Analysis
Subheading 9506.99 covers other, within heading 9506. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 14 US tariff lines below it are national.
7 of its 14 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 7 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.6%. The median line pays 1.3%.
The spread of 5.6 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.6%, applies to 9506.99.12 (badminton articles and equipment, except rackets…).
Its 14 lines start with 9506.99.05 (archery articles and equipment and parts and…), 9506.99.08 (badminton articles and equipment, except rackets…), 9506.99.12 (badminton articles and equipment, except rackets…) and 9506.99.15 (baseball articles and equipment, except balls…); the full list is in the table below.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing (339920). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9506.99.05 | Archery articles and equipment and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9506.99.08 | Badminton articles and equipment, except rackets, and parts and accessories thereof: nets of cotton | 2.8% |
| 9506.99.12 | Badminton articles and equipment, except rackets, and parts and accessories thereof: other | 5.6% |
| 9506.99.15 | Baseball articles and equipment, except balls, and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9506.99.20 | Football, soccer and polo articles and equip- ment, except balls, and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9506.99.25 | Ice-hockey and field-hockey articles and equipment, except balls and skates, and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9506.99.28 | Other: lacrosse sticks | Free |
| 9506.99.30 | Lawn-tennis articles and equipment, except balls and rackets, and parts and accessories thereof | 3.1% |
| 9506.99.35 | Other: skeet targets | Free |
| 9506.99.40 | Toboggans; bobsleds and luges of a kind used in international competition | Free |
| 9506.99.45 | Sleds, bobsleds, toboggans and the like and parts and accessories thereof: other, including parts and accessories | 2.8% |
| 9506.99.50 | Snowshoes and parts and accessories thereof | 2.6% |
| 9506.99.55 | Swimming pools and wading pools and parts and accessories thereof | 5.3% |
| 9506.99.60 | Other: other | 4% |