brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics | Nil or 5% or 18% |
96033010 | Artist brushes | 18% |
96033020 | Brushes for the application of cosmetics | 18% |
96033090 | Other | 18% |
960340 | Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of sub-heading 9603 30), paint pads and rollers | Nil or 5% or 18% |
96034010 | Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of sub-heading 9603 30) | 18% |
96034020 | Paint pads and rollers | 18% |
960350 | Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles | Nil or 5% or 18% |
96035000 | Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles | 18% |
960390 | Other | Nil or 5% or 18% |
96039000 | Other | Nil or 5% or 18% |
9604 Hand sieves and hand riddles
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
960400 | Hand sieves and hand riddles | 18% |
96040000 | Hand sieves and hand riddles | 18% |
9605 Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
960500 | Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning | 18% |
96050010 | For personal toilet | 18% |
96050090 | Other | 18% |
9606 Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
960610 | Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs and parts thereof | 18% (default rate) |
96061010 | Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs | 18% (default rate) |
96061020 | PARTS | 18% (default rate) |
960621 | Of plastics, not covered with textile material | 18% |
96062100 | Of plastics, not covered with textile material | 18% |
960622 | Of base metals, not covered with textile material | 18% |
96062200 | Of base metals, not covered with textile material | 18% |
960629 | Other | 18% |
96062910 | Button of coconut shell or wood | 18% |
96062990 | Other | 18% |
960630 | Button moulds and other parts of buttons, button blanks | 18% |
96063010 | Button blanks | 18% |
96063090 | Other | 18% |
9607 Slide fasteners and parts thereof
GST: 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
960711 | Fitted with chain scoops of base metal | 5% |
96071110 | Zip fasteners | 5% |
96071190 | Other | 5% |
960719 | Other | 5% |
96071910 | Zip fasteners | 5% |
96071990 | Other | 5% |
960720 | PARTS | 5% |
96072000 | PARTS | 5% |
9608 Ball point pens; felt tipped and other poroustipped pens and markers; fountain pens; stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils; pen holders, pencil holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609
GST: Nil or 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
960810 | Ball point pens | Nil or 18% |
96081011 | High value ball point pens (us $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit) | 18% |
96081012 | BALL POINT PENS With body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal | 18% |
96081019 | Other | 18% |
96081091 | High value ball point pens (us $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit) | 18% |
96081092 | BALL POINT PENS With body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal | 18% |
96081099 | Other | 18% |
960820 | Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers | Nil or 18% |
96082000 | Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers | 18% |
960830 | Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens | Nil or 18% |
96083011 | High value fountain pens (us $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit) | 18% |
96083012 | With body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal | 18% |
96083019 | Other | 18% |
96083021 | High value pens (us $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit) | 18% |
96083022 | With body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal | 18% |
96083029 | Other | 18% |
96083091 | High value pens (us $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit) | 18% |
96083092 | With body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal | 18% |
96083099 | Other | 18% |
960831 | Indian ink drawing pens | Nil or 18% |
960839 | Other | Nil or 18% |
960840 | Propelling or sliding pencils | Nil or 18% |
96084000 | Propelling or sliding pencils | Nil |
960850 | Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing sub-headings | Nil or 18% |
96085000 | Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing sub-headings | 18% |
960860 | Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir | Nil or 18% |
96086010 | With liquid ink (for rolling ball-pen) | 18% |
96086090 | Other | 18% |
960891 | Pen nibs and nib points | Nil or 18% |
96089110 | Nib points for pen | 18% |
96089120 | Nibs of wool felt or plastics for use in the manufacture of porous tip pen or markers | 18% |
96089130 | Other pen nibs | 18% |
96089191 | Of metal | 18% |
96089199 | Other | 18% |
960899 | Other | Nil or 18% |
96089910 | Pen holders, pencil holders and similar holders | 18% |
96089990 | Other | 18% |
9609 Pencils (other than pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors chalk
GST: Nil
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
960910 | Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath | Nil |
96091000 | Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath | Nil |
960920 | Pencil leads, black or coloured | Nil |
96092000 | Pencil leads, black or coloured | Nil |
960990 | Other | Nil |
96099010 | Slate pencils | Nil |
96099020 | Other pencils | Nil |
96099030 | Pastels, drawing charcoals and writing or drawing chalks and tailors chalks | Nil |
96099090 | Other | Nil |
9610 Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed
GST: Nil or 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961000 | Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed | Nil or 18% |
96100000 | Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed | Nil or 18% |
9611 Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961100 | Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand, hand operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks | 18% |
96110000 | Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks | 18% |
9612 Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961210 | Ribbons | 18% |
96121010 | Computer printer ribbon | 18% |
96121020 | Ribbon for typewriters, other than electronic and similar machines | 18% |
96121030 | Ribbon for electronic typewriter | 18% |
96121090 | Other | 18% |
961220 | Ink-pads | 18% |
96122000 | Ink-pads | 18% |
9613 Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961310 | Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable | 18% |
96131000 | Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable | 18% |
961320 | Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable | 18% |
96132000 | Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable | 18% |
961380 | Other lighters | 18% |
96138010 | Electronic | 18% |
96138090 | Other | 18% |
961390 | PARTS | 18% |
96139000 | PARTS | 18% |
9614 Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders and parts thereof
GST: 40%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961400 | Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders and parts thereof | 40% |
96140000 | Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders and parts thereof | 40% |
96142000 | Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof pipes and pipe bowls | 40% |
96149010 | Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof - other : huble and buble of base metal | 40% |
96149020 | SMOKING PIPES (INCLUDING PIPE BOWLS) AND CIGAR OR CIGARETTE HOLDERS, AND PARTS THEREOF - Other : Hookah of coconut shell | 40% |
96149090 | Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof - other : other | 40% |
9615 Combs, hair-slides and the like, hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like, other than those of heading 8516, and parts thereof
GST: 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961511 | Of hard rubber or plastics | 5% |
96151100 | Of hard rubber or plastics | 5% |
961519 | Other | 5% |
96151900 | Other | 5% |
961590 | Other | 5% |
96159000 | Other | 5% |
9616 Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961610 | Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor | 18% |
96161010 | Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays | 18% |
96161020 | Mounts and heads | 18% |
961620 | Powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations | 18% |
96162000 | Powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations | 18% |
9617 Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete, parts thereof other than glass inners
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961700 | Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete, parts thereof other than glass inners | 18% |
96170011 | Vacuum flasks having a capacity not exceeding 0.75 l | 18% |
96170012 | Vacuum flasks having a capacity exceeding 0.75 l | 18% |
96170013 | Casserol and other vacuum containers | 18% |
96170019 | Other | 18% |
96170090 | Parts (other than glass inners) | 18% |
9618 Tailors dummies and other lay figures, automata and other animated displays, used for shop window dressing
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961800 | Tailors dummies and other lay figures, automata and other animated displays, used for shop window dressing | 18% |
96180000 | Tailors dummies and other lay figures, automata and other animated displays, used for shop window dressing | 18% |
9619 Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles,of any material
GST: Nil or 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | Nil or 5% |
96190010 | Sanitary towels (pads) or sanitary napkins | Nil |
96190020 | Tampons | Nil |
96190030 | Napkins and napkin liners for babies | 5% |
96190040 | Clinical diapers | 5% |
96190090 | Other | 5% |
9620 Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
962000 | Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles | 18% |
96200000 | Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles | 18% |
Codes and descriptions from the BooksOn HSN dataset (version 7, 2026-10-19), compiled from the Customs Tariff and CBIC notifications. Reference only; see Sources & disclaimer.
