9608.30.00.39
Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens… — Other
Duty rates
- Special
- Free (A+, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG)
- from 9608.30.00
- Lower rates under trade agreements and programs, for goods that meet their rules of origin; each symbol names one.
- Column 2
- 6¢ each + 40%
- from 9608.30.00
- The higher rate for the few countries without normal trade relations with the United States.
- Units
- No.
- How the quantity is declared.
These are base rates, not what you pay. The country of origin can add extra duties (Sections 301, 232 and others), and customs fees come on top: the calculator adds up what applies to your goods, each with its source. Why the base rate is not enough
Calculate duties for this codeBase columns of the 2026 HTS Revision 22, in force from Oct. 30, 2026 (official source).
Mentioned in Chapter 99
The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 9608.30.00.39, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.
| U.S. note | Excerpt | Headings that refer to it |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. note 20(s)(i) | (i) all products of China that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings: [ Compiler's note: numbers in this table read from left to right] | 9903.88.15 |
Being listed is not owing a duty. A note may list goods that a measure leaves out; whether a heading applies depends on the origin, the date and the product; and the measures on all the goods of a country list no code at all. The calculator says what applies.
In the tariff
- 9608Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating styli; propelling or sliding pencils (for example, mechanical pencils); pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609
- 9608.30.00Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens0.4¢ each + 2.7%
- 9608.30.00.39Other