Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners
HS heading 96.17 covers Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners. Within Chapter 96 it splits into 1 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $8M
- Share of Chapter 96
- 1.1%
- Rank in its chapter
- #11 of 20
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 96.17 covers Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners. It resolves into 1 six-digit subheadings, listed below, that pin down the exact duty line for your goods. India exports writing instruments, brushware, buttons, combs and a range of finished consumer articles. India exported $8M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 1.1% of all Chapter 96 exports, ranking #11 of 20 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
96.17 is the four-digit HS heading for vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete w. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many miscellaneous manufactured articles lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 96.17
The Harmonised System breaks Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners into these 1 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Top destinations for Chapter 96 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
More codes in Miscellaneous manufactured articles
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