Subheading · Chapter 93 · Heading 9301
9301.90: Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols: other
Official description Other
Subheading 9301.90 belongs to heading 9301 (military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 9307) in chapter 93.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9301 90 00 00 Other 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 – 2.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.3% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 7% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 0.7% 
Mexico 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 8.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 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 World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$8m+US$21m+> US$240m
Exports: 69
- Azerbaijan: US$322m
- United States: US$240m
- Poland: US$30m
- South Korea: US$26m
- Belgium: US$24m
- Germany: US$23m
- Canada: US$21m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- Israel: US$18m
- Italy: US$16m
- Türkiye: US$16m
- Czechia: US$15m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- Serbia: US$13m
- France: US$12m
- Australia: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Romania: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Senegal: US$1m
- Angola: US$1m
- Fiji: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Montenegro: US$993k
- Slovenia: US$786k
- Austria: US$613k
- Norway: US$557k
- Hungary: US$531k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$514k
- New Zealand: US$488k
- Brunei: US$466k
- Philippines: US$304k
- Iceland: US$231k
- Cambodia: US$155k
- Finland: US$131k
- Denmark: US$64k
- Iraq: US$51k
- Sri Lanka: US$29k
- Ukraine: US$25k
- Russia: US$19k
- Burkina Faso: US$17k
- Kuwait: US$17k
- Malaysia: US$4k
- Lithuania: US$4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1k
- Luxembourg: US$1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$910kUS$910k+US$5m+US$16m+> US$40m
Imports: 123
- Nigeria: US$324m
- Ukraine: US$76m
- Indonesia: US$55m
- Israel: US$40m
- Poland: US$29m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- Philippines: US$21m
- Germany: US$20m
- Serbia: US$19m
- Australia: US$19m
- Jordan: US$18m
- Nepal: US$17m
- United States: US$16m
- Japan: US$12m
- Brazil: US$12m
- Angola: US$12m
- Romania: US$10m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Morocco: US$9m
- Norway: US$9m
- Estonia: US$9m
- Sweden: US$8m
- Maldives: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Rwanda: US$6m
- Ecuador: US$6m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Lebanon: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Italy: US$3m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Fiji: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Mauritania: US$2m
- Guam: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Oman: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Panama: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Bolivia: US$1m
- Georgia: US$1m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$993k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Azerbaijan | US$322m | 35.7% |
| 2 | United States | US$240m | 26.6% |
| 3 |  Poland | US$30m | 3.3% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$26m | 2.9% |
| 5 |  Belgium | US$24m | 2.6% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$23m | 2.6% |
| 7 | Canada | US$21m | 2.3% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$19m | 2.1% |
| 9 |  Israel | US$18m | 2% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$16m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | US$324m | 35.9% |
| 2 |  Ukraine | US$76m | 8.4% |
| 3 | Indonesia | US$55m | 6.1% |
| 4 | Israel | US$40m | 4.5% |
| 5 | Poland | US$29m | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$22m | 2.4% |
| 7 |  Philippines | US$21m | 2.3% |
| 8 | Germany | US$20m | 2.2% |
| 9 |  Serbia | US$19m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Australia | US$19m | 2.1% |
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
- 32number 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 | 3.5% | 0% – 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 | 0.1%* | 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 | 1.3% | 0% – 2.6% | 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 | 9301.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9301.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9301.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9301.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9301.00 | changed |
| 1992 | 9301.00 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 7
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.
- N350490 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a countermeasure dispenser and a pylon from Sweden
- 600009430 HMRC
Machine guns that are live and capable of firing live ammunition and they are intended for firearms collection. The quantity being imported is 1800. The machine gun is a .50 calibre (12.7 x 99mm) single barrel rapid-fire machine gun suitable for rotary-wing aircraft applications providing…
- 600009476 HMRC
This product is a Mini gun, this weapon is a type of gatling gun designed for speed and accuracy. It can achieve the extreme shot density needed to suppress multiple targets in short periods of time with 1/50th of a second between each shot. The gatling gun chambers 7.62 x 51mm bullets with…
- 600009370 HMRC
This rifle includes an adjustable gas block that allows for a consistent feel whether shooting suppressed or unsuppressed. The bolt carrier group reduces overall recoil impulse and is easy to maintain and operate in all conditions. Designed around a Cold Hammer Forged barrel with an innovative…
- 600009374 HMRC
The Dillon Aero M134D Mini gun is designed for speed and accuracy. It can achieve the extreme shot density needed to suppress multiple targets in short periods of time. Additionally, the M134D is virtually free of recoil. When properly mounted, it moves only slightly aft, without any tendency to…
- 600009364 HMRC
The semi- automatic rifle style rearm features the RIS II picatinny quad rail, which has been in use by US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for the SOPMOD Block II program since 2005. The rifle is built around a 14.5 inch Cold Hammer Forged M4 Pro le barrel with a permanently attached Daniel…
- 600009150 HMRC
A re-coli operated semi automatic Rifle. Used for target shooting. Smooth bore. Caliber of 50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun). Barrel Length 29". Twist length 1.15". Weight 28.7lbs. Mag. capacity of 10 Rounds. Rail length 23". 27 MOA.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9301.90; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 9301.90 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 these goods into the UK came to £37.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 37% on the year before).
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$903m (+77% year on year).
The largest exporter was Azerbaijan (US$322m), followed by the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols: other?
Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols: other fall under HS subheading 9301.90, part of heading 9301, in section XIX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on military weapons in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9301.90 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 military weapons in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9301.90 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 military weapons?
Azerbaijan, with US$322m in 2024 (35.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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.