Pelikan Souverän M800 Fountain Pen from Japan
Pelikan Souverän M800 is a piston-filled fountain pen with a striped celluloid body and gold nib, renowned for its piston mechanism. It qualifies for HTS 9608.30.00 as a 'fountain pen' with traditional ink filling. Excludes ballpoint variants of the same series.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Piston mechanisms must be functional; broken ones may be reclassified as parts under 9609
• EU-origin pens (Germany) benefit from trade agreements; attach certificates for preferential duties
• Ensure no exclusion for musical or optical parts per Chapter notes; pure writing instruments only