HTS heading · chapter 96
9602
Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials; molded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins, of modeling pastes, and other molded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatin
Analysis
Heading 9602 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials; molded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins, of modeling pastes, and other molded or carved articles, not…. It has 3 tariff lines.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 1.8% to 3% with a median of 2.7%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its lines are 9602.00.10 for worked unhardened gelatin and articles thereof (3%), 9602.00.40 for molded or carved articles of wax (1.8%) and 9602.00.50 for worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles… (2.7%).
Its median rate of 2.7% sits at the 31st percentile of the headings in chapter 96.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (325998) and All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (339999). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9602.00.10 | Worked unhardened gelatin and articles thereof | 3% |
| 9602.00.40 | Molded or carved articles of wax | 1.8% |
| 9602.00.50 | Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials; molded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins, of modeling pastes, and other molded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatin: other | 2.7% |