Pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks

HS v2022 Code: 9609

About pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks

HS code 9609 covers a diverse range of writing and drawing instruments, including pencils, crayons, pastels, and chalks. These products are essential tools for artists, students, and professionals across a wide range of industries. The global market for these items is substantial, driven by the ongoing demand for creative expression, educational resources, and office supplies. This industry plays a vital role in supporting various sectors, from fine arts and design to construction and fashion.

Production process

The production of items under HS code 9609 typically involves a combination of manual and automated processes. Pencils, for example, are commonly manufactured by cutting and shaping wood or other materials, inserting the graphite or colored cores, and then applying a protective coating. Crayons are often made by melting and molding wax-based compounds, while pastels and charcoals are produced by compressing and shaping pigments. Chalk production may involve grinding and processing natural minerals or synthetic compounds.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of HS code 9609 items include raw materials such as wood, graphite, wax, pigments, and minerals. Specialized machinery, such as cutting, molding, and packaging equipment, is also essential. Additionally, the industry relies on a skilled workforce capable of performing precise manual tasks and operating production equipment.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of HS code 9609 are the various writing and drawing instruments, including 9609 (Pencils (not of heading no. 9608)), 9609 Crayons, 9609 Pencil leads, 9609 Pastels, 9609 Drawing charcoals, 9609 Writing or drawing chalks, and 9609 Tailors' chalks. These products are widely consumed by industries such as 4911 Printed matter, 3822 Diagnostic or laboratory reagents, 9503 Toys, and 9503 Puzzles.

Family tree for pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/96'>96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9609'>9609: Pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9601'>9601: Ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material and articles of these materials; worked, (including articles obtained by moulding)</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9602'>9602: Vegetable, mineral carving material and articles of these materials, moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums, resins or modelling pastes, worked unhardened gelatin (not heading no. 3503)</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9603'>9603: Brooms, brushes (including parts of machines), hand operated floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters; knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9604'>9604: Hand sieves and hand riddles</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9605'>9605: Travel sets; for personal toilet, sewing, shoe or clothes cleaning</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9606'>9606: Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9607'>9607: Slide fasteners and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9608'>9608: Pens; ball-point, felt tipped, other porous tipped pens; fountain pens, stylograph pens duplicating stylos, propelling or sliding pencils; parts of the foregoing, excluding those of heading no. 9609</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9610'>9610: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9611'>9611: Stamps; date, numbering, sealing stamps and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating by hand; hand operated composing sticks and printing sets</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9612'>9612: Typewriter, similar ribbons, inked, otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9613'>9613: Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical and parts thereof other than flints and wicks</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9614'>9614: Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9615'>9615: Combs, hair-slides and similar; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips and hair curlers and the like, other than those of heading no. 8516 and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9616'>9616: Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9617'>9617: Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9618'>9618: Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9619'>9619: Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9620'>9620: Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles</a>"]

    B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/960910'>960910: Pencils and crayons; with leads encased in sheath</a>"]
B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/960920'>960920: Pencil leads; black or coloured</a>"]
B --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/960990'>960990: Pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks, tailors' chalk</a>"]


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