Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 9303.30

9303.30.40

9303.30.40: Valued over $25 but not over $50 each

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 9303 Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shot- guns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns):
  2. 9303.30 Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles:
  3. 9303.30.40 Valued over $25 but not over $50 each

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

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 dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 1 September 2019
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.15

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus65%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 9303.30.40 Valued over $25 but not over $50 each 3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any
  2. 9303.30.40.10 Telescopic sights imported with rifles No.
  3. 9303.30.40.20 Centerfire No.
  4. 9303.30.40.30 Rimfire No.

Same subheading in other tariffs

9303.30 Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles

UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 3.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 3.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada 3.5% – 7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4.2% Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan 5.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines North Macedonia 25% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines

USA lines: 9303.30

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 93 →

HTS code 9303.30.40 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 9303.30 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles).

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any.

3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 3.2%, the Türkiye duty is 3.2%, the Canada duty is 3.5%–7%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 5.4%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 25% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 9303.30 worth US$285m in 2024; the largest supplier was Brazil.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 9303.30.40?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3.8% on the value of the rifle + 10% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 9303.30.40 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 9303.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Brazil (US$43m), followed by Spain.

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