HS codes for “ballpoint pen” — China import tariff lookup
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HS codes for “ballpoint pen”

47 candidate tariff lines. The list combines official tariff lines whose description contains your term (parsed as: 圆珠笔 + 笔) with real declared-goods examples grouped by HS code. Rates are reference figures for 2026 — always confirm with the full record.

Official tariff lines most reliable
Codes whose official Chinese customs description directly contains your search term or its formal equivalent.
Hscode Description MFN rate VAT rate Detail
9608100000 Ball point pens matched: 圆珠笔 8% 13% More
9608600000 Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir matched: 圆珠笔 12% 13% More
Related headings heading level
Your term appears in the official name of a wider tariff heading rather than in a 10-digit description. The exact 10-digit code depends on the specific product, so these are the codes that sit under that heading.
HS 8304 Archive cabinets, card indexing cabinets, file trays, file baskets, pen trays, seal holders, and similar office equipment made of base metals, except for office furniture of heading 94.03: 贱金属制的档案柜、卡片索引柜、文件盘、文件篮、笔盘、公章架及类似的办公用具，但税目94.03的办公室家具除外：
Hscode Description MFN rate VAT rate Detail
8304000000 Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading No.94.03 9% 13% More
HS 9608 ball pen; Felt tip and other water permeable pen pens and marking pens; Tap water pens, iron type tap water pens, and other fountain pens; Wax paper and iron pen; propelling pencil; Pen holders, pencil holders, and similar pen holders; The parts of the above-mentioned items (including caps and clips), except for items under heading 96.09: 圆珠笔；毡尖和其他渗水式笔尖笔及唛头笔；自来水笔、铁笔型自来水笔及其他钢笔；蜡纸铁笔；活动铅笔；钢笔杆、铅笔套及类似的笔套；上述物品的零件(包括帽、夹)，但税目96.09的货品除外：
Hscode Description MFN rate VAT rate Detail
9608100000 Ball point pens 8% 13% More
9608200000 Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers 12% 13% More
9608301000 Indian ink drawing pens 12% 13% More
9608302000 Fountain pens 12% 13% More
9608309000 Other pens 12% 13% More
9608400000 Propelling or sliding pencils 12% 13% More
9608500000 Sets of articles from two or more of the heading No.96.08 12% 13% More
9608600000 Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir 12% 13% More
9608910000 Pen nibs and nib points 8% 13% More
9608991000 pens Of a kind used on machines or instruments 8% 13% More
9608992000 Duplicating stylos; pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders，other than those of heading No.96.09 12% 13% More
9608999000 Other parts(including caps and clips)of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading No.96.09 10% 13% More
HS 8479 Machines and machinery with independent functions not listed in other items of this chapter: 本章其他税目未列名的具有独立功能的机器及机械器具：
Hscode Description MFN rate VAT rate Detail
8479102100 Machines for spreading bituminous concrete 8% 13% More
8479102200 Stabilizer spreading machines 8% 13% More
8479102900 Other spreading machines 8% 13% More
8479109000 Other machinery for public works, building or the like 8% 13% More
8479200000 Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils 8% 13% More
8479300000 Presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board or wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork 8% 13% More
8479400000 Rope or cable-making machines 7% 13% More
8479501100 Collaborative robots 0% 13% More
8479501900 Other multifunctional industrial robots 0% 13% More
8479509010 Robots, end-control devices〔capable of handling high-energy explosives or resisting radiation of more than 5 ×104 Gy (Si)〕 0% 13% More
8479509090 Other industrial robots (excluding multi-functional industrial robots) 0% 13% More
8479600000 Evaporative air coolers 8% 13% More
Codes used for similar products
Grouped from real Chinese import declarations whose product names contain the same terms. The coverage column shows how many of your search terms a code matched.
Hscode Description Matched terms Coverage MFN rate VAT rate Detail
9608100000 Ball point pens 笔 圆珠笔 100% 8% 13% More
9608200000 Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers 笔 圆珠笔 100% 12% 13% More
9608999000 Other parts(including caps and clips)of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading No.96.09 笔 圆珠笔 100% 10% 13% More
9608500000 Sets of articles from two or more of the heading No.96.08 笔 圆珠笔 100% 12% 13% More
3304200091 Other eye make-up preparations,packing lable,the content by weight 笔 50% 5% 13% More
9608991000 pens Of a kind used on machines or instruments 笔 圆珠笔 100% 8% 13% More
3304200093 Other eye make-up preparations,packing lable,the content by pieces 笔 50% 5% 13% More
3304100091 Other lip make-up preparations,packing lable,the content by weight 笔 50% 5% 13% More
3926909090 Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading No.39.01 to 39.14 笔 圆珠笔 100% 10% 13% More
8473309000 Parts and accessories of Other machines of heading No.84.71 笔 50% 0% 13% More
9603309090 Other toilet brushes and similar brushes 笔 50% 6% 13% More
9608992000 Duplicating stylos; pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders，other than those of heading No.96.09 笔 圆珠笔 100% 12% 13% More
3304200092 Other eye make-up preparations,packing lable,the content by volume 笔 50% 5% 13% More
8471609000 Other input or output units of computers (computer refer to automatic data processing machines) 笔 50% 0% 13% More
3304990010 Cosmetics or cosmetics and skin care products containing ingredients of endangered species by weight (including sunscreen or tanning oil, except medicines) 笔 50% 1% 13% More
9608302000 Fountain pens 笔 圆珠笔 100% 12% 13% More
9608600000 Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir 笔 圆珠笔 100% 12% 13% More
3926100000 Office or school supplies of plastics 笔 圆珠笔 100% 10% 13% More
9013200099 Other lasers, other than laser diodes 笔 圆珠笔 100% 0% 13% More
9603301090 Other artists’ brushes 笔 50% 8% 13% More
How this search works
  • Your term is matched both against the official Chinese customs tariff descriptions (translated to English) and against a large corpus of real import declarations.
  • It is also looked up in the official names of the wider tariff headings — many products, from musical instruments to medical devices, are named only at that level, not in any 10-digit description.
  • Codes are ranked so that generic catch-all headings — “other articles of plastics”, “other parts” — do not crowd out the specific code you are looking for.
  • The result list is a starting point, not a ruling. Final classification is decided by China Customs; use the import duty calculator to estimate the duty on a specific code.