Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 9608.30
9608.30.100: 1 With holders or caps, made of, or combined with, precious metal, metal clad with precious metal, metal plated with precious metal, precious or semi-precious stones, pearls, coral, elephants' tusks or Bekko
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9608 Ball point 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 96.09
- 9608.30 Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens
- 9608.30.100 1 With holders or caps, made of, or combined with, precious metal, metal clad with precious metal, metal plated with precious metal, precious or semi-precious stones, pearls, coral, elephants' tusks or Bekko
What you pay
Importing into Japan
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
9608.30 Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens
UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 3.4% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan lines: 9608.30
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
Legal notes
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, 9608.30.100 is one of 2 lines under subheading 9608.30, fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens.
The applied rate is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 3.7%, the Türkiye duty is 3.7%, the Canada duty is 7%, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 9608.30 worth US$9m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 9608.30.100?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is free; the supplementary unit is p/st. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Japan import these goods from?
For subheading 9608.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$5m), followed by China.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.