HTS heading · chapter 36
3604
Fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles
Analysis
Heading 3604 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 4 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.4% to 6.5% with a median of 5.3%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 5.3% sits at the 84th percentile of the headings in chapter 36.
The largest subheadings are 3604.10 (fireworks, 2 lines) and 3604.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (325998). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3604.10.10 | Display or special fireworks (Class 1.3G) | 2.4% |
| 3604.10.90 | Fireworks: other (including Class 1.4G) | 5.3% |
| 3604.90.00 | Fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles: other | 6.5% |