Analysis
HTS 9306.30.80 covers other cartridges and parts thereof: 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.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 62% of the 29 tariff lines in chapter 93. 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), 9306.29.00 (shotgun cartridges and parts thereof; air gun pellets: other, duty-free), 9306.30.41 (cartridges and empty cartridge shells, 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. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9306.21.00 | Shotgun cartridges and parts thereof; air gun pellets: cartridges | Free |
| 9306.29.00 | Shotgun cartridges and parts thereof; air gun pellets: other | Free |
| 9306.30.41 | Cartridges and empty cartridge shells | 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 |