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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 9608: Ballpoint pens

Heading 9608 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 96, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.

Official description

9608Ballpoint 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

Place in the nomenclature: 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles > 9608

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

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 thereof, incl. caps and clips (excl. articles of heading 9609)

Subheadings (6 digits)
8
CN codes (8 digits)
10

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 9608

  • 9608 10Ballpoint pens

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Ball-point pens

    • 9608 10 10 With liquid ink (rolling ball pens)
    • 9608 10 92 Other | With replaceable refill
    • 9608 10 99 Other | Other
  • 9608 20Felt-tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers
    • 9608 20 00 Felt-tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers
  • 9608 30Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens
    • 9608 30 00 Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens
  • 9608 40Propelling or sliding pencils
    • 9608 40 00 Propelling or sliding pencils
  • 9608 50Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Sets of articles from two or more of the following: ball-point pens, felt or fibre-tipped pens and markers, fountain pens and propelling pencils

    • 9608 50 00 Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings
  • 9608 60Refills for ballpoint pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Refills for ball-point pens, comprising the ball-point and ink-reservoir

    • 9608 60 00 Refills for ballpoint pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir
  • 9608 91Other | Pen nibs and nib points

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Pen nibs and nib points

    • 9608 91 00 Pen nibs and nib points
  • 9608 99Other | Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Parts of ball-point pens, felt-tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers, fountain pens and propelling pencils n.e.s, pencil-holders, pen-holders and the like, and duplicating stylos

    • 9608 99 00 Other

The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.

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Source

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.