HTS heading · chapter 96
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
Analysis
Heading 9612 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers 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. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 7.9 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 7.9%, applies to 9612.10.90 (ribbons: other).
1 of its 3 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (33%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 7.9%. The median line pays 3.5%.
The largest subheadings are 9612.10 (ribbons, 2 lines) and 9612.20 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing (339940). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9612.10.90 | Ribbons: other | 7.9% |
| 9612.20.00 | 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: ink pads | 3.5% |