HTS tariff line · chapter 96
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
Analysis
HTS 9612.20.00 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… under heading 9612 (typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 7.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 9612.10.90 (ribbons: other) at 7.9%, a difference of 4.4 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 11.4 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.5%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The general duty rate is 3.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 96 (42nd percentile of 104 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $350 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring 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% |