Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 9506.99
9506.99.55: Other sports equipment: Swimming pools and wading pools and parts and accessories thereof
Other sports equipment
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 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:
- Other:
- 9506.99 Other:
- 9506.99.55 Swimming pools and wading pools and parts and accessories thereof
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 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Canada
- In force
- from 22 August 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.03.14
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 5.3% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 80% |
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
9506.99 Articles and equipment for general physical exercise: other, other
UK Free – 2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1% 
EU Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 5% 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 35% General (MFN) 26 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 24 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line USA lines: 9506.99
- 9506.99.05Archery articles and equipment and parts and accessories thereof
- 9506.99.08Badminton articles and equipment, except rackets, and parts: nets of cotton
- 9506.99.12Badminton articles and equipment, except rackets, and parts: other
- 9506.99.15Baseball articles and equipment, except balls, and parts and accessories thereof
- 9506.99.20Football, soccer and polo articles and equip- ment, except balls, and parts and accessories thereof
- 9506.99.25Ice-hockey and field-hockey articles and equipment, except balls and skates, and parts and accessories thereof
- 9506.99.28Articles and equipment for general physical exercise: other, lacrosse sticks
- 9506.99.30Lawn-tennis articles and equipment, except balls and rackets, and parts and accessories thereof
- 9506.99.35Articles and equipment for general physical exercise: other, skeet targets
- 9506.99.40Toboggans; bobsleds and luges of a kind used in international competition
- 9506.99.45Other, including parts and accessories
- 9506.99.50Snowshoes and parts and accessories thereof
- 9506.99.55Swimming pools and wading pools and parts and accessories thereof
- 9506.99.60Articles and equipment for general physical exercise: other
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.
- N357680 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of fiberglass swimming pool shells from Brazil
- N345952 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a chlorine dispenser and a thermometer from China
- N337024 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a wading pool and self-sealing water balloons from China
- N323180 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a wading pool from China
- N322909 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the “WOW 10' Giant Splash Pad” from China
- N318201 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a pool liner from China
- N313243 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the “Seahorse Playcenter” from China
- N306746 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an inflatable shade pool from China
Legal notes
HTS code 9506.99.55 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 9506.99 (articles and equipment for general physical exercise: other, other).
The general duty is 5.3%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–2%, the EU duty is 0%–2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–2.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 35%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 7% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 9506.99 worth US$2.2bn in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 9506.99.55?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 5.3%; 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 9506.99.55 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 9506.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$1.4bn), followed by Canada.
Typical products
- bokken sword
- cam, climbing equipment
- carabiner, alpha steel
- climbing nuts
- cricket bats
- cricket pads
- cricket stumps
- football goal
- inflatable football goal
- torque nuts
- wired torque nuts
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.