Chapter
Chapter 93: Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 93 of the Harmonized System has 7 headings and belongs to section XIX (arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof).
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 2% Third-country duty 24 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
EU Free – 3.2% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 2.2% 
Türkiye Free – 3.2% Third-country duty 27 tariff lines · average 2.3% 
USA Free – 5.7% General (MFN) 33 tariff lines · average 1.4% · 4× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 7.5% General (MFN) 79 tariff lines · average 3.2% 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 28 tariff lines · average 10.9% 
Brazil 18% – 25% General (MFN) 25 tariff lines · average 18.3% 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 59 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 69 tariff lines · average 4.2% 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 54 tariff lines · average 1.7% · 9× specific or compound duty 
Japan 5.4% – 8.4% General (MFN) 22 tariff lines · average 6.9% 
Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 29 tariff lines · average 2.2% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 50 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 25 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 24 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 7% – 25% General (MFN) 22 tariff lines · average 20.1% 
Nigeria 10% – 20% General (MFN) 53 tariff lines · average 14.2% Headings 7
- 9301Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 9307
- 9302Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 9303 or 9304
- 9303Other 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)
- 9304Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 9307
- 9305Parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304
- 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 cartridge wads
- 9307Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$731kUS$731k+US$73m+US$488m+> US$1.1bn
Exports: 156
- United States: US$5.9bn
- Bulgaria: US$2.9bn
- Poland: US$2.6bn
- South Korea: US$2.5bn
- Türkiye: US$1.1bn
- Italy: US$1bn
- Spain: US$1bn
- Romania: US$951m
- Germany: US$922m
- Brazil: US$787m
- Czechia: US$679m
- Norway: US$626m
- United Kingdom: US$595m
- China: US$544m
- Slovakia: US$490m
- India: US$488m
- Israel: US$463m
- Austria: US$446m
- Switzerland: US$418m
- Azerbaijan: US$331m
- Canada: US$318m
- France: US$296m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$271m
- Sweden: US$268m
- Taiwan: US$257m
- Greece: US$256m
- Belgium: US$213m
- Japan: US$212m
- Serbia: US$203m
- Croatia: US$196m
- Egypt: US$176m
- Australia: US$171m
- Finland: US$133m
- Portugal: US$115m
- Ukraine: US$114m
- Mexico: US$99m
- Netherlands: US$76m
- South Africa: US$73m
- Denmark: US$70m
- Philippines: US$54m
- Hungary: US$49m
- Luxembourg: US$43m
- Pakistan: US$28m
- Slovenia: US$26m
- Indonesia: US$22m
- Cyprus: US$21m
- Panama: US$19m
- Lithuania: US$19m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$18m
- Singapore: US$18m
- Russia: US$13m
- Thailand: US$12m
- Iceland: US$9m
- Colombia: US$9m
- Estonia: US$9m
- Argentina: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- North Macedonia: US$8m
- Peru: US$6m
- Latvia: US$6m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6mUS$6m+US$48m+US$259m+> US$930m
Imports: 210
- United States: US$4.4bn
- Poland: US$4.1bn
- Ukraine: US$3.8bn
- Israel: US$1.7bn
- Czechia: US$980m
- Slovakia: US$961m
- Romania: US$930m
- Saudi Arabia: US$919m
- United Arab Emirates: US$841m
- Germany: US$810m
- Australia: US$502m
- Japan: US$487m
- Canada: US$476m
- Netherlands: US$393m
- United Kingdom: US$390m
- Nigeria: US$385m
- France: US$345m
- Spain: US$289m
- Indonesia: US$272m
- Norway: US$270m
- South Korea: US$259m
- Brazil: US$249m
- Sweden: US$247m
- Türkiye: US$241m
- Italy: US$239m
- Philippines: US$219m
- Switzerland: US$209m
- India: US$203m
- Hungary: US$196m
- Estonia: US$175m
- Morocco: US$158m
- Finland: US$136m
- Taiwan: US$127m
- Bulgaria: US$123m
- Bahrain: US$122m
- Belgium: US$115m
- Croatia: US$113m
- Austria: US$112m
- Slovenia: US$111m
- Lithuania: US$104m
- Latvia: US$98m
- Thailand: US$89m
- Mexico: US$88m
- Denmark: US$86m
- Malaysia: US$82m
- Egypt: US$80m
- South Africa: US$78m
- Qatar: US$70m
- New Zealand: US$70m
- Azerbaijan: US$62m
- Luxembourg: US$51m
- Serbia: US$50m
- Guatemala: US$48m
- Portugal: US$47m
- Singapore: US$47m
- Senegal: US$46m
- Jordan: US$41m
- Kenya: US$41m
- Iraq: US$40m
- Armenia: US$37m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$5.9bn | 20.5% |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | US$2.9bn | 10.1% |
| 3 |  Poland | US$2.6bn | 9.1% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$2.5bn | 8.7% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$1.1bn | 4% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$1bn | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$1bn | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Romania | US$951m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$922m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Brazil | US$787m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$4.4bn | 15.3% |
| 2 | Poland | US$4.1bn | 14.2% |
| 3 |  Ukraine | US$3.8bn | 13.1% |
| 4 |  Israel | US$1.7bn | 6.1% |
| 5 |  Czechia | US$980m | 3.4% |
| 6 |  Slovakia | US$961m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Romania | US$930m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$919m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates | US$841m | 2.9% |
| 10 | Germany | US$810m | 2.8% |
The UK Global Tariff divides chapter 93 into 24 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2% (average 1.4%). 6 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, chapter 93 covers 22 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 3.2%. 4 of them are duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides chapter 93 into 27 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 3.2% (average 2.3%). 4 of them are duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported chapter 93 goods worth US$28.9bn (+35.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$5.9bn), followed by Bulgaria.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$4.4bn.
Chapter notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) goods of Chapter 36 (for example, percussion caps, detonators, signalling flares);
(b) parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39);
(c) armoured fighting vehicles (heading 8710);
(d) telescopic sights or other optical devices suitable for use with arms, unless mounted on a firearm or presented with the firearm on which they are designed to be mounted (Chapter 90);
(e) bows, arrows, fencing foils or toys (Chapter 95); or
2. In heading 9306, the reference to ‘parts thereof’ does not include radio or radar apparatus of heading 8526.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof?
Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof make up HS chapter 93, in section XIX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 93 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 93 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 3.2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof?
The United States, with US$5.9bn in 2024 (20.5% of world exports).