Customs code · HS subheading 9618 00

Final code reached

Mannequin figures and similar mechanical figures

Plus other movable shop-window display equipment; not demonstration models, dolls, toys or the goods displayed

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU the declaration uses 9618 00 00 00: this code with 00 added.

This covers mannequin figures, similar mechanical figures and other movable equipment for displaying goods in shop windows and similar places. It does not cover demonstration apparatus or models, dolls and toys, or the goods being displayed themselves.

For example

A shop-window mannequin figure
A movable shop-window display stand

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Tailors' dummies and other lay figures, automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing (excl. the articles actually on display, educational models and toy dolls)

You are seeing what applies when you export from the EU. Switch above if you import.

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 9618 00 00.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines2 Norwegian lines

96.18.0010 Of plastics

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

9618 00 00 00 Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 18, 2026

9618.00.00.00 Tailors' dummies and other mannequins; automatons and other animated displays

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 2 Norwegian lines

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

96.18.0010

Of plastics

Ordinary duty

Duty free
96.18.0090

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

9618 00 00 00

Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

9618.00.00.00

Tailors' dummies and other mannequins; automatons and other animated displays used for shopwindow dressing

General rate

4.4%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 18, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

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What to do now for an import

The code is settled. What is left is the import declaration around it.

On an import declaration the code is 9618 00 00 00: this code with 00 added There is no further split under it. Go to this section
State the country of origin: it decides the rate, sanctions and documents The same code can be charged and treated differently depending on where the goods were made.
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On an import declaration

9618 00 00 00

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration uses the 10-digit form 9618000000: this code with 00 added. There is no further split under it.

Look this line up in the EU tariff

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

Andorra
San Marino
Türkiye
European Union
Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
Western Sahara
European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
+46 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); GSP - General arrangements.

Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

Ukraine
any country

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Movement certificate EUR.1

Sanctions and restricted regions 2 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

Other conditions 1 condition

These conditions match none of the groups above. Whether customs asks for one depends on the goods, where they come from and the customs procedure.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition

Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

One last classification check

Check the path and the nearest alternatives.

Use this view if you are still unsure the code describes the product precisely.

How we got to this code

XX
96
9618
9618 00
9618 00 00

Show the steps

The path to this code

Every level is settled. Open an earlier step if you need to change a choice.

Step 5 of 5 · Complete

Step 1 · Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Is the item furniture, bedding or a lighting article; a toy, game or sports article; or another miscellaneous good?
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Step 2 · Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3 of 3 chapters in section XX
Which named product group best describes the item: carved material goods, brushes, hand sieves, travel sets, buttons, zips, writing or drawing items, boards, hand stamps, ink ribbons or stamp pads, lighters, pipes, hairdressing items, toilet-use sprays or powder puffs, vacuum-insulated containers, shop-window display figures, hygiene products, or stands?
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Step 3 · Heading 9618 Mannequinfigurer og lignende mekaniske figurer og a… 18 of 20 headings under chapter 96
Is the item a mannequin, a similar mechanical figure or other movable shop-window display equipment, and is it not a demonstration apparatus or model, a doll or toy, or the displayed goods themselves?
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Step 4 · Subheading 9618 00 Tailors' dummies and other lay figures, automata an… 1 of 1 subheading under heading 9618
Is it a mannequin, a similar mechanical figure or other moving shop-window display equipment, and is it not demonstration apparatus or a model, a doll, a toy or the goods being displayed?
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Step 5 · Full code 9618 00 00 Tailors' dummies and other lay figures, automata an… 1 of 1 code under subheading 9618 00

Subheading 9618 00 has only this one 8-digit code, so there is no neighbour to compare with.

Worth comparing

Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.

Browse chapter 96

Often confused with

9023 00 80 Instruments, apparatus and models designed for demonstrational purposes, e.g. in education or exhibitions, unsuitable for other uses (excl. ground flying trainers of heading 8805, collectors' pieces of heading 9705, antiques of an age > 100 years of heading 9706 and of the type used for teaching physics, chemistry and technical subjects) Duty free
That code covers instruments, apparatus and models for demonstration use, whereas this code excludes demonstration apparatus and models.
9503 00 21 Dolls representing only human beings, whether or not clothed 4.7%
That code covers dolls that exclusively represent humans, whereas this code covers mannequin figures and excludes dolls.
9503 00 79 Toys and models, incorporating a motor (excl. plastic, electric trains, scale model assembly kits, and toys representing animals, human or non-human creatures) Duty free
That code covers motorised toys and model toys, whereas this code covers movable shop-window display equipment and excludes toys.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.