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SITCSection 8
U.S. imports of hand-operated date, sealing & numbering stamps and hand printing sets (SITC 89593) totaled $2.4M in April 2026, traded with 21 countries.
Importers of Hand-Operated Date, Sealing & Numbering Stamps and Hand Printing Sets paid $365K in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 15% on $2.4M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: April 2026 dataHand-operated devices for impressing dates, sequential numbers, seals, or embossed labels — including self-inking stamps, daters, and hand-held label embossers — serve critical document-control and authentication functions across logistics, legal, and retail sectors. The heading also captures hand printing sets (e.g., rubber-stamp kits), distinguishing them from automated or machine-driven marking equipment. Products that incorporate electronic or motorized actuation mechanisms are generally reclassified outside this heading, so the 'hand-operated' criterion is the pivotal classification test.
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CBP generally treats a device as hand-operated when the marking action is initiated and powered entirely by manual force, without an electric motor or automated feed mechanism. A battery-powered or pneumatic stamp would typically fall outside this heading. The line can be fact-specific, so importers of semi-automatic devices should consider a binding ruling.
No — ink pads are specifically covered under a separate SITC heading (89594) for typewriter ribbons and ink pads. Replacement pads imported separately from the stamp device should be classified there rather than here, even if they are sold as accessories for the stamps covered by this heading.
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