# HTS 9608.10.00.00: Ball point pens

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## Duty rates

- **General (MFN) rate:** 0.8¢ each + 5.4%
- **Special / FTA rate:** Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- **Column 2 rate:** 6¢ each + 40%
- **Corpus rank:** #3570 of 6827 among dutiable tariff lines
- **Percentile among ad-valorem lines:** 73rd of 13,544 rated lines

## Classification path

- **Section XX:** [Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles](https://plaintariff.com/section/xx-miscellaneous-manufactured-articles)
- **Chapter 96:** [Miscellaneous manufactured articles](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-96-miscellaneous-manufactured-articles)
- **HTS code:** 9608.10.00.00

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*Source: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule. HTML canonical: https://plaintariff.com/heading/9608100000-ball-point-pens*