Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9611
9611.00: 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
9611.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9611, date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like, chapter 96.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9611 00 00 00 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
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
- 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 2
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.8m | 40% | -28.4% | |
| £594k | 13.4% | -2.4% | |
| £366k | 8.3% | -27.2% | |
| £346k | 7.8% | +8.2% | |
| £284k | 6.4% | -14.6% | |
| £243k | 5.5% | -28.6% | |
| £200k | 4.5% | -42.2% | |
| £158k | 3.6% | -0.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20kUS$20k+US$429k+US$7m+> US$19m
Exports: 141
- China: US$89m
- Austria: US$65m
- Taiwan: US$20m
- Germany: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Romania: US$13m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- United States: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Italy: US$10m
- Czechia: US$10m
- Japan: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Poland: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Belgium: US$989k
- Denmark: US$925k
- Singapore: US$908k
- India: US$648k
- Sweden: US$592k
- Hungary: US$546k
- Canada: US$481k
- Switzerland: US$474k
- South Africa: US$468k
- Slovakia: US$429k
- Brazil: US$406k
- Finland: US$391k
- Australia: US$244k
- Slovenia: US$211k
- Mexico: US$192k
- Chile: US$189k
- Greece: US$181k
- Lithuania: US$170k
- Portugal: US$165k
- Philippines: US$147k
- Ireland: US$142k
- Serbia: US$135k
- Russia: US$113k
- Argentina: US$89k
- Latvia: US$89k
- United Arab Emirates: US$72k
- El Salvador: US$62k
- Bulgaria: US$55k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$49k
- Norway: US$49k
- Indonesia: US$49k
- Luxembourg: US$44k
- Colombia: US$44k
- Malta: US$38k
- Costa Rica: US$27k
- New Zealand: US$26k
- Guatemala: US$25k
- Kazakhstan: US$25k
- Croatia: US$25k
- Andorra: US$20k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$164kUS$164k+US$973k+US$4m+> US$10m
Imports: 206
- United States: US$38m
- Germany: US$26m
- France: US$19m
- Austria: US$18m
- Vietnam: US$16m
- Japan: US$11m
- Poland: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Canada: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Spain: US$6m
- Italy: US$6m
- China: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- India: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Ghana: US$1m
- Argentina: US$994k
- Norway: US$992k
- Taiwan: US$973k
- Portugal: US$967k
- Ireland: US$935k
- Iraq: US$931k
- Egypt: US$847k
- Guatemala: US$821k
- Ecuador: US$769k
- Belarus: US$731k
- Slovenia: US$720k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$89m | 28.5% | |
| 2 | US$65m | 20.9% | |
| 3 | US$20m | 6.3% | |
| 4 | US$19m | 6% | |
| 5 | US$13m | 4.3% | |
| 6 | US$13m | 4.1% | |
| 7 | US$12m | 3.9% | |
| 8 | US$11m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$10m | 3.3% | |
| 10 | US$10m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$38m | 12.2% | |
| 2 | US$26m | 8.4% | |
| 3 | US$19m | 6% | |
| 4 | US$18m | 5.8% | |
| 5 | US$16m | 5% | |
| 6 | US$11m | 3.6% | |
| 7 | US$10m | 3.1% | |
| 8 | US$10m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$8m | 2.4% | |
| 10 | US$8m | 2.4% |
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.
- 15%median duty
- 23number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Iran
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 1.6%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 28% | 2023 | ||
| 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 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
- 89593 Date, sealing/numbering stamps, & the like (including devices for printing/embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks & hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38912 Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like, designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such sticks; typewriter or similar ribbons, prepared for giving impressions; ink-pads
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3290 Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9611.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9611.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9611.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9611.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9611.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 9611.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 12
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.
- N341691 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a four-piece cookie stamper from China
- N327456 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a cosmetic roller stamp applicator from Japan.
- N324875 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a child’s activity kit from China
- N317701 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of label makers from China
- N303776 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of stampers from China.
- N302004 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “Creativity Stampers” from China.
- 600015234 HMRC
A set containing three Peppa Pig characters made from plastic with two stamper attachments, a roller stamper and four felt tip pens. The stamps are animal characters. The stampers and roller are interchangeable with the three characters. The pens are used to colour the stampers and roller, these…
12 rulings in total for this code
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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Update to Russia and Belarus Additional Duties Following Technical Fix – 18 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6302 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9611.00; the duty is 2.7%.
Subheading 9611.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 2.7%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £4.4m (down 20% on the year before), at an average of £15.90 per kg; China supplied 40%, followed by United States.
World trade in these goods reached US$313m in 2024, up 2.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 28.5% of the total, ahead of Austria.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for 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?
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 fall under HS subheading 9611.00, part of heading 9611, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9611.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 9611.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like?
China, with US$89m in 2024 (28.5% of world exports).
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (40%), United States (13%) and Netherlands (8%), out of total imports of £4.4m.