# HS code 9612.20: Ink-pads

> HS code 9612.20 covers ink-pads. It sits in heading 96.12 (typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes) in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles). Other goods of heading 96.12 are classified under 9612.10 (ribbons).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961220
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 96](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/96) / [96.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9612) / [9612.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961220)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9612.20
- Covers: Ink-pads
- Heading: [96.12: Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9612)
- 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 9612.20 covers ink-pads.

The legal text of the subheading is “Ink-pads”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 96.12 are classified under 9612.10 (ribbons).

- [9612.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961210) Ribbons

## How it is structured

9612.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 96, are the chapter; the first four, 9612, are heading 96.12; the last two, 20, 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 96.12: Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes
- Subheading 9612.20: Ink-pads

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 9612.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9612.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [9612.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961210) Ribbons
- Next subheading: [9613.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961310) Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9612.20 cover?

HS code 9612.20 covers ink-pads.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9612.20 in?

HS code 9612.20 is in heading 96.12 (typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes) in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles).

### Where are goods of heading 96.12 classified when 9612.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 96.12 are classified under 9612.10 (ribbons).

## 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/961220.json