Subheading · Section XX

9608.50: Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings

9608.50
  • 2%UK
  • 3.7%EU
  • 75%Türkiye
  • —USA
  • US$119.2mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 9608.50 belongs to heading 9608 (ballpoint pens) in chapter 96.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9608.50; the duty is 2%.

Subheading 9608.50 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.7%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 9608.50 into 3 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 75%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the line under subheading 9608.50 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$119.2m (+1.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$80.1m), followed by Germany.

The biggest buyer was Germany, with imports of US$11.3m.

The United Kingdom ranked 12th among 109 exporters with US$1.2m.

The United Kingdom imported US$8.1m, most of it from China.

Duty rates compared

UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 75% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 9608 50 00 00 Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings 2%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 9608 50 00 Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings 3.7%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 9608.50 Yukarıdaki alt pozisyonlarnn iki veya daha fazlasında yer alan eşyadan oluşan takımlar:
  2. 9608.50.00.10.00 Plastik maddelerden olanlar 75%
  3. Diğerleri
  4. 9608.50.00.90.11 Gövde kapakları kıymetli metallerden veya kıymetli metallerle kapla- ma metallerden olanlar 75%
  5. 9608.50.00.90.19 Diğerleri 75%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 9608.50.00.00 Sets of articles from two or more of the subheadings 9608.10, 9608.20, 9608.30 or 9608.40 The rate applicable to each article in the absence of this subheadingNo.

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

9608.50 · US$119.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$17.6kUS$17.6k+US$375.6k+US$1.3m+> US$3.7m

Exports: 109
  1. China: US$80.1m
  2. Germany: US$6.7m
  3. Netherlands: US$3.7m
  4. France: US$3.2m
  5. Italy: US$2.9m
  6. Poland: US$2.5m
  7. Japan: US$2.2m
  8. Spain: US$1.9m
  9. United States: US$1.9m
  10. Singapore: US$1.3m
  11. Czechia: US$1.3m
  12. United Kingdom: US$1.2m
  13. Mexico: US$882k
  14. Hungary: US$831.4k
  15. Hong Kong SAR China: US$722.7k
  16. Taiwan: US$625.9k
  17. Denmark: US$491k
  18. Sweden: US$455.7k
  19. Thailand: US$455.3k
  20. Vietnam: US$450.6k
  21. South Korea: US$438.3k
  22. Croatia: US$438.1k
  23. Austria: US$397.9k
  24. Malaysia: US$375.6k
  25. India: US$368k
  26. Romania: US$328.7k
  27. Russia: US$315.5k
  28. Belgium: US$311.1k
  29. Switzerland: US$236.1k
  30. Portugal: US$222.7k
  31. Slovakia: US$172k
  32. Slovenia: US$169k
  33. Kazakhstan: US$143.6k
  34. Greece: US$110.4k
  35. Ireland: US$109.4k
  36. Türkiye: US$103.7k
  37. South Africa: US$101k
  38. Lithuania: US$99.9k
  39. Latvia: US$94.5k
  40. Lebanon: US$82.9k
  41. Serbia: US$81.9k
  42. Brazil: US$78.3k
  43. Estonia: US$41.4k
  44. Tunisia: US$41.2k
  45. Australia: US$28.8k
  46. Canada: US$23.3k
  47. Chile: US$23.2k
  48. Kuwait: US$17.6k
  49. Morocco: US$15.5k
  50. Bulgaria: US$14.5k
  51. Egypt: US$13.9k
  52. Finland: US$11.6k
  53. Sierra Leone: US$11.1k
  54. Philippines: US$10.8k
  55. Aruba: US$10.4k
  56. Colombia: US$9.3k
  57. Armenia: US$9k
  58. Senegal: US$8.4k
  59. Ukraine: US$7.7k
  60. Indonesia: US$7.2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$80.1m 67.2%
2 Germany US$6.7m 5.6%
3 Netherlands US$3.7m 3.1%
4 France US$3.2m 2.7%
5 Italy US$2.9m 2.4%
6 Poland US$2.5m 2.1%
7 Japan US$2.2m 1.9%
8 Spain US$1.9m 1.6%
9 United States US$1.9m 1.6%
10 Singapore US$1.3m 1.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$11.3m 9.5%
2 United Kingdom US$8.1m 6.8%
3 Netherlands US$6.9m 5.8%
4 United Arab Emirates US$5.5m 4.6%
5 France US$4.8m 4%
6 Poland US$4.6m 3.8%
7 Italy US$4.1m 3.4%
8 United States US$3.9m 3.2%
9 Spain US$3.7m 3.1%
10 Thailand US$3.2m 2.7%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings?

Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings fall under HS subheading 9608.50, part of heading 9608, in section XX of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on sets of articles from two or more of the… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9608.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on sets of articles from two or more of the… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9608.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most sets of articles from two or more of the…?

China, with US$80.1m in 2024 (67.2% of world exports).