HSN code 9608 — BALL POINT PENS
HSN · heading18%BALL POINT PENS; FELT TIPPED AND OTHER POROUSTIPPED 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
This code covers ball point pens, fountain pens, felt-tip markers, propelling pencils, and pen/pencil holders. It also includes parts like caps and clips for these writing instruments.
current gst rate
| igst | cgst | sgst | condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 9% | 9% | Sch II S.No 626 |
source: 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) · effective 2025-09-22 · all codes at 18%
gst calculator — pre-filled with this rate
products commonly classified here
ball penballpoint penfelt tip penfountain pengel penhighlighter penmarker penmechanical pencilpen cappen clippen standpencil standpropelling pencil
more specific codes
- 960810BALL POINT PENS :
- 960820FELT TIPPED AND OTHER POROUS-TIPPED PENS AND MARKERS
- 960830FOUNTAIN PENS, STYLOGRAPH PENS AND OTHER PENS :
- 960831Indian ink drawing pens
- 960839Other
- 960840PROPELLING OR SLIDING PENCILS
- 960850SETS OF ARTICLES FROM TWO OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING SUB-HEADINGS
- 960860REFILLS FOR BALL POINT PENS, COMPRISING THE BALL POINT AND INK-RESERVOIR :
- 960891PEN NIBS AND NIB POINTS :
- 960899OTHER :
sibling codes
- 9601WORKED IVORY, BONE, TORTOISE-SHELL, HORN, ANTLERS, CORAL, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND OTHER ANIMAL CARV
- 9602WORKED VEGETABLE OR MINERAL CARVING MATERIAL AND ARTICLES OF THESE MATERIALS MOULDED OR CARVED
- 9603BROOMS, BRUSHES (INCLUDING BRUSHES CONSTITUTING PARTS OF MACHINES, APPLIANCES OR VEHICLES), HAN
- 9604HAND SIEVES AND HAND RIDDLES
- 9605TRAVEL SETS FOR PERSONAL TOILET, SEWING OR SHOE OR CLOTHES CLEANING
- 9606BUTTONS, PRESS-FASTENERS, SNAP-FASTENERS AND PRESS-STUDS, BUTTON MOULDS AND OTHER PARTS OF THES
- 9607SLIDE FASTENERS AND PARTS THEREOF
- 9609PENCILS (OTHER THAN PENCILS OF HEADING 9608), CRAYONS, PENCIL LEADS, PASTELS, DRAWING CHARCOALS
- 9610SLATES AND BOARDS, WITH WRITING OR DRAWING SURFACES, WHETHER OR NOT FRAMED
- 9611DATE, SEALING OR NUMBERING STAMPS, AND THE LIKE (INCLUDING DEVICES FOR PRINTING OR EMBOSSING LA
- 9612TYPEWRITER OR SIMILAR RIBBONS, INKED OR OTHERWISE PREPARED FOR GIVING IMPRESSIONS, WHETHER OR N
- 9613CIGARETTE LIGHTERS AND OTHER LIGHTERS, WHETHER OR NOT MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL, AND PARTS THERE
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