HTS chapter · section XIX
Chapter 93
Arms and ammunition
Chapter 93 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section XIX (arms and ammunition). It has 7 headings and 33 eight-digit tariff lines.
18 of its 29 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (62%) and 11 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.7%. The median line pays duty-free.
The spread of 5.7 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
4 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The most finely divided heading is 9305 (parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304), with 12 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
1 of its 7 headings is entirely duty-free at the general rate: 9306 (bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles…).
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9301 | Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 9307 | 5 | 3 | duty-free |
| 9302 | Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 9303 or 9304 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 9303 | Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shot- guns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms,… | 6 | 2 | 1.3% |
| 9304 | Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 9307 | 3 | 1 | 3.9% |
| 9305 | Parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304 | 12 | 7 | duty-free |
| 9306 | Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof,… | 5 | 5 | duty-free |
| 9307 | Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor | 1 | 0 | 2.7% |