# HS code 9616.20: Powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations

> HS code 9616.20 covers powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations. It sits in heading 96.16 (scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations) in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles). Other goods of heading 96.16 are classified under 9616.10 (scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, or mounts and heads therefor).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961620
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 96](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/96) / [96.16](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9616) / [9616.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961620)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9616.20
- Covers: Powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations
- Heading: [96.16: Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/9616)
- 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 9616.20 covers powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations.

The legal text of the subheading is “Powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 96.16 are classified under 9616.10 (scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, or mounts and heads therefor).

- [9616.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961610) Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor

## How it is structured

9616.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 96, are the chapter; the first four, 9616, are heading 96.16; 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 96.16: Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations
- Subheading 9616.20: Powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 9616.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 9616.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [9616.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961610) Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor
- Next subheading: [9617.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/961700) Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9616.20 cover?

HS code 9616.20 covers powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9616.20 in?

HS code 9616.20 is in heading 96.16 (scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations) in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles).

### Where are goods of heading 96.16 classified when 9616.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 96.16 are classified under 9616.10 (scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, or mounts and heads therefor).

## 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/961620.json