Chapter 96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles · Section 20

HS Code 9612.10

Ribbons

Heading 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

US duty (general)
Free - 7.9%
US HTS lines
2
EU CN codes
4
UK commodity codes
6
Unit
doz., kg

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 9612.10

Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialOtherUnit
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
2 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 9612.10.10.10 - Woven, of man-made fibers
  • 9612.10.10.20 - Other
Free - 78.5% doz., kg
9612.10.90 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 >
Other
3 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 9612.10.90.10 - Woven, of man-made fibers (621)
  • 9612.10.90.30 - Thermal transfer printing ribbons of coated polyethylene terephthalate film
  • 9612.10.90.90 - Other
7.9% Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.95% (JP) 78.5% doz., kg

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European Union - CN codes under 9612.10

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.

CN codeDescription
9612 10 80 Other EU duty (TARIC) →
9612 10 10 Of plastics EU duty (TARIC) →
9612 10 20 Of man-made fibres, measuring less than 30 mm in width, permanently put in plastic or metal cartridges of a kind used in automatic typewriters, automatic data-processing equipment and other machines EU duty (TARIC) →
9612 10 00 Ribbons EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 9612.10

Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.

Commodity codeDescription
9612 10 00 00 Ribbons UK duty & VAT →
9612 10 10 00 Of plastics UK duty & VAT →
9612 10 10 10 Ribbons of plastic with segments of different colours, providing the penetration of dyes by heat into a support (so called dye-sublimation) UK duty & VAT →
9612 10 10 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
9612 10 20 00 Of man-made fibres, measuring less than 30 mm in width, permanently put in plastic or metal cartridges of a kind used in automatic typewriters, automatic data-processing equipment and other machines UK duty & VAT →
9612 10 80 00 Other UK duty & VAT →
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 9612

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.