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CN 9608

Ballpoint 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

14 lines EU TARIC, EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) & TARIC – extraction 01-10-2026

CodeDescriptionUnitThird-country dutySource
9608 10Ballpoint pensTARIC
9608 10 10 00With liquid ink (rolling ball pens)p/st3.7%TARIC
Other
9608 10 92 00With replaceable refillp/st3.7%TARIC
9608 10 99 00Otherp/st3.7%TARIC
9608 20 00 00Felt-tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markersp/st3.7%TARIC
9608 30 00 00Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pensp/st3.7%TARIC
9608 40 00 00Propelling or sliding pencilsp/st3.7%TARIC
9608 50 00 00Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings3.7%TARIC
9608 60 00 00Refills for ballpoint pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoirp/st2.7%TARIC
Other
9608 91Pen nibs and nib pointsTARIC
9608 91 00 10Non-fibrous plastic pen-tips with an internal canal2.7%TARIC
9608 91 00 20Felt tips and other porous-tips for markers, without internal canal2.7%TARIC
9608 91 00 90Other2.7%TARIC
9608 99 00 00Other2.7%TARIC

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Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. Heading 9608 in the TARIC consultation

Only the third-country duty is shown. Not shown: tariff preferences, quotas, suspensions, anti-dumping and other additional duties, import controls and the legal notes. The TARIC consultation lists the measures of each code.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of chapter 96: MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES