HTS heading · chapter 93
9304
Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 9307
Analysis
Heading 9304 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 9307. It has 3 tariff lines.
1 of its 3 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (33%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.7%. The median line pays 3.9%.
The spread of 5.7 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.7%, applies to 9304.00.60 (other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns…).
Its lines are 9304.00.20 for pistols, rifles and other guns which eject missiles by… (3.9%), 9304.00.40 for pistols, rifles and other guns which eject missiles by… (duty-free) and 9304.00.60 for other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and… (5.7%).
Its median rate of 3.9% sits at the 83rd percentile of the headings in chapter 93.
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.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9304.00.20 | Pistols, rifles and other guns which eject missiles by release of compressed air or gas, or by the release of a spring mechanism or rubber held under tension: rifles | 3.9% |
| 9304.00.40 | Pistols, rifles and other guns which eject missiles by release of compressed air or gas, or by the release of a spring mechanism or rubber held under tension: other | Free |
| 9304.00.60 | Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 9307: other | 5.7% |