# United States tariff lines under HS 9609.20

> The United States tariff splits HS 9609.20 (pencil leads, black or coloured) into 2 national lines: 9609.20.20.00 (not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension) and 9609.20.40.00 (over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension). Every United States line under 9609.20 is free of general (MFN) duty.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/960920
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 96](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/96) / [9609.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/960920)

## Key facts

- HS subheading: [9609.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960920)
- Duty (MFN): Free
- National lines: 2
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- Chapter: 96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles

## United States lines under 9609.20

The United States tariff splits HS 9609.20 (pencil leads, black or coloured) into 2 national lines: 9609.20.20.00 (not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension) and 9609.20.40.00 (over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension).

Every United States line under 9609.20 is free of general (MFN) duty.

- [9609.20.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/9609202000) Pencil leads, black or colored, Not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension. Duty (MFN): free
- [9609.20.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/9609204000) Pencil leads, black or colored, Over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension. Duty (MFN): free

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 9609.20 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 9609.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960920)

- Previous subheading: [9609.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/960910) Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks
- Next subheading: [9609.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/960990) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 9609.20?

The United States tariff splits HS 9609.20 (pencil leads, black or coloured) into 2 national lines: 9609.20.20.00 (not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension) and 9609.20.40.00 (over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimension).

### What is the duty on HS 9609.20 in the United States?

Every United States line under 9609.20 is free of general (MFN) duty.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/960920.json