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2026HTSRev19 · effective 09/15/2026

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9608.40.40.00

9608 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:
9608.40 Propelling or sliding pencils (for example, mechanical pencils):

With a mechanical action for extending, or for extending and retracting, the lead

Units: gross

General: 6.6%
Special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.3% (JP)
Other: 41.5%

2026HTSRev19 · effective 09/15/2026

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USITC release recordhts.usitc.gov

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