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HTS 9609Chapter 96

HTS 9609Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles · 3 court cases · $17.7M 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

$17.7M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

MODERATE

0 rulings — · 0 reg · 3 CIT, 0 CAFC (1 recent)

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

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

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CourtListener · 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 (7)

CodeDescriptionRate
9609.10.00.00Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath14¢/gross + 4.3%
9609.20Pencil leads, black or colored:
9609.20.20.00Not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimensionFree
9609.20.40.00Over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimensionFree
9609.90Other:
9609.90.40.00Tailors' chalksFree
9609.90.80.00OtherFree

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (3)

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

9609100000Schedule B

PENCILS AND CRAYONS, WITH LEADS ENCASED IN A RIGID SHEATH

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

96089609.10.00.00