Does HTS 9609.20 fit your product?
This is the fastest way to use the page: compare the exact commercial description with the legal wording, then check the closest child or sibling provision. A valid code is not automatically the right code for every product in the same category.
- The product must match the tariff wording: Pencil leads, black or colored:.
- This level has 2 more specific provisions; do not stop here if a child description fits better.
- The displayed duty is not stated at this level; origin programs, trade remedies, quotas and taxes may change the final amount.
What does HTS 9609.20 cover?
This provision appears in the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under the following legal tariff hierarchy.
- 1Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks:
- 2Pencil leads, black or colored:
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