# HS code 9610.00: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed

> HS code 9610.00 covers slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed. It sits in heading 96.10 (slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed) in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles). It is the only subheading of heading 96.10, so every good of the heading is classified here.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961000
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 96](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/96) / [96.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9610) / [9610.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961000)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9610.00
- Covers: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed
- Heading: [96.10: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9610)
- Chapter: [96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/96)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 9610.00 covers slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed.

The legal text of the subheading is “Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 96.10, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

9610.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 96, are the chapter; the first four, 9610, are heading 96.10; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles
- Heading 96.10: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed
- Subheading 9610.00: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 9610.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9610.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [9609.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/960990) Other
- Next subheading: [9611.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961100) Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9610.00 cover?

HS code 9610.00 covers slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9610.00 in?

HS code 9610.00 is in heading 96.10 (slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed) in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles).

### Where are goods of heading 96.10 classified when 9610.00 doesn’t fit?

9610.00 is the only subheading of heading 96.10, so every good of the heading is classified there.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961000.json