Analysis
HTS 9306.29.00 covers shotgun cartridges and parts thereof; air gun pellets: other under heading 9306 (bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 62% of the 29 tariff lines in chapter 93 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
The other lines in the same group are 9306.21.00 (shotgun cartridges and parts thereof; air gun pellets…, duty-free), 9306.30.41 (cartridges and empty cartridge shells, duty-free), 9306.30.80 (other cartridges and parts thereof: other, duty-free) and 9306.90.00 (bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332992 (Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing), an industry of 172 US establishments employing 13,789 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9306.21.00 | Shotgun cartridges and parts thereof; air gun pellets: cartridges | Free |
| 9306.30.41 | Cartridges and empty cartridge shells | Free |
| 9306.30.80 | Other cartridges and parts thereof: other | Free |
| 9306.90.00 | Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridgewads: other | Free |