Sewing kit Hs Code

Sewing kit harmonized system code

Product Overview The sewing kit classified under HS Code 960500 comprises a compact assortment of essential sewing tools and accessories designed for hand or machine sewing tasks. This kit typically includes needles, threads of various colors and materials, buttons, safety pins, measuring tape, thimbles, and small scissors or snips, all housed within a portable container. Physically, the kits vary in size but generally conform to dimensions facilitating ease of transport, often lightweight and durable to withstand handling during transit. These kits are produced through standard manufacturing processes ensuring consistent quality, with components made from metal alloys, synthetic fibers, and plastics compliant with international safety regulations. HS Code 960500 encompasses “Buttons, press fasteners, snap fasteners, button molds and other articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not elsewhere specified or included,” within which sewing kits are categorized as assembled accessory sets. Their primary commercial applications span retail sales in fashion and textile outlets, distribution through hospitality sectors for garment repair, and inclusion in travel accessory markets. The value proposition centers on convenience, completeness, and compliance with international standards, providing importers and distributors with a reliable product that meets diverse end-user needs. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The complete HS Code for the sewing kit is 960500, where Chapter 96 covers “Miscellaneous manufactured articles,” Heading 9605 denotes “Buttons, press fasteners, snap fasteners, button molds and other articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not elsewhere specified or included.” The subheading specifically identifies composite sewing accessory kits assembled for retail sale. Classification is justified by the kit’s composition primarily of sewing-related accessories assembled as a single commercial unit, differentiating it from individual component classifications. Trade considerations include packaging in moisture-resistant, tamper-evident blister packs or compact plastic cases to ensure preservation of metal components and thread integrity during shipping. Standard shipment practices involve palletization adhering to ISPM 15 phytosanitary requirements when wooden materials are used. Quality standards align with ISO 9001 manufacturing processes and ISO 105-B02 colorfastness for threads, ensuring compliance with WTO trade facilitation agreements and harmonized customs documentation. Accurate classification and adherence to these specifications streamline customs clearance, mitigate tariff ambiguities, and facilitate efficient international trade operations.

Sewing kit Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Pencils for cosmetic or toilet uses (Chapter 33); (b) Articles of Chapter 66 (for example, parts of umbrellas or walking-sticks); (c) Imitation jewellery (heading 71.17); (d) Parts of general use, as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39); (e) Cutlery or other articles of Chapter 82 with handles or other parts of carving or moulding materials; heading 96.01 or 96.02 applies, however, to separately presented handles or other parts of such articles; (f) Articles of Chapter 90 (for example, spectacle frames (heading 90.03), mathematical drawing pens (heading 90.17), brushes of a kind specialised for use in dentistry or for medical, surgical or veterinary purposes (heading 90.18)); (g) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clock or watch cases); (h) Musical instruments or parts or accessories thereof (Chapter 92); (ij) Articles of Chapter 93 (arms and parts thereof); (k) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings); (l) Articles of Chapter 95 (toys, games, sports requisites); or (m) Works of art, collectors' pieces or antiques (Chapter 97). 2.- In heading 96.02 the expression “vegetable or mineral carving material” means : (a) Hard seeds, pips, hulls and nuts and similar vegetable materials of a kind used for carving (for example, corozo and dom); (b) Amber, meerschaum, agglomerated amber and agglomerated meerschaum, jet and mineral substitutes for jet. 3.- In heading 96.03 the expression “prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making” applies only to unmounted knots and tufts of animal hair, vegetable fibre or other material, which are ready for incorporation without division in brooms or brushes, or which require only such further minor processes as trimming to shape at the top, to render them ready for such incorporation. 4.- Articles of this Chapter, other than those of headings 96.01 to 96.06 or 96.15, remain classified in the Chapter whether or not composed wholly or partly of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, or precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed). However, headings 96.01 to 96.06 and 96.15 include articles in which natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed), precious metal or metal clad with precious metal constitute only minor constituents.