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HTS 9609Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks

Product or HTS code

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
9609.10.00.00	9609.10.00.00Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheathGeneral 14¢/gross + 4.3% · Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 50¢/gross + 30% · gross	14¢/gross + 4.3%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	50¢/gross + 30%	gross
9609.20	9609.20Pencil leads, black or colored
9609.20.20.00	9609.20.20.00Not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimensionGeneral Free · Column 2 20¢/gross · gross	Free		20¢/gross	gross
9609.20.40.00	9609.20.40.00Over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimensionGeneral Free · Column 2 6¢/gross · gross	Free		6¢/gross	gross
9609.90	9609.90Other
9609.90.40.00	9609.90.40.00Tailors' chalksGeneral Free · Column 2 25% · kg	Free		25%	kg
9609.90.80.00	9609.90.80.00OtherGeneral Free · Column 2 50¢/gross + 30% · gross	Free		50¢/gross + 30%	gross

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	China26.58% of imports	Brazil22.18% of imports	Mexico12.41% of imports	India10.79% of imports	Vietnam6.07% of imports	Philippines4.12% of imports	Indonesia3.92% of imports	Thailand2.98% of imports	Germany2.11% of imports	Japan1.9% of imports
9609.10.00.00Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath	From 20%9903.05.319903.88.15Plus 14¢/gross + 4.3%AD/CVD may apply	From 37.5%9903.05.019903.05.27Plus 14¢/gross + 4.3%	From 10%9903.05.55Plus 14¢/gross + 4.3%	From 10%9903.05.44Plus 14¢/gross + 4.3%	From 12.5%9903.05.84Plus 14¢/gross + 4.3%AD/CVD may apply	From 12.5%9903.05.64Plus 14¢/gross + 4.3%AD/CVD may apply	From 10%9903.05.45Plus 14¢/gross + 4.3%	From 12.5%9903.05.77Plus 14¢/gross + 4.3%	Varies14¢/gross + 4.3%Depends on product facts	Varies14¢/gross + 4.3%Depends on product facts
9609.20.20.00Not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	37.5%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.44	12.5%9903.05.84	12.5%9903.05.64	10%9903.05.45	12.5%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49
9609.20.40.00Over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	37.5%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.44	12.5%9903.05.84	12.5%9903.05.64	10%9903.05.45	12.5%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49
9609.90.40.00Tailors' chalks	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	37.5%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.44	12.5%9903.05.84	12.5%9903.05.64	10%9903.05.45	12.5%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49
9609.90.80.00Other	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	37.5%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.44	12.5%9903.05.84	12.5%9903.05.64	10%9903.05.45	12.5%9903.05.77	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).