Section XIX · Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 93: Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 93 of the Harmonized System has 7 four-digit headings, from 93.01 to 93.07. Each heading is split further into six-digit subheadings, then into national 8- and 10-digit commodity codes.
Headings in chapter 93
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
| 93.01 | Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 9307 |
| 93.02 | Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 9303 or 9304 |
| 93.03 | Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns) |
| 93.04 | Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 9307 |
| 93.05 | Parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304 |
| 93.06 | 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 cartridge wads |
| 93.07 | Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor |
Classifying goods in chapter 93
Start with the chapter and section notes: they are legally binding and often decide what is included or excluded. Then choose the heading whose wording best describes your product (GRI 1), and work down to the six-digit subheading before choosing the national commodity code.
The six-digit code is shared internationally. The UK and EU add digits for their own tariffs and statistics, and the US uses its own 10-digit HTS lines, so always confirm the final code in the tariff of the country you are importing into.
Official sources
Check chapter 93 in the UK Trade Tariff, the EU TARIC and the US HTS.