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9609
Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks:
HTS Code 9609 covers any article best defined as Miscellaneous Manufactured ArticlesMiscellaneous manufactured articlesPencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks: in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 3 sub-classifications.
Where 9609 Appears in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
3 sub-codes- Section 20Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
- Chapter 96Miscellaneous manufactured articles
- 9609Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks:
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Notes
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