What HS code 9608.60 covers
HS code 9608.60 classifies pens; ball-point, refills comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir. It is a subheading of heading 9608 (Pens; ball-point, felt tipped, other porous tipped pens; fountain pens, stylograph pens duplicating stylos, propelling or sliding pencils; parts of the foregoing, excluding those of heading no. 9609), in chapter 96 (Miscellaneous manufactured articles), section XX of the Harmonized System. These six digits are identical in every country that uses the HS.
Classification path
Import duty for 9608.60
Base MFN rate only. Section 301 and 2025 IEEPA tariffs can stack on top for goods from China.
Source: HTSUS / CBP
Erga-omnes (third-country) MFN rate. Import VAT of 17 to 27 percent by country, and any anti-dumping measures, apply separately.
Source: TARIC
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Related codes in heading 9608
Not quite the right fit? These subheadings sit under the same heading and are the most common alternatives to 9608.60.
- 9608.10 Pens; ball point
- 9608.20 Pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers
- 9608.30 Pens; fountain, stylograph and other pens
- 9608.40 Pencils; propelling or sliding
- 9608.50 Pen and pencil sets; of articles from two or more of the foregoing sub-headings
- 9608.91 Pens; nibs and nib points
- 9608.99 Pens and pencils; duplicating stylos, pen-holders, pencil-holders, and similar holders, parts of the articles of heading 9608, including caps and clips
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