HTS tariff line · chapter 95
9504.90.60
Chess, checkers, parchisi, backgammon, darts and other games played on boards of a special design, all the foregoing games and parts there of (including their boards); mah-jong and dominoes; any of the foregoing games in combination with each other, or with other games, packaged together as a unit in immediate containers of a type used in retail sales; poker chips and dice
Analysis
HTS 9504.90.60 covers chess, checkers, parchisi, backgammon, darts and other games played on boards of a special design, all the foregoing games and parts there of (including their… under heading 9504 (video game consoles and machines, table or parlor games, including pinball machines…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 60% of the 84 tariff lines in chapter 95. 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 9504.90.40 (game machines, other than those operated by coins…, duty-free) and 9504.90.90 (other: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339930 (Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing), an industry of 485 US establishments employing 5,442 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9504.90.40 | Game machines, other than those operated by coins, banknotes (paper currency), discs or similar articles; parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9504.90.90 | Other: other | Free |