Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath
Pencils (other than pencils of heading 96.08), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks. > Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath > Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath
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Products classified under Tariff item 9609.10.00
Artists' Colored Pencil Set
A set of hexagonal colored pencils with pigmented wax-based leads encased in lacquered wood sheaths, designed for professional drawing and coloring. These pencils fall under tariff item 9609.10.00 as pencils with leads encased in a sheath, a classification that covers all such writing and drawing instruments regardless of artistic use.
Blackboard Chalk Pencil
A dustless chalk pencil with a calcium carbonate lead encased in a paper or wood sheath, used for writing on blackboards. It qualifies under tariff item 9609.10.00 as a pencil with an encased lead, distinct from loose chalk sticks that would fall under a different heading.
Carpenter's Hexagonal Pencil
A flat-sided hexagonal pencil with a thick graphite lead encased in a durable wood sheath, designed for marking wood and construction sites. It falls under tariff item 9609.10.00 as a pencil with an encased lead, regardless of the rectangular or hexagonal shape of the sheath.
Golf Pencil
A short 3.5-inch wooden pencil with an HB lead encased in a sheath, commonly provided at golf courses for scorecards. It qualifies under tariff item 9609.10.00 as a compact encased-lead pencil, with no special classification for its short length or eraserless design.
HB Graphite Wood Pencil
A standard wooden pencil with an HB graphite lead encased in a protective cedar wood sheath, used for writing and sketching. It falls under tariff item 9609.10.00 as a pencil with lead encased in a sheath, the most common classification for such writing instruments.
Jumbo Triangular Pencil for Kids
A thick triangular pencil with a soft graphite lead encased in a painted wood sheath, ergonomically designed for young children learning to write. It falls under tariff item 9609.10.00 as an encased-lead pencil, regardless of the grip shape or target age group.
Metallic Silver Drawing Pencil
An art pencil with a metallic silver lead encased in a wood sheath, used for highlighting and metallic effects in drawings. It falls under tariff item 9609.10.00 as a pencil with an encased lead, with the metallic pigment being a minor constituent that does not affect classification.
Newspaper Pencil
A recycled newspaper pencil with a graphite lead encased in a compressed paper sheath, offering an eco-friendly alternative to wood pencils. It qualifies under tariff item 9609.10.00 as the paper sheath encases the lead rigidly for writing, meeting the definition of a pencil with an encased lead.
Tailor's White Chalk Pencil
A thin white chalk pencil with an encased lead used for marking fabric patterns in sewing. It falls under tariff item 9609.10.00 as a tailor's chalk with a sheath, which is explicitly included in the description of this tariff item.
Watercolor Pencils
Soluble colored pencils with water-activated leads encased in a wooden sheath, used for blending techniques in illustration. They fall under tariff item 9609.10.00 as encased-lead pencils, even with water-soluble properties, as the classification does not depend on the lead's chemical characteristics.