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HTS 9612Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
9612.10	9612.10Ribbons
9612.10.10	9612.10.10Measuring less than 30 mm in width, permanently put up in plastic or metal cartridges (whether or not containing spools) of a kind used in typewriters, automatic data processing or other machinesGeneral Free · Column 2 78.5%	Free		78.5%
9612.10.10.10	9612.10.10.10Woven, of man-made fibersGeneral Free · Column 2 78.5% · doz., kg	Free		78.5%	doz., kg
9612.10.10.20	9612.10.10.20OtherGeneral Free · Column 2 78.5% · doz., kg	Free		78.5%	doz., kg
9612.10.90	9612.10.90OtherGeneral 7.9% · Special Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP) · Column 2 78.5%	7.9%	Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP)	78.5%
9612.10.90.10	9612.10.90.10Woven, of man-made fibers (621)General 7.9% · Special Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP) · Column 2 78.5% · doz., kg	7.9%	Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP)	78.5%	doz., kg
	OtherGeneral 7.9% · Special Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP) · Column 2 78.5%	7.9%	Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP)	78.5%
9612.10.90.30	9612.10.90.30Thermal transfer printing ribbons of coated polyethylene terephthalate filmGeneral 7.9% · Special Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP) · Column 2 78.5% · doz., kg	7.9%	Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP)	78.5%	doz., kg
9612.10.90.90	9612.10.90.90OtherGeneral 7.9% · Special Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP) · Column 2 78.5% · doz., kg	7.9%	Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP)	78.5%	doz., kg
9612.20.00.00	9612.20.00.00Ink padsGeneral 3.5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 40% · No.	3.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	40%	No.

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	China21.29% of imports	Japan14.92% of imports	South Korea11.32% of imports	France9.53% of imports	Mexico8.4% of imports	Belgium5.83% of imports	United Kingdom5.09% of imports	Indonesia3.67% of imports	Taiwan3.31% of imports	Austria2.65% of imports
9612.10.10.10Woven, of man-made fibers	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.45	10%9903.05.76	10%9903.05.39
9612.10.10.20Other	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.45	10%9903.05.76	10%9903.05.39
9612.10.90.10Woven, of man-made fibers (621)	27.9%9903.05.319903.88.15	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	17.9%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.39	17.9%9903.05.81	17.9%9903.05.45	10%9903.05.76	10%9903.05.39
9612.10.90.30Thermal transfer printing ribbons of coated polyethylene terephthalate film	27.9%9903.05.319903.88.15	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	17.9%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.39	17.9%9903.05.81	17.9%9903.05.45	10%9903.05.76	10%9903.05.39
9612.10.90.90Other	27.9%9903.05.319903.88.15	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	17.9%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.39	17.9%9903.05.81	17.9%9903.05.45	10%9903.05.76	10%9903.05.39
9612.20.00.00Ink pads	23.5%9903.05.319903.88.15	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	13.5%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.39	13.5%9903.05.81	13.5%9903.05.45	10%9903.05.76	10%9903.05.39

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).