Subheading · Chapter 93 · Heading 9306
9306.30: Other cartridges and parts thereof
Other cartridges and parts
9306.30 is the HS subheading for other cartridges and parts, under heading 9306 in chapter 93.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9306 30 00 00 Other cartridges and parts thereof
- 9306 30 10 00 For revolvers and pistols of heading 9302 and for sub-machine-guns of heading 9301 2%
- Other
- 9306 30 30 00 For military weapons Free
- 9306 30 90 00 Other 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) | — | Free – 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £57.5m | 41.2% | +45.1% | |
| £22m | 15.7% | +65.2% | |
| £6m | 4.3% | +46.7% | |
| £2.5m | 1.8% | -30.9% | |
| £2.1m | 1.5% | +44.9% | |
| £598k | 0.4% | +182.3% | |
| £518k | 0.4% | +64.5% | |
| £415k | 0.3% | +68.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$35m+US$182m+> US$302m
Exports: 89
- United States: US$602m
- South Korea: US$556m
- Türkiye: US$302m
- Slovakia: US$234m
- Germany: US$234m
- Spain: US$234m
- Brazil: US$204m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$193m
- Switzerland: US$182m
- Czechia: US$171m
- Greece: US$103m
- Serbia: US$102m
- Sweden: US$88m
- United Kingdom: US$59m
- Canada: US$52m
- Romania: US$52m
- Norway: US$51m
- Finland: US$40m
- Mexico: US$40m
- Italy: US$39m
- India: US$38m
- Hungary: US$35m
- Bulgaria: US$30m
- Israel: US$28m
- Poland: US$26m
- France: US$23m
- Egypt: US$22m
- Belgium: US$21m
- Philippines: US$20m
- China: US$20m
- Croatia: US$16m
- Lithuania: US$14m
- Australia: US$14m
- Cyprus: US$13m
- Luxembourg: US$9m
- Austria: US$8m
- Azerbaijan: US$8m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- North Macedonia: US$6m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$5m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Argentina: US$855k
- Oman: US$721k
- Saudi Arabia: US$662k
- New Zealand: US$615k
- Jordan: US$510k
- Ukraine: US$245k
- Iceland: US$185k
- United Arab Emirates: US$170k
- Montenegro: US$147k
- Chile: US$139k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$865kUS$865k+US$10m+US$31m+> US$120m
Imports: 184
- United States: US$731m
- Slovakia: US$601m
- Poland: US$447m
- Germany: US$285m
- Canada: US$129m
- Ukraine: US$120m
- Israel: US$108m
- Türkiye: US$103m
- Netherlands: US$88m
- Sweden: US$81m
- Spain: US$81m
- United Kingdom: US$78m
- Saudi Arabia: US$75m
- Czechia: US$73m
- Norway: US$71m
- France: US$66m
- Australia: US$47m
- New Zealand: US$38m
- United Arab Emirates: US$31m
- Estonia: US$30m
- Bulgaria: US$29m
- Indonesia: US$29m
- Italy: US$28m
- Denmark: US$27m
- Switzerland: US$25m
- Mexico: US$25m
- Finland: US$22m
- Lithuania: US$22m
- Austria: US$22m
- Belgium: US$19m
- South Africa: US$18m
- Philippines: US$18m
- Latvia: US$18m
- Croatia: US$17m
- Hungary: US$16m
- Malaysia: US$16m
- Brazil: US$15m
- Thailand: US$15m
- Serbia: US$13m
- Japan: US$12m
- Azerbaijan: US$11m
- Singapore: US$11m
- Romania: US$11m
- Egypt: US$10m
- Malawi: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$10m
- Iraq: US$10m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$9m
- India: US$9m
- Guatemala: US$9m
- Bangladesh: US$9m
- Oman: US$8m
- Luxembourg: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7m
- Montenegro: US$5m
- Jordan: US$4m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$602m | 15.3% | |
| 2 | US$556m | 14.2% | |
| 3 | US$302m | 7.7% | |
| 4 | US$234m | 6% | |
| 5 | US$234m | 6% | |
| 6 | US$234m | 6% | |
| 7 | US$204m | 5.2% | |
| 8 | US$193m | 4.9% | |
| 9 | US$182m | 4.6% | |
| 10 | US$171m | 4.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$731m | 18.6% | |
| 2 | US$601m | 15.3% | |
| 3 | US$447m | 11.4% | |
| 4 | US$285m | 7.3% | |
| 5 | US$129m | 3.3% | |
| 6 | US$120m | 3.1% | |
| 7 | US$108m | 2.8% | |
| 8 | US$103m | 2.6% | |
| 9 | US$88m | 2.2% | |
| 10 | US$81m | 2.1% |
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
- 20number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 80%highest: Nepal, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 6% – 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 17% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 0% – 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 | |
| 28% | 5% – 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 42% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 28% | 25% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 13% | 0% – 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| 30% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.4% | 1.7% – 2.7% | 2023 | |
| 32% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 27% | 20% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 7.4% | 5.4% – 8.4% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.1%* | 0.3% – 3.1% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 80% | 2023 | ||
| 4.2% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 19% | 7% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 3% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| 1.8%* | 0.3% – 2.7% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 2.5% | 1.7% – 2.7% | 2023 | |
| 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1.3% | 0% – 2% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 55% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 89124 Other cartridges & parts thereof of Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles & similar munitions of war
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 811220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44740 Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2520 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9306.30 | changed |
| 2012 | 9306.30 | changed |
| 2007 | 9306.30 | changed |
| 2002 | 9306.10, 9306.30 | changed |
| 1996 | 9306.10, 9306.30 | changed |
| 1992 | 9306.10, 9306.30 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
- N356727 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and applicability of 9802.00.60 to cartridge cups, projectile cups, and cartridge strip manufactured from scrap gathered in the United States, processed in India, and returned to the United States for further processing
- N352273 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of brass cartridge cases from multiple countries
- N352065 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of bullets from South Africa
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9306.30 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 9306.30 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 1.7% and 2.7% (average 2.4%).
Goods from 83 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 2%; 83 of them pay no duty at all, for example under European Union or OCTs.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported other cartridges and parts worth £139.8m (up 31% on the year before), at an average of £102.52 per kg; South Korea supplied 41%, followed by United States.
World trade in other cartridges and parts reached US$3.9bn in 2024, up 30% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 15.3% of the total, ahead of South Korea.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other cartridges and parts thereof?
Other cartridges and parts thereof fall under HS subheading 9306.30, part of heading 9306, in section XIX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other cartridges and parts thereof in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9306.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other cartridges and parts thereof in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9306.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other cartridges and parts thereof?
The United States, with US$602m in 2024 (15.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export other cartridges and parts 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 – 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other cartridges and parts?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import other cartridges and parts from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were South Korea (41%), United States (16%) and Czechia (4%), out of total imports of £139.8m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.