U.S. exports of Plastic Buttons, Not Covered with Textile Material (HS 960621) totaled $602K in August 2026.
Importers of Plastic Buttons, Not Covered with Textile Material paid $162K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 34.80% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataPlastic buttons not covered with textile material are subdivided in the US schedule by resin type: casein-based plastic (9606212000), acrylic or polyester resin (9606214000), and other plastics not elsewhere specified (9606216000) — making material composition documentation from the manufacturer essential for correct classification. China is the dominant supplier across all resin types, while India and Italy supply specialty and fashion-grade buttons, with Italy in particular known for high-end polyester and acrylic buttons used in luxury apparel. Importers should note that buttons covered with textile material, or buttons of shell, wood, or metal, classify under different headings entirely.
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55 import shipments a month
CBP expects the commercial invoice or a supplemental material composition statement from the manufacturer to identify the specific plastic resin — casein, acrylic, polyester, or other. A generic declaration of 'plastic buttons' without resin identification is insufficient and may result in CBP requesting additional information or reclassifying the shipment. Requesting a material data sheet or resin specification from the supplier before shipment is best practice.
If a plastic button is covered or overlaid with textile material — for example, fabric-wrapped buttons — it no longer qualifies under heading 9606.21 and must be classified elsewhere (typically under 9606.29 or another applicable heading). The 'not covered with textile material' condition is a hard exclusion: even partial textile covering can disqualify the article. Importers of decorative or fashion buttons with mixed materials should verify the surface composition carefully.
Subheading 3 of 5 in heading 9606
Subheading 960621 · $602K of $3.4M
ImportsExports
Imports
$465KYoY · free account
Exports
$602KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $5.0M of Plastic Buttons, Not Covered with Textile Material and exported $8.7M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9606216000 | Buttons, Plastic, Not Cov With Textile Mat, NESOI | $292K | 35.69% | 87.29% | $104K |
| 9606214000 | Buttons, Not Covd W Textil, of Acrylic/Polyestr Resn | $142K | 37.50% | 100.00% | $53K |
| 9606212000 | Buttons, of Plastic, Not Coverd W Textiles, of Casein | $31K | 14.26% | 100.00% | $4K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 9606210000 | Buttons of Plastics, Not Covered With Text Materls | $602K |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
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Exports · August 2026
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Honduras and Mexico together take 41% of it.
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rate provision · imports
8.0% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 34.80% of imports for consumption.