HTS Index

HTS heading 9609

Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks — 8 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
9609Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks + Ch. 99not stated
9609.10.00.00Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath + Ch. 9914¢/gross + 4.3%gross
9609.20Pencil leads, black or colored + Ch. 99not stated
9609.20.20.00Not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension + Ch. 99Freegross
9609.20.40.00Over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension + Ch. 99Freegross
9609.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
9609.90.40.00Tailors' chalks + Ch. 99Freekg
9609.90.80.00Other + Ch. 99Freegross

Additional duties may apply

8 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.