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Chapter 93

Arms and Ammunition

By TariffCenter Research Team · Updated 2026-02-07 · Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule

At a glance

Chapter 93 contains 93 HTS lines covering arms and ammunition. General U.S. duty rates: Free to 5.7%. Section 301 surcharges apply on selected lines for imports from China. Reciprocal tariffs apply following the February 2026 SCOTUS ruling.

9301Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 9307

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Heading 9301 contains 13 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–4.7%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

9302Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 9303 or 9304

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Heading 9302 contains 4 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

9303Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shot- guns 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)

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Heading 9303 contains 23 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–4.2%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

9303

Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shot- guns 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):

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.10.00.00

Muzzle-loading firearms

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.20.00

Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles

2.6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9303.20.00.20

Autoloading

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.20.00.30

Pump action

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.20.00.40

Over and under

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.20.00.65

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.20.00.80

Combination shotgun-rifles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30

Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30.40

Valued over $25 but not over $50 each

3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9303.30.40.10

Telescopic sights imported with rifles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30.40.20

Centerfire

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30.40.30

Rimfire

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30.80

Other

3.1% on the value of the rifle + 13% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9303.30.80.05

Telescopic sights imported with rifles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30.80.10

Autoloading

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30.80.12

Single shot

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30.80.17

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30.80.25

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.30.80.30

Rimfire

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.90

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9303.90.40.00

Pistols and revolvers designed to fire only blank cartridges or blank ammunition

4.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9303.90.80.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9304Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 9307

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Heading 9304 contains 4 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–5.7%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

9305Parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304

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Heading 9305 contains 29 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–4.2%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

9305

Parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.10

Of revolvers or pistols:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.10.20

Of heading 9302

4.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA, PE,S,SG)

9305.10.20.10

Frames and receivers

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.10.20.80

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.10.40.00

Of revolvers or pistols designed to fire only blank cartridges or blank ammunition

4.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9305.10.60.00

Of muzzle-loading revolvers and pistols

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.10.80.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.20

Of shotguns or rifles of heading 9303:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.20.05.00

Rifle stocks

3.5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9305.20.80

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.20.80.04

Of muzzle-loading shotguns

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.20.80.08

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.20.80.20

Other parts of muzzle-loading shotguns or rifles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.20.80.31

Stocks

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.20.80.33

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.20.80.60

Of rifles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.91

Of military weapons of heading 9301:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.91.10.00

Of rifles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.91.20.00

Of shotguns

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.91.30

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.91.30.10

Of artillery weapons of 9301.10

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.91.30.30

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.99

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.99.40.00

Of articles of heading 9303 other than shotguns or rifles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.99.50

Of articles of subheading 9304.00.20 or 9304.00.40

3.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9305.99.50.10

Parts and accessories of paintball markers

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.99.50.50

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

9305.99.60.00

Other

2.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

9306Bombs, 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

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Heading 9306 contains 19 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

9307Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor

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Heading 9307 contains 1 HTS line. General U.S. duty rates: 2.7%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

Frequently Asked Questions — Chapter 93

Sources & Methodology

Glossary

General rate (MFN rate)
The base import duty applied to all World Trade Organization members under Most-Favored-Nation treatment. This is the standard rate shown in the General Rate column.
Section 301 tariff (301: 25%)
An additional surcharge authorized under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposed on selected imports from China. The most common rate is 25%; some products carry 7.5%. Applied on top of the MFN base rate.
Reciprocal tariff (Recip: 10%)
Tariffs applied under the post-February 2026 SCOTUS ruling upholding Section 122 authority. Typically 10–25% depending on country of origin, stacked on top of base and Section 301 rates.
Section 232 tariff (S232: 25%)
Tariffs on steel and aluminum products (and downstream derivatives) imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on national security grounds.
hts_special / Special rates
Preferential duty rates available to imports from countries with Free Trade Agreements or other special trade programs with the U.S. Country codes: AU (Australia), BH (Bahrain), CA (Canada), CL (Chile), CO (Colombia), IL (Israel), JO (Jordan), KR (South Korea), MA (Morocco), MX (Mexico), OM (Oman), PA (Panama), PE (Peru), SG (Singapore). Free (AU,BH...) means duty-free treatment for those partners.