A PENCIL BLOCK MANUFACTURED FROM A ZINC ALLOY WITH A COPPER PLATE FINISH. THE ITEM IS BRICK SHAPED AND HAS 6 HOLES IN THE SURFACE TO ACCOMMODATE PENCILS. DIMENSIONS FOR THE PENCIL BLOCK ARE 62MMM X 34MMM X 27MM

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S: GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 9608 - BALLPOINT 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. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL - 960899 - OTHER; OTHER THAN PEN NIBS AND NIB POINTS ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: EXCLUDED FROM CHAPTER 79 (ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF) AS SECTION NOTE 1 (M) STATES CHAPTER DOES NOT COVER PENCIL-HOLDERS. EXCLUDED FROM CHAPTER 83 (MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL) AS SECTION NOTE 1 (M) STATES CHAPTER DOES NOT COVER PENCIL-HOLDERS. HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES TO 9608 (6) AND (7) REFERS CNEN TO 9608 REFERS