HTS heading · chapter 96
9613
Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks
Analysis
Heading 9613 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 9 eight-digit tariff lines, with 11 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 9 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.6% to 9% with a median of 4%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The spread of 5.4 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 9%, applies to 9613.20.00 (pocket lighters, gas fueled, refillable) and 9613.80.80 (valued over $5 per dozen pieces).
The largest subheadings are 9613.80 (other lighters, 5 lines), 9613.90 (parts, 2 lines), 9613.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 9613.20 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (339999) and Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing (339910). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9613.10.00 | Pocket lighters, gas fueled, non-refillable | 4% |
| 9613.20.00 | Pocket lighters, gas fueled, refillable | 9% |
| 9613.80.10 | Other lighters: table lighters | 4.8% |
| 9613.80.20 | Other: electrical | 3.9% |
| 9613.80.40 | Of precious metal (except silver), of precious or semiprecious stones or of such metal and such stones | 3.6% |
| 9613.80.60 | Valued not over $5 per dozen pieces | 8% |
| 9613.80.80 | Valued over $5 per dozen pieces | 9% |
| 9613.90.40 | Parts: electrical | 3.9% |
| 9613.90.80 | Parts: other | 4% |