Chapter 96, Miscellaneous manufactured articles / Heading 9608
HTS 9608.30.00.39: Ball point pens, fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens
Schedule text: Other. Classification: 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 › Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens › Other
General rate of duty
0.4¢ each + 2.7%
Column 1, USITC schedule
From China, all in
needs quantity
Priced live by the Gateway engine
Section 301 China
7.5%
List 4A
Forced labor 301
12.5%
9903.05.31
How the rate is built
Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.
| Program | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
General rate of duty (Column 1) Official rate: 0.4¢ each + 2.7%. Only the ad valorem part is priced here; the per-unit part needs a quantity. 9608.30.00.39 | 2.7% | $0.00 |
Section 301 China (List 4A) | 7.5% | $750.00 |
Section 301 forced labor 9903.05.31 | 12.5% | $1,250.00 |
Effective duty rate | n/a | $2,000.00 |
Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.
Related lines
Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.
- 9608.30.00Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens (rate line, 0.4¢ each + 2.7%)
- 9608.30.00.31India ink drawing pens
Questions about this example
- What is HTS code 9608.30.00.39?
- HTS 9608.30.00.39 covers ball point pens, fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; the schedule's own line text is "Other". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 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 › Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens › Other. It sits in chapter 96 (Miscellaneous manufactured articles) under heading 9608.
- What is the general duty rate for HTS 9608.30.00.39?
- The Column 1 general rate of duty is 0.4¢ each + 2.7%. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
- Which lines are related to HTS 9608.30.00.39?
- It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 9608.30.00 (Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens), which has 1 other statistical line. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.