Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 9506.51

9506.51.40

9506.51.40: Lawn-tennis rackets, whether or not strung, and parts: rackets, not strung

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 9506 Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports (including table-tennis) or outdoor games, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; swimming pools and wading pools; parts and accessories thereof:
  2. Tennis, badminton or similar rackets, whether or not strung; parts and accessories thereof:
  3. 9506.51 Lawn-tennis rackets, whether or not strung, and parts and accessories thereof:
  4. 9506.51.40 Rackets, not strung

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3.9% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges —
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.

No additional measures recorded for this origin.

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3.9%
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–Japan Trade Agreement JPJapanFree
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, Belarus30%

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

Same subheading in other tariffs

9506.51 Lawn-tennis rackets, whether or not strung

UK 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 4.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 4.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5% Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 20% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 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 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 9506.51

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 95 →

HTS code 9506.51.40 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 9506.51 (lawn-tennis rackets, whether or not strung).

The general duty is 3.9%, and quantities are declared in p/st.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%, the EU duty is 4.7%, the Türkiye duty is 4.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–10%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, 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 free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 9506.51 worth US$62m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 9506.51.40?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3.9%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 9506.51.40 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, JP, 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 9506.51 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$43m), followed by Japan.

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