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# Pilot’s July price list: S20 rises 15%, S10 about 15.4%
- URL: https://news.knockology.com/pilot-july-price-list/
- Published: 2026-05-01T17:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T18:38:44.000Z
- Description: The mechanical-pencil rows—and two replacement-eraser packs worth noticing.
- Author: Thomas
- Tags: Industry, Pilot, Mechanical pencils, Pricing, Replacement parts, Japan, #Import 2026-09-28 19:31

[Pilot](https://www.pilot.co.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com) will raise Japanese suggested prices for selected pencils and consumables on July 1\. Its May 1 notice lists a 15% increase for the [S20](https://webcatalog.pilot.co.jp/products/DispDetail.do?itemID=t000100001947&volumeName=00004&ref=news.knockology.com), about 15.4% for the [S10](https://www.pilot.co.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com), and larger proportional increases for some replacement-eraser packs.

The table below extracts selected mechanical-pencil lines from [Pilot’s four-page price list](https://www.pilot.co.jp/information/pricelist%5F202607.pdf?ref=news.knockology.com). All amounts include Japanese tax; calculated percentage changes are rounded to one decimal place.

## The pencil rows

| Model                                                                                  | Before | From July 1 | Change |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------- | ------ |
| S20, 0.3 / 0.5 mm                                                                      | ¥2,200 | ¥2,530      | +15.0% |
| S10, 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.9 mm                                                    | ¥1,430 | ¥1,650      | +15.4% |
| [S3](https://www.pilot.co.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com), 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.9 mm | ¥440   | ¥473        | +7.5%  |
| [Legno](https://www.pilot.co.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com) HLE-250K                     | ¥2,750 | ¥3,300      | +20.0% |
| [Fure Fure Me](https://www.pilot.co.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com), 0.3 / 0.5 mm         | ¥220   | ¥275        | +25.0% |

*Percentage changes calculated from Pilot’s tax-inclusive prices and rounded to one decimal. These are Japanese list prices, not predictions for every retailer or export market.*

An S20 buyer is looking at an extra ¥330 at list price. The S10 adds ¥220\. Those amounts are useful alongside the percentages: a larger percentage on an inexpensive model can still mean a smaller change to the receipt.

![Page 1 of Pilot’s May 1 notice, including the S20 and S10 rows. Document: Pilot.](https://news.knockology.com/content/images/2026/09/archive-pilot-prices-1.png)

Page 1 of Pilot’s May 1 notice, including the S20 and S10 rows. Document: Pilot. [Original source](https://www.pilot.co.jp/information/pricelist%5F202607.pdf?ref=news.knockology.com)

## Do not skip the consumables

Pilot lists its **HERF-10 and HERFS-10 replacement-eraser packs at ¥110 before the change and ¥220 afterward**—a 100% increase. Other listed eraser packs, including the N, NS and SS versions, move from ¥110 to ¥143, or 30%.

These are prices for the listed packs. They should not be read as prices per individual eraser, or as confirmation that a particular pack fits every Pilot pencil. Match the product code to the pencil before ordering.

![Page 2 continues with lower-priced pencils, leads and replacement-eraser packs. Document: Pilot.](https://news.knockology.com/content/images/2026/09/archive-pilot-prices-2.png)

Page 2 continues with lower-priced pencils, leads and replacement-eraser packs. Document: Pilot. [Original source](https://www.pilot.co.jp/information/pricelist%5F202607.pdf?ref=news.knockology.com)

The S20 and S10 changes draw the eye, but the eraser rows deserve their own look. A price list is also a record of the parts budget for keeping an existing pencil working. Retail discounts and overseas import costs remain separate from these Japanese suggested prices.

## What this means for U.S. buyers

Pilot’s notice sets Japanese suggested prices; it does not give a U.S. price schedule or a U.S. effective date. The S20’s 15% increase therefore does not establish a matching increase at an American retailer. If you buy from Japan, compare the seller’s actual price and total delivered cost in dollars. A yen-to-dollar conversion of the list price alone is not a U.S. retail price.