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HTS 9609.20Chapter 96

HTS 9609.20Pencil leads, black or colored: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles · 1 pending regulation · 1 court case · $0.5M 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

$0.5M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

1 rulings — · 1 reg · 1 CIT, 0 CAFC

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 1 NCM code

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register, CourtListener, 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 (3)

CodeDescriptionRate
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

CBP Rulings (1)

559456ClassificationNAFTA

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

Federal Register (1)

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (1)

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

9609200000Schedule B

PENCIL LEADS, BLACK OR COLORED

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

9609.10.00.009609.20.20.00