HEADING 9608 · Chapter 96
Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens; stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils; pen holders, pencil holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609
Chapter: Miscellaneous manufactured articles. MFN tariff rates, zero-rate jurisdictions, FTA preferences, and import permit/compliance requirements across 13 customs authorities for HS Heading 9608.
Zero-rate jurisdictions
MYAUUSJP
Zero MFN for some/all subheadings
Top-3 highest rate
TH 40%
VN 37.5%
MY 25%
No import restrictions
USIDMYPHTHJPKRAU
Heaviest regulation
IN · 27 rules
VN · 14 rules
Cross-jurisdiction matrix
Tariff = primary MFN/BCD column; compliance = LARTAS, FDA permits, BIS, TISI, prohibition lists etc.
| ISO | Country | Codes | MFN range | Zero | FTA | Permits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | United States | 14 | 0.4% – 20% | 4 | Yes | None | Browse → |
| IN | India | 27 | 10% – 10% | — | — | 27 | Browse → |
| ID | Indonesia | 15 | 5% – 20% | — | Yes | None | Browse → |
| MY | Malaysia | 14 | 0% – 25% | 7 | Yes | None | Browse → |
| PH | Philippines | 19 | — | — | — | None | Browse → |
| TH | Thailand | 13 | 30% – 40% | — | Yes | None | Browse → |
| VN | Vietnam | 14 | 15% – 37.5% | — | Yes | 14 | Browse → |
| JP | Japan | 12 | 4.1% – 6.6% | 4 | Yes | None | Browse → |
| KR | Korea | 11 | 8% – 8% | — | Yes | None | Browse → |
| AU | Australia | 9 | 5% – 5% | 5 | Yes | None | Browse → |
| BR | Brazil | 10 | 16.2% – 16.2% | — | — | None | Browse → |
| MX | Mexico | 25 | 5% – 15% | — | — | None | Browse → |
| No data for this heading: CN | |||||||
Drill down to 6-digit subheadings
8 WCO subheadings under this heading. Click any to see 6-digit cross-country tariff detail.
9608.10Ball point pens→9608.20Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers→9608.30Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens→9608.40Propelling or sliding pencils→9608.50Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing sub-headings→9608.60Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir→9608.91Other→9608.99Other→