EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 9301.10
9301 10 00: Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars)
Artillery weapons
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9301 Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 9307:
- 9301 10 00 Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars)
What you pay
Importing into EU
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 7
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition on goods for torture and repression
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 0125/19
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Syria
- Legal act
- Regulation 1210/03, Regulation 1332/13
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- In force
- until 31 July 2027
- Legal act
- Decision 0512/14
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 1509/17
- Documents
- Y957 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Annex II, Part V of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509)
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus
- Legal act
- Regulation 0765/06
- Documents
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Export measures 12
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restriction on exportSanctions regime: Iraq | All third countries | Regulation 1210/03 | 1 January 2007 |
| Export authorizationSanctions regime: Syria | All third countries | Regulation 1332/13 | 15 December 2013 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: North Korea | North Korea | Regulation 1509/17 | 1 September 2017 |
| Export control on restricted goods and technologiesSanctions regime: Russia | Russia | Decision 0512/14 | 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2027 |
| Export control on restricted goods and technologiesSanctions regime: South Sudan | South Sudan | Regulation 0735/15 | 9 May 2015 |
| Export control on restricted goods and technologiesSanctions regime: Sudan | Sudan | Regulation 0747/14 | 11 July 2014 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus | Belarus | Regulation 0765/06 | 20 July 2025 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Central African Republic | Central African Republic | Decision 0798/13 | 8 April 2020 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Russia | Russia | Regulation 0833/14 | 24 June 2023 |
| Export authorization (Dual use) | All third countries | Regulation 2003/25 | 15 November 2025 |
| Goods for torture and repression, export restriction | All third countries | Regulation 0125/19 | 20 August 2025 |
| Export control on cultural goods | All third countries | Regulation 0116/09 | 2 March 2009 |
TARIC data as of 31 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
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Austria 20% -
Belgium 21% -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 19% -
Czechia 21% -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 25.5% -
France 20% -
Germany 19% -
Greece 24% -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 22% -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 17% -
Malta 18% -
Netherlands 21% -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 21% -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 22% -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 31 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 9301.10
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | €186.4m | 73.3% | -70.3% |
 United States | €64.5m | 25.4% | +114.8% |
 Türkiye | €161k | 0.1% | — |
 Israel | €70k | 0% | — |
 Switzerland | €5k | 0% | -4.6% |
 United Kingdom | €2k | 0% | -84% |
 China | €549 | 0% | — |
 Norway | €0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
9301.10 Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars)
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Mexico 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan 8.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
This line in earlier years
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars) | Free | p/st |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2019 | Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars) | Free | p/st |
CN code 9301 10 00 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 9301.10 (artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars)).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.
Imports of artillery weapons (HS 9301.10) into the EU came to €254.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 62% on the year before); South Korea supplied 73%, followed by United States.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is 0%–7%, the Mexico duty is 5%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 8.4%, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 7% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 9301.10 worth US$689m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 9301 10 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 9301.10 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was South Korea (US$575m), followed by the United States.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.