HTS heading 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) — 23 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9303.10.00.00 | Muzzle-loading firearms + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 9303.20.00 | Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles + Ch. 99 | 2.6% | — |
| 9303.20.00.20 | Autoloading + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 9303.20.00) | No. |
| 9303.20.00.30 | Pump action + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 9303.20.00) | No. |
| 9303.20.00.40 | Over and under + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 9303.20.00) | No. |
| 9303.20.00.65 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 9303.20.00) | No. |
| 9303.20.00.80 | Combination shotgun-rifles + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 9303.20.00) | No. |
| 9303.30 | Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9303.30.40 | Valued over $25 but not over $50 each + Ch. 99 | 3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any | — |
| 9303.30.40.10 | Telescopic sights imported with rifles + Ch. 99 | 3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any (inherited from 9303.30.40) | No. |
| 9303.30.40.20 | Centerfire + Ch. 99 | 3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any (inherited from 9303.30.40) | No. |
| 9303.30.40.30 | Rimfire + Ch. 99 | 3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any (inherited from 9303.30.40) | No. |
| 9303.30.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | 3.1% on the value of the rifle + 13% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any | — |
| 9303.30.80.05 | Telescopic sights imported with rifles + Ch. 99 | 3.1% on the value of the rifle + 13% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any (inherited from 9303.30.80) | No. |
| 9303.30.80.10 | Autoloading + Ch. 99 | 3.1% on the value of the rifle + 13% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any (inherited from 9303.30.80) | No. |
| 9303.30.80.12 | Single shot + Ch. 99 | 3.1% on the value of the rifle + 13% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any (inherited from 9303.30.80) | No. |
| 9303.30.80.17 | Other + Ch. 99 | 3.1% on the value of the rifle + 13% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any (inherited from 9303.30.80) | No. |
| 9303.30.80.25 | Other + Ch. 99 | 3.1% on the value of the rifle + 13% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any (inherited from 9303.30.80) | No. |
| 9303.30.80.30 | Rimfire + Ch. 99 | 3.1% on the value of the rifle + 13% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any (inherited from 9303.30.80) | No. |
| 9303.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 9303.90.40.00 | Pistols and revolvers designed to fire only blank cartridges or blank ammunition + Ch. 99 | 4.2% | No. |
| 9303.90.80.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
14 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
23 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.