HTS Chapter 96 — Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles Tariff Rates (2026)

Chapter 96 of the HTS — Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles — is among the most tariff-impacted categories in US trade. Covers manufactured articles not elsewhere classified including brooms, buttons, pens, lighters, combs, smoking pipes, and sewing notions. The average MFN (Most Favored Nation) duty rate for products in this chapter is 5%. Individual rates vary significantly within the chapter, ranging from duty-free to well above the average. In addition to MFN rates, all imports face the 10% Section 122 tariff (effective February 24, 2026, expiring approximately July 24, 2026). Chinese imports in this chapter face additional Section 301 tariffs ranging from 7.5% to 100%, depending on the specific product classification. Common products in this chapter include Ballpoint pens, Lighters, Brooms and brushes, Buttons, Combs, Baby carriages, Sewing needles, Cigarette lighters. Related HTS chapters include Chapter 39, Chapter 82, Chapter 95, which cover similar or complementary product categories.