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HTS 9608.99Chapter 96

HTS 9608.99Other: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles · 1 pending regulation · $3.8M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$3.8M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

5 rulings — · 1 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 3 NCM codes

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Subheadings (5)

CodeDescriptionRate
9608.99Other:
9608.99.20.00Refill cartridges0.4¢ each + 2.7%
9608.99.30.00Balls for ball point pens20¢/thousand + 3.5%
9608.99.40.00Parts of articles provided for in subheadings 9608.10 and 9608.30 (other than balls for ball point pens)Free
9608.99.60.00OtherFree

CBP Rulings (5)

548421Valuation

North American Free Trade Agreement; Goods Originating in the Territory of a NAFTA Party; Goods That Qualify to be Marked as Goods of a NAFTA Party; Regional Value Content; Net Cost Method; 19 C.F.R. 181.100; 19 C.F.R. 102.0.

H068023VALUATION

North American Free Trade Agreement Goods Originating in the Territory of a NAFTA Party; Eligibility for the NAFTA Duty Preference for retractable Ink Pens; Regional Value Content; Net Cost Method; General Note 12, HTSUS

H254791CLASSIFICATIONNAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement; Eligibility for NAFTA Duty Preference for J-Roller Ink Pens; Regional Value Content; Net Cost Method; General Note 12, HTSUS

H033395Classification

Eligibility of ball point pens for preferential tariff treatment under the DR-CAFTA; country of origin marking

559456ClassificationNAFTA

Eligibility of mechanical pencil for NAFTA Preference;originating good; subheading 9801.00.10; substantial transformation;Article 509

Federal Register (1)

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

9608990000Schedule B

PARTS OF PENS, ETC, NESOI

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

9608.91.00.009608.99.20.00