Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 9306.30
9306.30.41: Cartridges and empty cartridge shells
Other cartridges and parts
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 7 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9306 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 cartridgewads:
- 9306.30 Other cartridges and parts thereof:
- 9306.30.41 Cartridges and empty cartridge shells
What you pay
Importing into USA
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 2
- 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
- Additional dutyRussia rate increase (Pub. L. 117-110) — Russian Federation (rates in lieu of column 2) 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- In force
- from 28 June 2022
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.90.08
Subdivisions
- 9306.30.41 Cartridges and empty cartridge shells Free
- 9306.30.41.10 .22 caliber No.
- 9306.30.41.20 Other No.
- 9306.30.41.30 Other No.
- 9306.30.41.38 Cartridges for riveting or similar tools or for captive-bolt humane killers and parts thereof thousands
- 9306.30.41.40 For rifles or pistols No.
- 9306.30.41.50 Other No.
- 9306.30.41.60 Other No.
Footnotes
- 9903.90.08 Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter
Same subheading in other tariffs
9306.30 Other cartridges and parts thereof
UK Free – 2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
EU 1.7% – 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.4% 
Türkiye 1.7% – 2.7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Canada Free – 7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 5.3% 
Mexico 5% – 15% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 12.5% 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 4% · 6× specific or compound duty 
Japan 5.4% – 8.4% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 7.4% 
Taiwan Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 7% – 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 19% 
Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15% USA lines: 9306.30
Binding rulings for similar goods
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
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) goods of Chapter 36 (for example, percussion caps, detonators, signalling flares);
(b) parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39);
(c) armoured fighting vehicles (heading 8710);
(d) telescopic sights or other optical devices suitable for use with arms, unless mounted on a firearm or presented with the firearm on which they are designed to be mounted (Chapter 90);
(e) bows, arrows, fencing foils or toys (Chapter 95); or
2. In heading 9306, the reference to ‘parts thereof’ does not include radio or radar apparatus of heading 8526.
HTS code 9306.30.41 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 9306.30 (other cartridges and parts thereof).
The general duty is free.
7 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–2%, the EU duty is 1.7%–2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 1.7%–2.7%, the Canada duty is 0%–7%, the Mexico duty is 5%–15%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 5.4%–8.4%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 7%–25% and the Nigeria duty is 10%–20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 9306.30 worth US$731m in 2024; the largest supplier was Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 9306.30.41?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 9306.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Brazil (US$155m), followed by South Korea.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.