| 9608 | | Ball 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 ex- ample, mechanical pencils); pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609: | | | | |
| 9608.10.00 | 00 | Ball point pens | No. | 0.8¢/each + 5.4% | Free ( A,AU,BH, CA,CL,E,IL,J,JO, MA,MX, P,SG) | 6¢/each + 40% |
| 9608.20.00 | 00 | Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers | gross | 4% | Free ( A,AU,BH, CA,CL,E,IL,J,JO, MA,MX, P,SG) | 40% |
| 9608.31.00 | 00 | Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens: | | | | |
| 9608.31.00 | 00 | India ink drawing pens | No. | 0.4¢/each + 2.7% | Free (A+,AU,BH, CA,CL,D,E,IL,J, JO,MA,MX, P,SG) | 6¢/each + 40% |
| 9608.39.00 | 00 | Other | No. | 0.4¢/each + 2.7% | Free (A+,AU,BH, CA,CL,D,E,IL,J, JO,MA,MX, P,SG) | 6¢/each + 40% |
| 9608.40 | | Propelling or sliding pencils (for example, mechanical pencils): | | | | |
| 9608.40.40 | 00 | With a mechanical action for extending, or for extending and retracting, the lead | gross | 6.6% | Free ( A,AU,BH, CA,CL,E,IL,J,JO, MA,MX, P,SG) | 41.5% |
| 9608.40.80 | 00 | Other | gross | Free | | 45% |
| 9608.50.00 | 00 | Sets of articles from two or more of the subheadings 9608.10, 9608.20, 9608.31, 9608.39 or 9608.40 | No. | The rate appli- cable to each article in the absence of this subhead ing | Free (A+,AU,BH, CA,CL,D,E,IL,J, JO,MA,MX, P,SG) | The rate applicable, to each article in the ab- sence of this sub- heading |
| 9608.60.00 | 00 | Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink reservoir | No. | 0.4¢/each + 2.7% | Free ( A,AU,BH, CA,CL,E,IL,J,JO, MA,MX, P,SG) | 6¢/each + 40% |
| 9608.91.00 | 00 | Other: | | | | |
| 9608.91.00 | 00 | Pen nibs and nib points | gross | Free | | 20¢/gross |
| 9608.99 | | Other: | | | | |
| 9608.99.20 | 00 | Refill cartridges | No. | 0.4¢/each + 2.7% | Free ( A,AU,BH, CA,CL,E,IL,J,JO, MA,MX, P,SG) | 6¢/each + 40% |
| 9608.99.30 | 00 | Balls for ball point pens | thousand | 20¢/thousand + 3.5% | Free ( A,AU,BH, CA,CL,E,IL,J,JO, MA,MX, P,SG) | $2.50/thou- sand + 40% |
| 9608.99.40 | 00 | Other: | | | | |
| 9608.99.40 | 00 | Parts of articles provided for in subheadings 9608.10, 9608.31 and 9608.39 (other than balls for ball point pens) | No. | Free | | 6¢/each + 40% |
| 9608.99.60 | 00 | Other | X | Free | | 45% |
| 9609 | | Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), cray- ons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks: | | | | |
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States inquiry: no
