Import Duty for Ball 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 Pen Nibs And Nib Points
Official Description
Ball 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: > Pen nibs and nib points
Hierarchy: Ball 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 > Pen nibs and nib points
About Chapter 96
In the US tariff schedule, Chapter 96 contains the heading "Ball point pens", which includes HS Code 9608.91.0000. This is the key identifier for regulatory purposes.
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It falls under the category of Ball point pens within Chapter 96 (Worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material, and articles of these materials (including articles obtained by molding)). The specific description is Ball 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: > Pen nibs and nib points.
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