HS Code 9605Travel sets; for personal toilet, sewing, shoe or clothes cleaning

What HS code 9605 covers

Think of a small pouch or box that you take on a trip. Inside are several items packed together for one purpose. If that purpose is personal grooming, sewing, shoe care or clothes care, the pack is a travel set. The Harmonized System puts these packs under one heading.

The World Customs Organization (WCO) writes the nomenclature, and most countries use it for customs classification. Some countries call their version the HSN code. When people search for HSN code 9605, they mean this same heading.

Typical goods are a grooming kit for the bathroom, a pocket sewing kit with needles and thread, a shoe shine kit, and a small kit for cleaning clothes. The key idea is the set. The items are sold together, in one pack, for travel use.

HS code 960500: the only six-digit code

Under this heading there is only one six-digit code, 960500. You do not need to pick between subheadings at the international level. If your goods are a travel set of this kind, 960500 is the code to look at.

Many countries add extra digits for their own tariff. Those longer codes are set by each country and are not part of the WCO text. This page does not list tariff rates. To check a code for your own goods, try the HS code classifier.

How to classify travel sets correctly

The most common mistake is to treat a set like a single item. A lone comb, brush or perfume spray has its own heading. A pack made up of several different tools for travel use goes to 9605.

Use these checks before you decide:

• Is the product a set of different items sold together in one pack?
• Is the pack meant for personal toilet, sewing, shoe cleaning or clothes cleaning?
• Is it only one article, such as a brush? Then look at HS 9603 brooms and brushes.
• Is it only a comb or hair-slide? Then look at HS 9615 combs and hair-slides.
• Is it a scent spray or a powder-puff? Then look at HS 9616 scent sprays and powder-puffs.

Nearby headings in Chapter 96

Goods that look close to travel sets often sit in a neighbouring heading. Hand sieves are in HS 9604 hand sieves. You can browse the whole chapter from Chapter 96 miscellaneous manufactured articles, or go back to All HS code chapters.

Who imports and exports travel sets under HS 9605?

Classification tells you the code. Trade records tell you who is buying and selling under it. EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources.

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