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    9612.10.90

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    This code covers typewriter and similar ribbons, as well as ink pads, whether on spools, in cartridges, or as standalone pads. Use this code when importing these items—duty is generally 7.9%, but may be free or 3.95% depending on the country of origin and any applicable trade agreements, as detailed within Chapter 96.

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    Detailed information for HTS Code 9612.10.90

    AI Summary

    This tariff classification falls within Chapter 96, which covers miscellaneous manufactured articles. Specifically, code 9612.10.90 covers typewriter or similar ribbons and ink pads, focusing on ribbons categorized as ‘other’. This code has subdivisions for woven ribbons of man-made fibers (9612.10.90.10), thermal transfer printing ribbons (9612.10.90.30), and all other ribbon types (9612.10.90.90), so use the appropriate suffix to specify the ribbon’s material or function. Choose the statistical suffix that best describes the ribbon's composition or printing method for accurate reporting.

    ChapterChapter 96 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles
    SectionSection XX - Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

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    General Duty

    7.90%

    Standard trade partners (NTR)

    Special Duty

    Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP)

    Eligible FTA or preference programs

    The general duty rate for HTS code 9612.10.90 and its subdivisions (9612.10.90.10, 9612.10.90.30, and 9612.10.90.90) is 7.90%, applicable to goods reported in dozens or kilograms. Special duty rates, potentially offering free or reduced tariffs, apply to products originating from specific countries including Australia, Bahrain, and others listed, contingent on meeting eligibility requirements for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) or preference programs; for example, goods from Japan may be subject to a 3.95% duty rate under these programs. The applicability of these reduced rates depends on the country of origin and compliance with the relevant trade agreement provisions.

    Rate of Duty (Column 2): 78.50%

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    Code subdivisions

    9612.10.90.10

    Typewriter 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: > Ribbons: > Other > Woven, of man-made fibers (621)

    Parent subheading for dairy herd replacements
    9612.10.90.30

    Typewriter 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: > Ribbons: > Other > Other: > Thermal transfer printing ribbons of coated polyethylene terephthalate film

    9612.10.90.90

    Typewriter 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: > Ribbons: > Other > Other: > Other

    Chapter & section notes

    Chapter notes

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 96 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES XX 96-1 Notes 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Pencils for cosmetic or toilet uses (chapter 33); (b) Articles of chapter 66 (for example, parts of umbrellas or walking-sticks); (c) Imitation jewelry (heading 7117); (d) Parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to section XV, of base metal (section XV) or similar goods of plastics (chapter 39); (e) Cutlery or other articles of chapter 82 with handles or other parts of carving or molding materials; heading 9601 or 9602 applies, however, to separately entered handles or other parts of such articles; (f) Articles of chapter 90 (for example, spectacle frames (heading 9003), mathematical drawing pens (heading 9017), brushes of a kind specialized for use in dentistry or for medical, surgical or veterinary purposes (heading 9018)); (g) Articles of chapter 91 (for example, clock or watch cases); (h) Musical instruments or parts or accessories thereof (chapter 92); (ij) Articles of chapter 93 (arms and parts thereof); (k) Articles of chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings); (l) Articles of chapter 95 (toys, games, sports equipment); or (m) Works of art, collectors' pieces or antiques (chapter 97). 2. In heading 9602 the expression "vegetable or mineral carving material" means: (a) Hard seeds, pips, hulls and nuts and similar vegetable materials of a kind used for carving (for example, corozo and dom); (b) Amber, meerschaum, agglomerated amber and agglomerated meerschaum, jet and mineral substitutes for jet. 3. In heading 9603 the expression "prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making" applies only to unmounted knots and tufts of animal hair, vegetable fiber or other material, which are ready for incorporation without division in brooms or brushes, or which require only such further minor processes as trimming to shape at the top, to render them ready for such incorporation. 4. Articles of this chapter, other than those of headings 9601 to 9606 or 9615, remain classified in the chapter whether or not composed wholly or partly of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, or precious or semiprecious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed). However, headings 9601 to 9606 and 9615 include articles in which natural or cultured pearls, precious or semiprecious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed), precious metal or metal clad with precious metal constitute only minor constituents. Additional U.S. Notes 1. For the purposes of heading 9606 the term "line" in the rates of duty columns means the line button measure of 0.635 mm. 2. Buttons (whether or not finished) provided for in subheadings 9606.21.40 and 9606.29.20 which are the product of an insular possession of the United States outside the customs territory of the United States and which are manufactured or produced from button blanks or unfinished buttons which were the product of any foreign country shall be subject to duty under subheadings 9606.21.40 and 9606.29.20 at the rates which apply to products of such foreign country. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes XX 96-2

    Section notes

    SECTION XX MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES XX-1 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes XX-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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    November 15, 2025

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