Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing
HS subheading 9618.00 identifies Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing — a six-digit classification under Chapter 96 used to set duty and paperwork.
- India exports 2024
- $1.3M
- Share of Chapter 96
- 0.2%
- Rank in its heading
- #1 of 1
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 9618.00 covers Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing. It is a leaf classification, so it sets the duty line directly for goods that fall under it. India exports writing instruments, brushware, buttons, combs and a range of finished consumer articles. India exported $1.3M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.2% of all Chapter 96 exports, ranking #1 of 1 lines in its heading (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
9618.00 is the six-digit HS subheading for tailors' dummies and other lay figures. 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.
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.
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