HTS tariff line · chapter 93
9303.90.40
Pistols and revolvers designed to fire only blank cartridges or blank ammunition
Analysis
HTS 9303.90.40 covers pistols and revolvers designed to fire only blank cartridges or blank ammunition under heading 9303 (other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 9303.90.80 (other: other) at duty-free, a difference of 4.2 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 93 (91st percentile of 29 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.2%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 105%, 25.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9303.10.00 | Muzzle-loading firearms | Free |
| 9303.20.00 | Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shot- guns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns): other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles | 2.6% |
| 9303.30.40 | Valued over $25 but not over $50 each | 3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any |
| 9303.30.80 | Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles: other | 3.1% on the value of the rifle + 13% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any |
| 9303.90.80 | Other: other | Free |