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HTS 9612.10Ribbons: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles · 2 court cases · $2.1M 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

$2.1M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

MODERATE

1 rulings — · 0 reg · 2 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, CourtListener, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

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 (8)

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

CBP Rulings (1)

958572Classification

Tape Cassette Cartridges for Lettering Machines; Typewriter or Similar Ribbons, Inked or Otherwise Prepared for Giving Impressions; "Parts"; Headings 3919, 8442, 9612; EN 96.12; Legal Note 2(w) to Chapter 39; QMS v. United States; HQs 958098, 951857, 088950, 087037, 085833

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (2)

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.

96129612.10.10