Subheading · Chapter 93 · Heading 9301
9301.20: Rocket launchers; flame-throwers; grenade launchers; torpedo tubes and similar projectors
Rocket and grenade launchers
9301.20 is the HS subheading for rocket and grenade launchers, under heading 9301 in chapter 93.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9301 20 00 00 Rocket launchers; flame-throwers; grenade launchers; torpedo tubes and similar projectors 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 7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 8.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 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$1mUS$1m+US$13m+US$78m+> US$281m
Exports: 45
- South Korea: US$556m
- United States: US$281m
- Poland: US$136m
- Norway: US$134m
- United Kingdom: US$78m
- Egypt: US$69m
- Romania: US$45m
- Spain: US$38m
- France: US$37m
- Bulgaria: US$30m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Denmark: US$11m
- Belgium: US$9m
- India: US$9m
- Germany: US$8m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Croatia: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Montenegro: US$1m
- Canada: US$680k
- China: US$553k
- Estonia: US$518k
- Sweden: US$299k
- Türkiye: US$292k
- Switzerland: US$155k
- Slovakia: US$130k
- Czechia: US$55k
- Colombia: US$52k
- United Arab Emirates: US$27k
- Uganda: US$25k
- Philippines: US$21k
- Australia: US$17k
- Indonesia: US$14k
- Finland: US$13k
- Iraq: US$10k
- Thailand: US$7k
- Sri Lanka: US$4k
- Taiwan: US$600
- Kuwait: US$400
- Japan: US$100
- Malaysia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$12m+US$56m+> US$153m
Imports: 77
- Poland: US$391m
- Saudi Arabia: US$163m
- Ukraine: US$153m
- Romania: US$120m
- Hungary: US$82m
- South Korea: US$73m
- United States: US$59m
- Brazil: US$56m
- Türkiye: US$50m
- United Arab Emirates: US$48m
- Estonia: US$34m
- Egypt: US$21m
- Norway: US$20m
- Germany: US$19m
- Italy: US$14m
- Japan: US$14m
- Australia: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$12m
- Finland: US$11m
- Azerbaijan: US$11m
- Pakistan: US$9m
- Armenia: US$9m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Bahrain: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Israel: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Georgia: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Montenegro: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1m
- Kenya: US$789k
- Jordan: US$783k
- Czechia: US$728k
- Senegal: US$406k
- Singapore: US$393k
- Nigeria: US$362k
- Portugal: US$167k
- Kazakhstan: US$158k
- Dominican Republic: US$114k
- Ecuador: US$85k
- Papua New Guinea: US$77k
- Cyprus: US$67k
- Morocco: US$36k
- Kuwait: US$23k
- Algeria: US$21k
- Paraguay: US$11k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | US$556m | 37.7% |
| 2 | United States | US$281m | 19% |
| 3 |  Poland | US$136m | 9.2% |
| 4 | Norway | US$134m | 9% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$78m | 5.3% |
| 6 |  Egypt | US$69m | 4.7% |
| 7 |  Romania | US$45m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$38m | 2.6% |
| 9 |  France | US$37m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | US$30m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | US$391m | 26.5% |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | US$163m | 11.1% |
| 3 |  Ukraine | US$153m | 10.4% |
| 4 | Romania | US$120m | 8.1% |
| 5 |  Hungary | US$82m | 5.5% |
| 6 | South Korea | US$73m | 5% |
| 7 | United States | US$59m | 4% |
| 8 | Brazil | US$56m | 3.8% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$50m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | US$48m | 3.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 161
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)
- 102%highest: Cayman Islands, Nepal, Vanuatu
161
| 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 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| 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 | 7% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 102% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 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 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · 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 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| 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 | 9301.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9301.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9301.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9301.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9301.00 | changed |
| 1992 | 9301.00 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600008700 HMRC
A complete anti submarine warfare system for smaller vessels. It consists of software with a passive towed Krait Array system for smaller vessels. This software integrates with the vessels' active acoustic search, acoustic decoy and torpedo launcher systems. Krait Array is a product family of low…
Subheading 9301.20 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9301.20; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 83 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 83 of them pay no duty at all, for example under European Union or OCTs.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported rocket and grenade launchers worth £24.6m (down 66% on the year before).
World trade in rocket and grenade launchers reached US$1bn in 2024, up 66.3% on 2023.
South Korea was the largest exporter with 37.7% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for rocket launchers; flame-throwers; grenade launchers; torpedo tubes and similar projectors?
Rocket launchers; flame-throwers; grenade launchers; torpedo tubes and similar projectors fall under HS subheading 9301.20, part of heading 9301, in section XIX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on rocket launchers in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9301.20 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 rocket launchers in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9301.20 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 rocket launchers?
South Korea, with US$556m in 2024 (37.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export rocket and grenade launchers 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.