Subheading · Chapter 93 · Heading 9303
9303.90: Other firearms and similar devices which operate: other
Official description Other
Subheading 9303.90 belongs to heading 9303 (other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive…) in chapter 93.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9303 90 00 00 Other 2%p/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
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, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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 3.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free – 4.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.1% 
Canada Free – 3.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Mexico 10% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 12.5% 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$74kUS$74k+US$547k+US$4m+> US$9m
Exports: 72
- Türkiye: US$13m
- China: US$11m
- United States: US$9m
- Germany: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Italy: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$677k
- Denmark: US$547k
- Serbia: US$516k
- Finland: US$400k
- Bulgaria: US$379k
- Philippines: US$348k
- Slovenia: US$254k
- Slovakia: US$228k
- Sweden: US$191k
- Croatia: US$186k
- Norway: US$159k
- New Zealand: US$152k
- South Korea: US$146k
- Brazil: US$126k
- Netherlands: US$126k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$120k
- Estonia: US$85k
- Romania: US$83k
- Thailand: US$74k
- United Arab Emirates: US$73k
- Jordan: US$66k
- Australia: US$65k
- Mexico: US$46k
- Cyprus: US$42k
- Japan: US$32k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$26k
- Eswatini: US$19k
- India: US$19k
- Greece: US$17k
- Panama: US$17k
- Hungary: US$13k
- Russia: US$12k
- Belgium: US$11k
- Montenegro: US$8k
- Colombia: US$8k
- Iceland: US$6k
- Egypt: US$5k
- Portugal: US$4k
- Greenland: US$3k
- Argentina: US$2k
- Ireland: US$2k
- Fiji: US$2k
- Malaysia: US$2k
- Lithuania: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$105kUS$105k+US$605k+US$2m+> US$4m
Imports: 135
- United States: US$9m
- Germany: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- Nigeria: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Djibouti: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Rwanda: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Uganda: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Honduras: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Australia: US$1m
- Zimbabwe: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$926k
- Netherlands: US$904k
- Georgia: US$900k
- Canada: US$860k
- Spain: US$690k
- Philippines: US$684k
- Bulgaria: US$660k
- Denmark: US$633k
- Panama: US$605k
- South Korea: US$600k
- Belgium: US$590k
- Italy: US$587k
- Czechia: US$577k
- El Salvador: US$510k
- Costa Rica: US$496k
- Singapore: US$468k
- Colombia: US$462k
- Norway: US$436k
- Bahamas: US$406k
- Sweden: US$343k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$318k
- India: US$268k
- Taiwan: US$251k
- New Zealand: US$250k
- Hungary: US$250k
- Finland: US$245k
- Estonia: US$234k
- Türkiye: US$232k
- Chile: US$212k
- Japan: US$187k
- Mexico: US$172k
- Cameroon: US$169k
- Slovakia: US$148k
- Slovenia: US$142k
- Ecuador: US$139k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | US$13m | 15.8% |
| 2 |  China | US$11m | 12.9% |
| 3 | United States | US$9m | 10.4% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$8m | 10% |
| 5 |  Poland | US$7m | 8.9% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$7m | 8.2% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$4m | 5.2% |
| 8 | Switzerland | US$4m | 5.1% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$3m | 4.1% |
| 10 |  Singapore | US$3m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$9m | 11.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$6m | 7% |
| 3 |  France | US$5m | 5.6% |
| 4 | Nigeria | US$4m | 4.9% |
| 5 |  Saudi Arabia | US$4m | 4.4% |
| 6 |  Djibouti | US$3m | 3.4% |
| 7 | Switzerland | US$3m | 3% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$2m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Indonesia | US$2m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$2m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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
- 18number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 80%highest: Nepal, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 35% | 0% – 70% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 17% | 12% – 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 15% | 5% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 35% | 0% – 70% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 25% | 0% – 50% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 1.8% | 0% – 3.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 25% | 0% – 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 30% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.2% | 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 | 18% | 0% – 35% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 35% | 0% – 70% | 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 | 25% | 0% – 50% | 2023 |
| Japan | 5.4% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 40% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.9%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 30% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Nepal | 80% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 25% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 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 | 15% | 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 | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 35% | 0% – 70% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 35% | 0% – 70% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 18% | 0% – 35% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 0.8%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 3.2% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.1% | 0% – 4.2% | 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 | 0.1% | 0.1% – 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
- 89131 Firearms, n.e.s. & similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (e.g., sporting shotguns & rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols & other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols & revolvers for firing b
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 812020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44730 Revolvers, pistols, other firearms and similar devices; other arms
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2520 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9303.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9303.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9303.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9303.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9303.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 9303.90 | unchanged |
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.
- 600016228 HMRC
A 30mm recoilless disruptor used for rendering medium sized IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) safe that can either be mounted on a flexible stand or held by a Bomb Disposal Robot. Powered by an electrically initiated cartridge, the key components within an IED are then separated by injecting a…
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9303.90; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 9303.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.2%.
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 2%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 67% on the year before).
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$83m (−4% year on year).
The largest exporter was Türkiye (US$13m), followed by China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other firearms and similar devices which operate: other?
Other firearms and similar devices which operate: other fall under HS subheading 9303.90, part of heading 9303, in section XIX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other firearms and similar devices which operate in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9303.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other firearms and similar devices which operate in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9303.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other firearms and similar devices which operate?
Türkiye, with US$13m in 2024 (15.8% 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 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.