9608 40 000 0 — 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 9609: propelling or sliding pencils

9608 Ball point pens; pens and markers with tips of felt or fur felt and of other porous materials; 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 9609: 9608 10 – Ball point pens 9608 20 – Pens and markers with tips of felt or fur felt and of other porous materials 9608 30 – Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens 9608 40 – Propelling or sliding pencils 9608 50 – Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings 9608 60 – Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir – Other: 9608 91 – – Pen nibs and nib points 9608 99 – – Other

This heading covers: (1) Ball point pens. These generally consist of a body into which is inserted an ink tube ending in a ball point. (2) Pens and markers with tips of felt or fur felt and other porous materials, including those of the fountain pen type. (3) Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens (pump, cartridge, plunger, vacuum, etc.), with or without nibs or points. (4) Duplicating stylos. (5) Propelling or sliding pencils with one or more leads; including the spare leads usually contained inside the pencils. (6) Pen-holders, of one or more parts, with or without nibs or caps. (7) Pencil-holders and similar holders (e.g., holders for crayons, drawing chalks).

This heading also includes identifiable parts not specified in other headings of the Nomenclature. For example: pens for pens of any design, including rough feathers incomplete in production; clamps; ballpoint pen rods consisting of a ballpoint tip and an ink canister; holders for ballpoint tips or felt tips of marking stylographs; regulators for the inflow of ink; pens or pencils of this heading; mechanisms for filling with ink or moving a slate; containers for ink made of rubber or other materials; protective caps for preventing balls from being used on pencils; This heading does not cover: (a) ink pen cartridges (heading 3215); (b) steel balls for ballpoint pens and pencils (heading 7326 or 8482); (c) routfeders (heading 9017); (d) pencils (heading 9609).

Notes

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. This group does not include:

(a) pencils for cosmetic or hygienic purposes (Chapter 33);

(b) Articles of Chapter 66 (for example, parts of umbrellas or canes);

(c) Jewelry (heading 7117);

(d) parts of general use referred to in Note 2 to Section XV of base metals (Section XV) or similar articles of plastics (Chapter 39);

(e) knives or other articles of Chapter 82 with handles or other parts of carved or cast materials; however, the handles or other parts of these articles presented separately are classified in heading 9601 or 9602;

(f) articles of Chapter 90 (for example, eyeglass frames (heading 9003), routfeders (heading 9017), brushes intended for use in dentistry or for therapeutic, surgical or veterinary purposes (heading 9018);

(g) articles of Chapter 91 (for example, watch cases of all kinds);

(h) musical instruments or parts or accessories thereof (Chapter 92);

(ij) Articles of Chapter 93 (arms and parts thereof);

(k) Articles of Chapter 94 (e.g. furniture, lamps and lighting equipment);

(l) Articles of Chapter 95 (toys, games, sports equipment); or

(m) works of art, collectibles or antiques (Chapter 97).

2. For the purposes of heading 9602, the term “materials of plant or mineral origin suitable for carving” means:

(a) hard seeds, grains, nuts, nut shells and similar plant materials used for carving (e.g., coroso and doom);

(b) amber and sepiolite, natural and agglomerated, gagat and minerals similar to gagat.

3. For the purpose of heading 9603, the term “assemblies and bundles prepared for the manufacture of blizzards or brush articles” means unrigged knots and bundles of animal wool, vegetable fibres or other materials, ready without linkage to the manufacture of blizzards or brushes, or requiring minor modification, such as trimming and cutting in a certain shape from above to prepare them for assembly.

4. This Chapter covers articles (other than those referred to in headings 9601 to 9606 or 9615), whether consisting wholly or partly of precious metals or metals clad in precious metals, of natural or cultivated pearls, of precious or semi-precious stones (natural, artificial or reconstructed). However, headings 9601 to 9606 and 9615 include articles in which natural or cultivated pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, artificial or reconstructed), precious metals or metals clad with precious metals are but an insignificant component.

Additional note

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. Subheadings 9619 00 710 to 9619 00 890 cover articles of pulp, paper, pulp wool or pulp fabric.

These subheadings also include multi-component articles consisting of:

(a) an inner layer (e.g. of nonwoven materials) designed to absorb moisture from the skin and thus prevent irritation;

(b) an absorbent base for collecting and retaining moisture until the product is removed; and

(c) the outer layer (e.g., plastics) preventing the fluid from leaking out of the absorbent substrate.

Additional note of the Eurasian Economic Union

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. For the purposes of subheading 9602 00 000 1 the following terms mean:

(a) “treated amber, gagat (black amber)” means amber, gagat (black amber) in the form of pieces, sheets, plates, cylinders or similar forms, processed by one or more of the following operations: polishing the entire surface, grinding the entire surface, sharpening the entire surface or drilling in conjunction with one or more of the above operations;

(b) “treated amber agglomerated” means amber agglomerated in the form of plates, cylinders or similar forms, processed after casting one or more of the following operations: polishing the entire surface, grinding the entire surface, sharpening the entire surface or drilling in conjunction with one or more of the above operations.

This subheading does not include amber, agglomerated amber, gagat (black amber) identified as parts of the articles of other headings.