Subheading · Chapter 93 · Heading 9301
9301.10: Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars)
Artillery weapons
9301.10 is the HS subheading for artillery weapons, under heading 9301 in chapter 93.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9301 10 00 00 Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars) Freep/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlHealth and Safety Executive Import Licensing Firearms and Ammunition
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Firearms Act 1968 (as amended)
- Documents
- 9020
- 9026
- 9044
- 9023
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 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% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan 8.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$825kUS$825k+US$15m+US$39m+> US$453m
Exports: 44
- South Korea: US$614m
- Poland: US$453m
- United States: US$89m
- Romania: US$53m
- Bulgaria: US$39m
- Egypt: US$39m
- Slovakia: US$33m
- Italy: US$32m
- Türkiye: US$23m
- Spain: US$23m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$15m
- India: US$7m
- Israel: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Germany: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- China: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Colombia: US$825k
- Pakistan: US$676k
- South Africa: US$407k
- Belgium: US$384k
- Switzerland: US$359k
- Austria: US$248k
- Montenegro: US$182k
- United Kingdom: US$139k
- Sweden: US$57k
- Indonesia: US$27k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$23k
- Netherlands: US$19k
- Norway: US$17k
- Canada: US$14k
- Brazil: US$6k
- Japan: US$3k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$800
- Finland: US$800
- Malaysia: US$700
- Taiwan: US$700
- Malta: US$100
- Greece: US$0
- Sri Lanka: US$0
- Vietnam: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$7m+US$22m+> US$489m
Imports: 66
- Poland: US$587m
- Ukraine: US$489m
- Switzerland: US$55m
- Finland: US$47m
- South Korea: US$46m
- Norway: US$25m
- Azerbaijan: US$22m
- Australia: US$22m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Spain: US$14m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Brazil: US$9m
- Bahrain: US$8m
- Armenia: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- United States: US$5m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Japan: US$3m
- Germany: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Albania: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Burundi: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$825k
- Nigeria: US$817k
- Slovakia: US$781k
- Senegal: US$563k
- Israel: US$483k
- Kuwait: US$372k
- Belgium: US$371k
- South Africa: US$350k
- Saudi Arabia: US$282k
- Honduras: US$234k
- Malawi: US$230k
- Qatar: US$228k
- Serbia: US$182k
- Latvia: US$113k
- France: US$111k
- Colombia: US$87k
- Malta: US$55k
- New Zealand: US$43k
- Taiwan: US$39k
- Türkiye: US$34k
- Panama: US$19k
- Oman: US$17k
- Netherlands: US$16k
- Austria: US$11k
- Philippines: US$2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$700
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | US$614m | 42.6% |
| 2 |  Poland | US$453m | 31.4% |
| 3 | United States | US$89m | 6.2% |
| 4 |  Romania | US$53m | 3.7% |
| 5 |  Bulgaria | US$39m | 2.7% |
| 6 |  Egypt | US$39m | 2.7% |
| 7 |  Slovakia | US$33m | 2.3% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$32m | 2.2% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$23m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$23m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | US$587m | 40.7% |
| 2 |  Ukraine | US$489m | 33.9% |
| 3 | Switzerland | US$55m | 3.8% |
| 4 |  Finland | US$47m | 3.3% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$46m | 3.2% |
| 6 | Norway | US$25m | 1.8% |
| 7 |  Azerbaijan | US$22m | 1.5% |
| 8 |  Australia | US$22m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates | US$19m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$16m | 1.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 157
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 15%median duty
- 33number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 80%highest: Nepal, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna
157
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 0% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 13% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 30% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 32% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 8.4% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 30% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 80% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 7% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 0%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 13% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 55% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 55% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 89112 Military weapons (other than revolvers, pistols & the arms of headings 891.13)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 812020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44720 Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and swords and the like
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2520 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9301.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9301.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9301.11, 9301.19 | changed |
| 2002 | 9301.11, 9301.19 | changed |
| 1996 | 9301.00 | changed |
| 1992 | 9301.00 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9301.10; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 9301.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
83 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as European Union and OCTs, against a standard rate of Free.
Imports of artillery weapons into the UK came to £24.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 58% on the year before).
In 2024, countries exported artillery weapons worth US$1bn (+109.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was South Korea (US$614m), followed by Poland.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars)?
Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars) fall under HS subheading 9301.10, part of heading 9301, in section XIX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on artillery weapons in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9301.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on artillery weapons in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9301.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most artillery weapons?
South Korea, with US$614m in 2024 (42.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export artillery weapons to the UK duty-free?
83 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under European Union, OCTs, Central America. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.