Code 9609 10 · Heading 9609

Cased pencils and colored pencils

This covers pencils and colored pencils with a casing. The key distinction is whether the pencil has a graphite lead.

For example

A cased pencil with a graphite lead
A cased colored pencil

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Official tariff text

Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath

How we got to this code

XX
96
9609
9609 10

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Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Is the item furniture, bedding or a lighting article; a toy, game or sports article; or another miscellaneous good?
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Step 2 · Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3 of 3 chapters in section XX
Which named product group best describes the item: carved material goods, brushes, hand sieves, travel sets, buttons, zips, writing or drawing items, boards, hand stamps, ink ribbons or stamp pads, lighters, pipes, hairdressing items, toilet-use sprays or powder puffs, vacuum-insulated containers, shop-window display figures, hygiene products, or stands?
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Step 3 · Heading 9609 Pencils, crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing ch… 9 of 20 headings under chapter 96
Is it a cased pencil or coloured pencil, a black or coloured pencil lead, or pastel chalk, drawing charcoal, writing or drawing chalk, or tailor’s chalk?
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Step 4 · Subheading 9609 10 Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath 1 of 3 subheadings under heading 9609
Does the cased pencil have a graphite lead?

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Import duty on the codes below: 2.7%

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9609 10 Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath you are here 2.7%
9609 20 Pencil leads, black or coloured 2.7%
9609 90 Pencils, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks 1.7–2.7%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

96.09.1000 Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

9609 10 10 00 With 'leads' of graphite

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

14¢/gross + 4.3%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

9609.10.00.00 Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

96.09.1000

Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 2 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

9609.10.00.00

Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks, Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath

General rate

14¢/gross + 4.3%

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 14¢/gross + 4.3%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.