Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9604
9604.00: Hand sieves and hand riddles
9604.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9604, hand sieves and hand riddles, chapter 96.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9604 00 00 00 Hand sieves and hand riddles
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.5m | 55% | -5.9% |
 Germany | £586k | 21.3% | +36.9% |
 Spain | £264k | 9.6% | -20.2% |
 India | £194k | 7.1% | +3.7% |
 France | £78k | 2.8% | +43.1% |
 United States | £63k | 2.3% | +46.2% |
 Pakistan | £11k | 0.4% | +41.7% |
 Cambodia | £7k | 0.3% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 4.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan 3.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$24kUS$24k+US$262k+US$792k+> US$3m
Exports: 116
- China: US$12m
- Germany: US$8m
- United States: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Austria: US$792k
- Belgium: US$641k
- Japan: US$630k
- Indonesia: US$617k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$551k
- Hungary: US$550k
- Pakistan: US$393k
- Thailand: US$373k
- Taiwan: US$373k
- Russia: US$372k
- Türkiye: US$372k
- Brazil: US$361k
- Czechia: US$360k
- Singapore: US$317k
- South Korea: US$315k
- South Africa: US$276k
- Mexico: US$273k
- Malaysia: US$262k
- Colombia: US$262k
- Sweden: US$242k
- Romania: US$240k
- Slovakia: US$226k
- Australia: US$215k
- Switzerland: US$199k
- Denmark: US$129k
- Slovenia: US$116k
- Portugal: US$108k
- Canada: US$97k
- Jordan: US$80k
- Finland: US$78k
- Croatia: US$76k
- Argentina: US$74k
- Lithuania: US$63k
- Serbia: US$49k
- Bulgaria: US$47k
- New Zealand: US$39k
- Greece: US$38k
- Luxembourg: US$35k
- Ukraine: US$32k
- Vietnam: US$31k
- Latvia: US$29k
- Dominican Republic: US$28k
- Kazakhstan: US$27k
- Ireland: US$27k
- Morocco: US$24k
- Chile: US$19k
- Israel: US$18k
- Guatemala: US$15k
- El Salvador: US$15k
- United Arab Emirates: US$15k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$72kUS$72k+US$280k+US$775k+> US$2m
Imports: 190
- Germany: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- United States: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Australia: US$981k
- Mexico: US$875k
- Belgium: US$861k
- Slovakia: US$793k
- Peru: US$788k
- Hungary: US$775k
- Indonesia: US$759k
- Thailand: US$745k
- Saudi Arabia: US$715k
- Chile: US$687k
- Türkiye: US$624k
- Switzerland: US$566k
- Kazakhstan: US$542k
- Denmark: US$476k
- Portugal: US$463k
- United Arab Emirates: US$422k
- Serbia: US$412k
- Ireland: US$404k
- South Korea: US$403k
- Egypt: US$397k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$388k
- South Africa: US$385k
- Sweden: US$382k
- Costa Rica: US$347k
- Uzbekistan: US$344k
- Croatia: US$327k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$325k
- Russia: US$320k
- Morocco: US$314k
- Greece: US$298k
- Norway: US$292k
- Bulgaria: US$285k
- New Zealand: US$281k
- India: US$280k
- China: US$271k
- El Salvador: US$264k
- Malaysia: US$232k
- Guatemala: US$231k
- Singapore: US$227k
- Japan: US$223k
- Brazil: US$219k
- Ecuador: US$207k
- Panama: US$203k
- Honduras: US$201k
- Ukraine: US$199k
- Armenia: US$198k
- Moldova: US$196k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$12m | 23.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$8m | 15.5% |
| 3 | United States | US$4m | 8.3% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$3m | 7.1% |
| 5 | India | US$3m | 5.7% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$3m | 5.3% |
| 7 | Spain | US$2m | 4.1% |
| 8 | France | US$2m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$1m | 3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$1m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$3m | 6.6% |
| 2 |  Philippines | US$2m | 4.5% |
| 3 | France | US$2m | 4.4% |
| 4 | Italy | US$2m | 4.3% |
| 5 | United States | US$2m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  Austria | US$2m | 3.9% |
| 7 | Poland | US$2m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  Czechia | US$1m | 3% |
| 9 | Canada | US$1m | 2.8% |
| 10 | Spain | US$1m | 2.6% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 26number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Iran
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 18% | 10% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
| Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.2% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.4%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 6.3% | 5% – 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 12% | 3% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.8%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 4.9% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 25% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 0.1% – 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 89981 Hand sieves & hand riddles
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38999 Articles n.e.c. (including candles, tapers, skins of birds with their feathers, artificial flowers, entertainment articles, hand sieves, hand riddles, vacuum flasks, tailors dummies, animated displays used for shop window dressing, and parts n.e.c.)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3290 Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9604.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9604.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9604.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9604.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9604.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 9604.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N335656 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of certain marijuana-related paraphernalia from China.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9604.00; the duty is 3.7%.
Subheading 9604.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 3.7%.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.8m (up 0% on the year before), at an average of £8.54 per kg; China supplied 55%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$49m in 2024, up 6.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 23.4% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for hand sieves and hand riddles?
Hand sieves and hand riddles fall under HS subheading 9604.00, part of heading 9604, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on hand sieves and hand riddles in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9604.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on hand sieves and hand riddles in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 9604.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most hand sieves and hand riddles?
China, with US$12m in 2024 (23.4% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (55%), Germany (21%) and Spain (10%), out of total imports of £2.8m.