# HTS 9609.10.00.00: Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath

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## Duty rates

- **General (MFN) rate:** 14¢/gross + 4.3%
- **Special / FTA rate:** Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- **Column 2 rate:** 50¢/gross + 30%
- **Corpus rank:** #4293 of 6827 among dutiable tariff lines
- **Percentile among ad-valorem lines:** 68th 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:** 9609.10.00.00

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*Source: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule. HTML canonical: https://plaintariff.com/heading/9609100000-pencils-and-crayons-with-leads-encased-in-a-sheath*