HS Code 9611Stamps; date, numbering, sealing stamps and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating by hand; hand operated composing sticks and printing sets

What HS code 9611 covers

Heading 9611 is about small tools that make a mark by hand. A person presses, rolls or squeezes the tool. No motor does the work. That is the key test: the goods must be designed for operating by hand.

Rubber stamps and self-inking date stamps are common examples. Both fit when a hand drives them. If your model is unusual, check its exact design before you pick the code.

The heading names these goods:

• Date stamps, numbering stamps, sealing stamps and similar stamps
• Devices for printing or embossing labels, when hand operated
• Hand-operated composing sticks, which hold type while a printer sets it
• Hand-operated printing sets

HS code 961100 and how the code is built

Codes are read from the top down. The section gives the broad group. The chapter narrows it to a family of goods. The heading narrows it again and ends in the full code 961100. This is the code you write on an invoice or customs form for these goods.

You may also see HSN code 9611, mainly in India. The first six digits match the world system. Countries can add their own digits after that, so a local tariff line may be longer.

Not sure your item belongs here? Try the HS code classifier. For the wider family of goods, see Chapter 96 miscellaneous manufactured articles.

9611 or 9612? How to pick the right code

Stamp buyers often buy ink, pens and pencils too. These sit in other headings, and a mix-up can cause delays at the border. Use these quick rules.

• The stamp itself, worked by hand, goes in 9611.
• Pads that hold the ink, plus inked typewriter ribbons, belong to 9612. Ask yourself: is it the pad or the stamp?
• Pens go in 9608. Pencils, crayons and chalks go in 9609.

Who imports and exports hand stamps under HS 9611

A code tells you what a product is. It does not tell you who buys it. Shipment records fill that gap.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily. You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo.

Start with import data to see who brings stamps in, or export data to see who sends them out. Then open buyer data to find companies that buy, and supplier data to find stamp suppliers.

Other headings in Chapter 96

Looking at nearby goods? Jump to ink pads and ribbons in 9612, pens in 9608, or browse all HS code chapters.