Subheading · Chapter 93 · Heading 9305
9305.10: Of revolvers or pistols
Subheading 9305.10 belongs to heading 9305 (parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304) in chapter 93.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9305 10 00 00 Of revolvers or pistols 2%
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
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) | — | 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) 4 tariff lines · average 2.1% 
Canada 3.5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 5.4% – 8.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.9% 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$326kUS$326k+US$2m+US$20m+> US$55m
Exports: 80
- Austria: US$73m
- India: US$68m
- Italy: US$55m
- Israel: US$28m
- United States: US$26m
- Germany: US$23m
- South Korea: US$23m
- Türkiye: US$20m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Taiwan: US$16m
- Mexico: US$8m
- China: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Spain: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- American Samoa: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Portugal: US$911k
- Philippines: US$787k
- Estonia: US$778k
- Belgium: US$746k
- Poland: US$706k
- Panama: US$629k
- Greece: US$523k
- South Africa: US$482k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$473k
- United Arab Emirates: US$455k
- Norway: US$452k
- Sweden: US$448k
- Japan: US$345k
- Vietnam: US$326k
- Thailand: US$326k
- Netherlands: US$315k
- France: US$308k
- Argentina: US$225k
- Finland: US$205k
- Denmark: US$143k
- Burkina Faso: US$111k
- Romania: US$83k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$68k
- Montenegro: US$66k
- Guatemala: US$32k
- Serbia: US$32k
- Pakistan: US$17k
- Lithuania: US$14k
- Paraguay: US$14k
- Australia: US$11k
- Iraq: US$10k
- Peru: US$10k
- New Zealand: US$9k
- Georgia: US$8k
- Cyprus: US$7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$88kUS$88k+US$683k+US$3m+> US$15m
Imports: 139
- United States: US$257m
- Slovakia: US$23m
- Israel: US$18m
- Türkiye: US$16m
- Germany: US$15m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Canada: US$7m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Jordan: US$3m
- Poland: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Belgium: US$964k
- South Africa: US$957k
- Nepal: US$912k
- Kazakhstan: US$904k
- Mozambique: US$876k
- United Kingdom: US$860k
- Hungary: US$792k
- Sweden: US$689k
- Norway: US$683k
- Thailand: US$647k
- Slovenia: US$636k
- Tunisia: US$597k
- Estonia: US$540k
- Ukraine: US$513k
- Denmark: US$491k
- Zimbabwe: US$474k
- Malaysia: US$452k
- Japan: US$421k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$335k
- Mexico: US$322k
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$311k
- Chile: US$272k
- India: US$254k
- Oman: US$237k
- Bulgaria: US$199k
- Bangladesh: US$192k
- Taiwan: US$181k
- Serbia: US$170k
- Romania: US$162k
- Panama: US$160k
- Kuwait: US$151k
- New Zealand: US$147k
- Azerbaijan: US$144k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$128k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria | US$73m | 17.6% |
| 2 |  India | US$68m | 16.3% |
| 3 |  Italy | US$55m | 13.2% |
| 4 |  Israel | US$28m | 6.9% |
| 5 | United States | US$26m | 6.2% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$23m | 5.6% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$23m | 5.6% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$20m | 4.8% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$16m | 4% |
| 10 | Taiwan | US$16m | 3.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$257m | 62.1% |
| 2 |  Slovakia | US$23m | 5.5% |
| 3 | Israel | US$18m | 4.4% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$16m | 3.8% |
| 5 | Germany | US$15m | 3.6% |
| 6 | Czechia | US$8m | 2% |
| 7 | Canada | US$7m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  Philippines | US$6m | 1.6% |
| 9 | Austria | US$6m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia | US$5m | 1.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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
- 20number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 80%highest: Nepal, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 0% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 70% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 17% | 12% – 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 70% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 50% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 3.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 28% | 5% – 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 62% | 22% – 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 30% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 35% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 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 | 50% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 6.9% | 5.4% – 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.4%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 30% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 30% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 70% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 70% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 35% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 25% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.4%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 13% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3.2% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 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 | 0.2% | 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
- 89191 Parts & accessories of revolvers/pistols
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 811220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44760 Parts of military weapons and other arms
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2520 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9305.10 | changed |
| 2012 | 9305.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 9305.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 9305.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 9305.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 9305.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
- N344551 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of unfinished firearm suppressor blanks from New Zealand
- N333359 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of dry fire training equipment from China
- N284730 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel shooting targets and stand brackets from Canada
- N279348 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a gun safety device from Germany
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9305.10; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 9305.10 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%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 160% on the year before).
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$414m (−12.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was Austria (US$73m), followed by India.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of revolvers or pistols?
Of revolvers or pistols fall under HS subheading 9305.10, part of heading 9305, in section XIX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of revolvers or pistols in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9305.10 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 of revolvers or pistols in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9305.10 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 of revolvers or pistols?
Austria, with US$73m in 2024 (17.6% 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.