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HTS 9608.30: duty rate

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

The official rates for every tariff line under this subheading, and the countries each one applies to.

From the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule, HTS 2026 Rev. 22, checked 6 hours ago. Rates are checked every six hours.

General rate
2.7% + $0.004 each
Lowest agreement rate
Free
Countries with a lower rate
20
Duty rates for HTS 9608.30 by program
ProgramRateApplies to
General (MFN)2.7% + $0.004 eachGoods from any country without a lower rate on this page.
Trade agreements
14 programs

CAFTA-DR, US-Australia FTA, US-Bahrain FTA, US-Chile FTA, US-Colombia TPA, US-Israel FTA, US-Jordan FTA, US-Korea FTA, US-Morocco FTA, US-Oman FTA, US-Panama TPA, US-Peru TPA, US-Singapore FTA, USMCA

Free
20 countries

Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore, South Korea.

Column 240% + $0.06 eachBelarus, Cuba, North Korea, Russia.

A rate under a trade agreement applies only when the goods meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer claims it. Amounts per unit are in US dollars.

Duty is one line of your landed cost

Add the item cost, freight, insurance and brokerage to see what this code really costs you, and your margin at the price you charge.

Other lines under 9608

An estimate for planning, not a customs-compliance determination. Marginify is not a licensed customs broker. Confirm duty with your broker or the customs authority before you rely on a figure.