Section XX · Miscellaneous manufactured articles

9608.99

Other:

How this code is built
96

Chapter

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

08

Heading

The product family within the chapter

99

Subheading

The specific good, identical worldwide

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.

How the schedule reaches this code

  1. 96Miscellaneous manufactured articles
  2. 9608Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating styli; propelling or sliding pencils (for example, mechanical pencils); pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609:
  3. Other:
  4. Other:

Published US duty rates

Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.

  • 9608.99.20.00Refill cartridgesNo.
    General
    0.4¢ each + 2.7%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    6¢ each + 40%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 9608.99.30.00Balls for ball point pensthousands
    General
    20¢/thousand + 3.5%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    $2.50/thou- sand + 40%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 9608.99.40.00Parts of articles provided for in subheadings 9608.10 and 9608.30 (other than balls for ball point pens)No.
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    6¢ each + 40%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 9608.99.60.00OtherNo.
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    45%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

Schedule footnotes

  • See 9903.88.15.

A reference to Chapter 99 means an additional action — a Section 232 or 301 measure, an exclusion, or a quota — applies on top of the rate above.

This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.

Other subheadings in heading 9608

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 12, released 2026-07-21, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.