Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9611

9611.00

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

Customs duty standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20% import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 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
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)

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£4.4m-19.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£15.90 per kg
Jan 2024: £482kFeb 2024: £288kMar 2024: £423kApr 2024: £417kMay 2024: £474kJun 2024: £480kJul 2024: £487kAug 2024: £454kSept 2024: £385kOct 2024: £652kNov 2024: £606kDec 2024: £427kJan 2025: £540kFeb 2025: £375kMar 2025: £393kApr 2025: £505kMay 2025: £454kJun 2025: £412kJul 2025: £456kAug 2025: £319kSept 2025: £349kOct 2025: £508kNov 2025: £511kDec 2025: £245kJan 2026: £416kFeb 2026: £363kMar 2026: £323kApr 2026: £293kMay 2026: £260kJun 2026: £472kJul 2026: £345kAug 2026: £339k 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 £1.8m 40% -28.4%
United States £594k 13.4% -2.4%
Netherlands £366k 8.3% -27.2%
Italy £346k 7.8% +8.2%
Vietnam £284k 6.4% -14.6%
Austria £243k 5.5% -28.6%
Taiwan £200k 4.5% -42.2%
Germany £158k 3.6% -0.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9611.00 · US$313m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20kUS$20k+US$429k+US$7m+> US$19m

Exports: 141
  1. China: US$89m
  2. Austria: US$65m
  3. Taiwan: US$20m
  4. Germany: US$19m
  5. Netherlands: US$13m
  6. Romania: US$13m
  7. Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
  8. United States: US$11m
  9. Vietnam: US$10m
  10. Italy: US$10m
  11. Czechia: US$10m
  12. Japan: US$7m
  13. United Kingdom: US$5m
  14. Poland: US$4m
  15. South Korea: US$3m
  16. France: US$3m
  17. Malaysia: US$3m
  18. Spain: US$2m
  19. Türkiye: US$2m
  20. Thailand: US$1m
  21. Belgium: US$989k
  22. Denmark: US$925k
  23. Singapore: US$908k
  24. India: US$648k
  25. Sweden: US$592k
  26. Hungary: US$546k
  27. Canada: US$481k
  28. Switzerland: US$474k
  29. South Africa: US$468k
  30. Slovakia: US$429k
  31. Brazil: US$406k
  32. Finland: US$391k
  33. Australia: US$244k
  34. Slovenia: US$211k
  35. Mexico: US$192k
  36. Chile: US$189k
  37. Greece: US$181k
  38. Lithuania: US$170k
  39. Portugal: US$165k
  40. Philippines: US$147k
  41. Ireland: US$142k
  42. Serbia: US$135k
  43. Russia: US$113k
  44. Argentina: US$89k
  45. Latvia: US$89k
  46. United Arab Emirates: US$72k
  47. El Salvador: US$62k
  48. Bulgaria: US$55k
  49. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$49k
  50. Norway: US$49k
  51. Indonesia: US$49k
  52. Luxembourg: US$44k
  53. Colombia: US$44k
  54. Malta: US$38k
  55. Costa Rica: US$27k
  56. New Zealand: US$26k
  57. Guatemala: US$25k
  58. Kazakhstan: US$25k
  59. Croatia: US$25k
  60. Andorra: US$20k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$89m 28.5%
2 Austria US$65m 20.9%
3 Taiwan US$20m 6.3%
4 Germany US$19m 6%
5 Netherlands US$13m 4.3%
6 Romania US$13m 4.1%
7 Hong Kong SAR China US$12m 3.9%
8 United States US$11m 3.6%
9 Vietnam US$10m 3.3%
10 Italy US$10m 3.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$38m 12.2%
2 Germany US$26m 8.4%
3 France US$19m 6%
4 Austria US$18m 5.8%
5 Vietnam US$16m 5%
6 Japan US$11m 3.6%
7 Poland US$10m 3.1%
8 Netherlands US$10m 3.1%
9 Mexico US$8m 2.4%
10 Denmark 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 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 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 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 8% 2023
Colombia 0% 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 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 14% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 2.7% 2023
Fiji 15% 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 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 20% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 32% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 15% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 25% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 1.8%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 7.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 5% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 12% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 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 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 25% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 8% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 1.6%* 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 10% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 28% 2023
Tuvalu 19% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 2.7% 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 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 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

HSCode
20179611.00unchanged
20129611.00unchanged
20079611.00unchanged
20029611.00unchanged
19969611.00unchanged
19929611.00unchanged

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 14 August 2024 · 9611.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of a four-piece cookie stamper from China

  • N327456 U.S. CBP 18 August 2022 · 9611.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of a cosmetic roller stamp applicator from Japan.

  • N324875 U.S. CBP 1 April 2022 · 9611.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of a child’s activity kit from China

  • N317701 U.S. CBP 15 March 2021 · 9611.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of label makers from China

  • N303776 U.S. CBP 24 April 2019 · 9611.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of stampers from China.

  • N302004 U.S. CBP 21 December 2018 · 9611.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of “Creativity Stampers” from China.

  • 600015234 HMRC 9 April 2026 – 8 April 2029 · 9611 00 00 00

    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.

  1. GB Tariff change

    Update to Russia and Belarus Additional Duties Following Technical Fix – 18 May 2026

    Trade Tariff news 6302 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

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.

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