Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 9612.10
9612.10.10: Typewriter and printer ribbons: Measuring less than 30 mm in width, permanently put up in plastic or metal cartridges (whether or not containing spools) of a kind used in typewriters, automatic data processing or other machines
Typewriter and printer ribbons
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9612 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:
- 9612.10 Ribbons:
- 9612.10.10 Measuring less than 30 mm in width, permanently put up in plastic or metal cartridges (whether or not containing spools) of a kind used in typewriters, automatic data processing or other machines
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 1 September 2019
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.15
Subdivisions
- 9612.10.10 Measuring less than 30 mm in width, permanently put up in plastic or metal cartridges (whether or not containing spools) of a kind used in typewriters, automatic data processing or other machines Free
- 9612.10.10.10 Woven, of man-made fibers doz., kg
- 9612.10.10.20 Other doz., kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
9612.10 Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared: ribbons
UK Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 2.2% 
Canada Free – 15.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 9.9% 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2.7% – 15% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 10.4% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line USA lines: 9612.10
Legal notes
HTS code 9612.10.10 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 9612.10 (typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared: ribbons).
The general duty is free.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–2.7%, the Canada duty is 0%–15.5%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2.7%–15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 9612.10 worth US$51m in 2024; the largest supplier was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 5th with US$3m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 9612.10.10?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 9612.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$13m), followed by South Korea.