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HTS 9612Chapter 96

HTS 9612Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles · 3 court cases · $2.9M 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

$2.9M

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 2026-04-29 · 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 (9)

CodeDescriptionRate
9612.10Ribbons:
9612.10.10Measuring less than 30 mm in width, permanently put up in plastic or metal cartridges (whether or not containing spools) of a kind used in typewriters, automatic data processing or other machinesFree
9612.10.10.10Woven, of man-made fibers
9612.10.10.20Other
9612.10.90Other7.9%
9612.10.90.10Woven, of man-made fibers (621)
9612.10.90.30Thermal transfer printing ribbons of coated polyethylene terephthalate film
9612.10.90.90Other
9612.20.00.00Ink pads3.5%

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (3)

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

9612101000Schedule B

RIBBONS MEASURING LT 30MM IN WIDTH, PUT UP IN PLASTIC/METAL CARTRIDGES (WHETHER/ NT CONTN SPOOLS)USED IN TYPEWRITERS,AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESS/OTHER MACH

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

9610.00.00.009612.10