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

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Source: [2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)](https://hts.usitc.gov/search?query=9609). Additional duties by country of origin may apply; estimate a shipment's full duty with the tariff calculator: https://geopax.app/tariffs/calculator

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

| Code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Units |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9609 | Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks: |  |  |  |  |
| 9609.10.00.00 |   Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath | 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 |   Pencil leads, black or colored: |  |  |  |  |
| 9609.20.20.00 |     Not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension | Free |  | 20¢/gross | gross |
| 9609.20.40.00 |     Over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension | Free |  | 6¢/gross | gross |
| 9609.90 |   Other: |  |  |  |  |
| 9609.90.40.00 |     Tailors' chalks | Free |  | 25% | kg |
| 9609.90.80.00 |     Other | Free |  | 50¢/gross + 30% | gross |