HS heading 96.08: 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 96.09
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Key facts
- Heading
- 96.08
- Description
- 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 96.09
- Chapter
- 96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles
- Subheadings
- 8
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS heading 96.08 covers 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 96.09. It is in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles). It is split into 8 subheadings: 9608.10 (ball point pens), 9608.20 (felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers), 9608.30 (fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens), 9608.40 (propelling or sliding pencils), 9608.50 (sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings), 9608.60 (refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink- reservoir) and 2 others. National tariff lines under heading 96.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (12 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS heading 96.08 covers 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 96.09.
It is split into 8 subheadings: 9608.10 (ball point pens), 9608.20 (felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers), 9608.30 (fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens), 9608.40 (propelling or sliding pencils), 9608.50 (sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings), 9608.60 (refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink- reservoir) and 2 others.
- 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 subheadings
- 9608.60Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink- reservoir
- 9608.91Other: Pen nibs and nib points
- 9608.99Other: Other
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of chapter 96 are classified in its other 19 headings, listed below.
- 96.01Worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother- of-pearl and other animal carving material, and articles of these materials (including articles obtained by moulding)
- 96.02Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials; moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading 35.03) and articles of unhardened gelatin
- 96.03Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees)
- 96.04Hand sieves and hand riddles
- 96.05Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning
- 96.06Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks
- 96.07Slide fasteners and parts thereof
- 96.09Pencils (other than pencils of heading 96.08), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks
- 96.10Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed
- 96.11Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks
- 96.12Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes
- 96.13Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks
- 96.14Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof
- 96.15Combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like, other than those of heading 85.16, and parts thereof
- 96.16Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations
- 96.17Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners
- 96.18Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing
- 96.19Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material
- 96.20Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles
How it is structured
Heading 96.08 is one of 20 headings in chapter 96. Its first two digits, 96, are the chapter; the next two, 08, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (9608.10, 9608.20, 9608.30).
In other countries
National tariff lines under heading 96.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (12 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States12 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS heading 96.08 cover?
HS heading 96.08 covers 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 96.09.
Which chapter is HS heading 96.08 in?
HS heading 96.08 is in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles).
How many subheadings does HS heading 96.08 have?
HS heading 96.08 has 8 subheadings: 9608.10 (ball point pens), 9608.20 (felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers), 9608.30 (fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens), 9608.40 (propelling or sliding pencils), 9608.50 (sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings), 9608.60 (refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink- reservoir) and 2 others.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 96.08?
National tariff lines under heading 96.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (12 lines, also used by 1 other country).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 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.
Common products under 96.08
Product pages that list this code, with the codes each product usually falls under.
- Ballpoint pensHS 9608.10