Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9605

9605.00

9605.00: Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning

Subheading 9605.00 belongs to heading 9605 (travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning) in chapter 96.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 20% import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 9605 00 00 00 Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Import requirements 4

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
  • Import controlImport control on luxury goods
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
  • Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2009/1056
    Documents
    • Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£19.7m-18.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£9.59 per kg
Jan 2024: £2mFeb 2024: £1.6mMar 2024: £1.8mApr 2024: £2.2mMay 2024: £1.8mJun 2024: £1.8mJul 2024: £1.8mAug 2024: £2mSept 2024: £1.7mOct 2024: £2.4mNov 2024: £2.2mDec 2024: £1.8mJan 2025: £2.8mFeb 2025: £1.6mMar 2025: £3.3mApr 2025: £2.2mMay 2025: £1.3mJun 2025: £1.3mJul 2025: £1.7mAug 2025: £1.9mSept 2025: £1.7mOct 2025: £1.7mNov 2025: £1.9mDec 2025: £1.3mJan 2026: £1.3mFeb 2026: £1.6mMar 2026: £1.9mApr 2026: £1.4mMay 2026: £1.7mJun 2026: £1.9mJul 2026: £1.4mAug 2026: £2m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £16.7m 84.6% -9.4%
Cambodia £1.8m 9.1% -37.3%
Mexico £278k 1.4% +9.9%
United States £145k 0.7% +5.3%
Taiwan £123k 0.6% —
Australia £96k 0.5% +215.8%
France £71k 0.4% -95.8%
Israel £65k 0.3% +6,351.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9605.00 · US$410m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$35kUS$35k+US$508k+US$2m+> US$8m

Exports: 150
  1. China: US$266m
  2. Cambodia: US$33m
  3. Türkiye: US$23m
  4. Spain: US$12m
  5. United States: US$8m
  6. Germany: US$7m
  7. France: US$5m
  8. United Kingdom: US$5m
  9. Qatar: US$4m
  10. Italy: US$4m
  11. Kuwait: US$4m
  12. Netherlands: US$3m
  13. Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
  14. Belgium: US$2m
  15. Canada: US$2m
  16. Mexico: US$2m
  17. Thailand: US$2m
  18. Saudi Arabia: US$2m
  19. Denmark: US$1m
  20. India: US$1m
  21. Australia: US$1m
  22. United Arab Emirates: US$1m
  23. Czechia: US$1m
  24. South Korea: US$1m
  25. Taiwan: US$1m
  26. Poland: US$1m
  27. Indonesia: US$970k
  28. Mauritius: US$883k
  29. Uzbekistan: US$752k
  30. Philippines: US$633k
  31. New Zealand: US$603k
  32. Portugal: US$590k
  33. Singapore: US$585k
  34. Sweden: US$565k
  35. Malaysia: US$537k
  36. Tanzania: US$508k
  37. Colombia: US$501k
  38. Egypt: US$406k
  39. Switzerland: US$401k
  40. Armenia: US$395k
  41. Japan: US$358k
  42. Greece: US$335k
  43. Vietnam: US$295k
  44. Morocco: US$249k
  45. Pakistan: US$236k
  46. Slovenia: US$235k
  47. Ireland: US$231k
  48. Lithuania: US$226k
  49. South Africa: US$198k
  50. Myanmar (Burma): US$166k
  51. Bulgaria: US$139k
  52. Israel: US$137k
  53. Slovakia: US$133k
  54. Cyprus: US$128k
  55. Guatemala: US$121k
  56. Kyrgyzstan: US$104k
  57. Brazil: US$103k
  58. Hungary: US$98k
  59. Nigeria: US$84k
  60. Russia: US$79k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$266m 65%
2 Cambodia US$33m 8%
3 Türkiye US$23m 5.6%
4 Spain US$12m 3%
5 United States US$8m 1.9%
6 Germany US$7m 1.8%
7 France US$5m 1.2%
8 United Kingdom US$5m 1.2%
9 Qatar US$4m 1.1%
10 Italy US$4m 0.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$78m 19%
2 United Kingdom US$30m 7.3%
3 Türkiye US$30m 7.3%
4 Saudi Arabia US$25m 6.2%
5 Qatar US$20m 4.8%
6 United Arab Emirates US$14m 3.3%
7 Netherlands US$11m 2.6%
8 France US$10m 2.5%
9 Hong Kong SAR China US$10m 2.4%
10 Spain US$9m 2.3%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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.

  • 15%median duty
  • 14number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Iran, Algeria

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 15% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 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 20% 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 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 30% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 32% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 12% 10% – 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 6.6% 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 14%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 5% 2023
Maldives 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 20% 2023
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 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 12% 10% – 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 7% 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 25% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 12%* 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 20% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 3.7% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 8.1% 2023
Uruguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 25% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 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
8313 Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing/shoe/clothes cleaning
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 713202
CPC 2.1 product
29220 Luggage, handbags and the like, of leather, composition leather, plastic sheeting, textile materials, vulcanized fibre or paperboard; travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1512 Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20179605.00unchanged
20129605.00unchanged
20079605.00unchanged
20029605.00unchanged
19969605.00unchanged
19929605.00unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 5

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.

  • N326297 U.S. CBP 10 June 2022 · 9605.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of a six-piece travel kit from China

  • N277041 U.S. CBP 25 July 2016 · 9605.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of a travel set from China

  • N274801 U.S. CBP 11 May 2016 · 9605.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of travel kits from China

  • 600014786 HMRC 9 February 2026 – 8 February 2029 · 9605 00 00 00

    A set of five empty plastic bottles made from 100% plastic, a plastic funnel and a plastic spatula made of polypropylene designed to hold cosmetic products added by the consumer. Two of the bottles have white screw on caps. The four larger bottles measure between 80 and 100ml respectively. The…

  • 600013999 HMRC 24 November 2025 – 23 November 2028 · 9605 00 00 00

    Sewing kit, Consisting of 21 pieces of sewing accessories, mainly used for hand sewing. The kit contains: scissor with plastic finger grips, plastic tape measure, 5 hand sewing needles, red plastic thimble, 7 small reels of different coloured sewing threads, 2 metal safety pins, 3 small white…

Subheading 9605.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.7%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 9605.00 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 3.7%.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £19.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 18% on the year before); China supplied 85%, followed by Cambodia.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$410m (−0.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$266m), followed by Cambodia.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning?

Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning fall under HS subheading 9605.00, part of heading 9605, in section XX of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9605.00 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 travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe… in Türkiye?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 9605.00 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 travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe…?

China, with US$266m in 2024 (65% of world exports).

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (85%), Cambodia (9%) and Mexico (1%), out of total imports of £19.7m.

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