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Quick answer
The Kaco Rocket is a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil with a 360-degree concave anti-slip grip and a built-in eraser, sold on a card with a tube of HB lead. Kaco says it has a precision metal core for break-resistant lead. It comes in six colors at ₹340 (about US$3.60) on November 5, 2026.
Not stated; the shop says lightweight material and a precision metal core
Price range
$under $5 per pencil (multi-packs divided by the count)
Colors
White
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Notes on these facts
Country of manufacture not stated: Neither the product page nor the About page names a country of manufacture. The page says "Eraser build in Taiwan", which we read as a note about the eraser, not the pencil; Kaco's About page says the brand was founded in Shanghai. Price: example listing.
Colors: names per Kaco (brand store, India): Rocket Mechanical Pencil color options and pack photos, checked November 5, 2026. The shop lists six colors. The tints are sampled from its pack photos and are representative; the White pencil photographs as a very light cool gray. Tints are representative, not measured. Shops stock different colors.
Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43 = CZK 21.7; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).
Key takeaways
Kaco lists the Rocket as a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil with a 360-degree concave anti-slip grip, lightweight material and a built-in eraser, and says a precision metal core keeps the lead firm and break-resistant.
The shop's photos show it packed on a card with a tube of 0.5 mm HB lead; the page lists a 0.5 mm black lead refill.
Six colors are listed: White, Black, Blue, Purple, Light Pink and Dark Green; the shop gives no length, diameter or weight.
The shop listed it at ₹340 (about US$3.60) on November 5, 2026, in our $ band (under $5), with every color available.
Not stated: the metal part's location, the lead grade supplied beyond the HB shown on the tube, and the country of manufacture.
What is the Kaco Rocket mechanical pencil?
It is a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil in the Rocket series of Kaco, a stationery brand that says it was founded in Shanghai. We read the product page on Kaco’s India store on November 5, 2026. The shop sells it on a card with a tube of 0.5 mm HB lead, and lists six colors.
Kaco’s text is short. It names three features: a “Japanese precision metal core” for a firm grip and break-resistant lead, an eraser “for convenient corrections”, and a lightweight body with a “360° concave anti-slip pen grip”.
How is the Rocket built?
It has a ringed, concave grip around the pencil and a pale eraser under a cap at the end. The shop’s close-up photos show a dotted anti-slip zone near the tip and a small metal-colored lead mechanism where the point meets the body. The page gives no length, diameter or weight, so our drawing is by eye.
The “Eraser build in Taiwan” line on the page reads as a note about the eraser itself. The page names no country of manufacture for the pencil, so we write “not stated”.
White, Black, Blue, Purple, Light Pink, Dark Green
Length, diameter, weight
Not stated
Origin
Not stated
Price band ($ = under $5)
$ (₹340, about US$3.60, on November 5, 2026)
What colors does it come in?
Six: White, Black, Blue, Purple, Light Pink and Dark Green. We sampled each tint from the shop’s pack photo of that pencil. The Blue photographs as a bright cyan-blue and the Purple as a blue-violet, so treat the swatches as approximate. All six were available on November 5, 2026.
Who is the Kaco Rocket for?
It suits someone who wants a cheap, light 0.5 mm pencil for notes and study, and likes a colored body. It costs about US$3.60 with lead included, and 0.5 mm is the most common lead size, so refills are easy to find. See best mechanical pencils for how it compares with better-known options.
It is not for drafting or drawing at 0.3 or 0.7 mm, or for anyone who needs a known weight or a drafting-grade sleeve. For lead choices see best mechanical pencil lead.
What does the shop not say about the Rocket?
It gives no length, diameter, weight or lead count, and it does not say which part is metal. The “Japanese precision metal core” wording is the shop’s, with no further detail. A photo shows a metal-colored tip mechanism, so we read the claim as being about the lead feed, but that is our reading.
The lead tube in the shop’s photos is marked HB 0.5. The page lists a 0.5 mm black lead refill but gives no price for one, so we cannot say what running costs are.
What does it cost, and where is it made?
₹340 (about US$3.60) on Kaco’s India store on November 5, 2026, at about ₹94.6 per US$1, in our $ band (under $5). The page names no country of manufacture. Prices change, and we did not check other sellers.
0.5 mm. The shop lists a 0.5 mm black lead refill, and the tube packed with the pencil is marked HB 0.5. The page does not say how many leads the tube holds.
What is the grip like?
Kaco describes a 360-degree concave anti-slip grip on a lightweight body. It gives no grip diameter or material.
Does it have an eraser?
Yes. Kaco's text says an eraser is built in for convenient corrections, and the shop's photos show an eraser end under a cap.
What does the precision metal core do?
Kaco says a Japanese precision metal core gives a firm grip and break-resistant lead. The page does not say which part is metal, so we read it as the lead mechanism. We have not tested it.
Which colors can I buy?
Six: White, Black, Blue, Purple, Light Pink and Dark Green, per the shop.
How much does it cost?
₹340 (about US$3.60) for any color on Kaco's India store on November 5, 2026, at about ₹94.6 per US$1, in our $ band (under $5). Prices change.
How big and heavy is it?
Not stated. The shop publishes no length, diameter or weight.
Where is it made?
Not stated. The page says the eraser was built in Taiwan, which does not tell us where the pencil is made.
