Analysis
Subheading 9303.90 covers other, within heading 9303. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.2%. The median line pays 2.1%.
The US splits it as follows: 9303.90.40 for pistols and revolvers designed to fire only blank cartridges or blank… (4.2%) and 9303.90.80 for other: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing (332994). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 9303.90 once they fall within heading 9303 (other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9303.90.40 | Pistols and revolvers designed to fire only blank cartridges or blank ammunition | 4.2% |
| 9303.90.80 | Other: other | Free |