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HS code for advent calendars
9505 Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “advent calendars” points to heading 9505: festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 9505 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 9505 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2.7% (average 1.8%). 1 of them is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 9505 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2.7%. 1 of them is duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
EU Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
USA Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% – 30% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 18.3% 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Japan 3.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for advent calendars?
Advent calendars are classified under 9505 (Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.