Name: TARIC 9303900000 - Other
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9303900000 - Blank-firing gun - Duty 3.2% - The Trade Hub

Hierarchy

9300000000ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF

9303000000Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns 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)

9303100000Muzzle-loading firearms 9303200000Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles 9303300000Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles

9303900000Other

Duties & Measures

Third Country Duty3.200 %

Base rate (erga omnes)

Applies to all third countries without preferential agreement

3.200 %

Preferential rates(46)

+36

Preferential rates - 46 Origin
Origin	Savings	Trade agreement	Details
EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods1006 0.000 %-3.2 pp	-3.2 pp	—	1
EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007 0.000 %-3.2 pp	-3.2 pp	—	2
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000 0.000 %-3.2 pp	-3.2 pp	—
European Economic Area2012 0.000 %-3.2 ppEEA Agreement	-3.2 pp	EEA Agreement	1
OCTs2080 0.000 %-3.2 ppOverseas Association Decision	-3.2 pp	Overseas Association Decision
Central America2200 0.000 %-3.2 ppEU-Central America Association Agreement	-3.2 pp	EU-Central America Association Agreement
Mercosur5500 0.000 %-3.2 pp	-3.2 pp	—	1
Andorra 0.000 %-3.2 ppEU-Andorra Customs Union	-3.2 pp	EU-Andorra Customs Union

Low-value consignment customs duty(2)

inherited from 9303000000

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EURRegulation 0382/262026-07-01

TM01066From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, a customs duty of EUR 3 per item in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed a total of EUR 150 shall apply instead of the relief eliminated pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation, where: (a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or (b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EUR4Regulation 0382/262026-11-01

4 certificate(s) required

C127Other certificates

Merchant product identifier

C128Other certificates

Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier

C129Other certificates

Standardised manufacturer product identifier

Y081Particular provisions

No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists

Import not allowed

Supplementary unit(1)

inherited from 9303000000

ERGA OMNES

NARRegulation 2658/872008-01-01

Suspension -ships, vessels & drilling platforms(1)

ERGA OMNES

0.000 %1Regulation 2658/872016-07-01

1 certificate(s) required

C990Other certificates

End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Measure not applicable

EU003According to The Special Provisions of Section II (A) (3) of the Preliminary Provisions of the Combined Nomenclature the suspension of customs duties for goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms shall be subject to conditions laid down in the relevant provisions of the European Union with a view to customs control of the use of such goods.

TM5101. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of goods intended for incorporation in the ships, boats or other vessels classified at the following CN codes 8901 10 10; 8901 20 10; 8901 30 10; 8901 90 10; 8902 00 10; 8903 91 10; 8903 92 10; 8904 00 10; 8904 00 91; 8905 10 10; 8905 90 10; 8906 10 00; 8906 90 10 for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for fitting to or equipping such ships, boats or other vessels. 2. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of: (a) goods intended for incorporation in drilling or production platforms: (1) fixed, of subheading ex 8430 49, operating in or outside the territorial sea of Member States, or (2) floating or submersible, of subheading 8905 20, for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for equipping the said platforms. (b) tubes, pipes, cables and their connection pieces, linking these drilling or production platforms to the mainland.

Import control(5)

Belarus

Regulation 0765/062025-07-20

2 certificate(s) required

Y757Particular provisions

The prohibitions defined in article 1aa.1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1aa.2a)

Y758Particular provisions

The prohibitions defined in article 1aa paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 do not apply (see contractual exemptions in article 1aa paragraph 2b)

Import/export not allowed after control

CD966It shall be prohibited to purchase, import or transfer, directly or indirectly, the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List of the European Union (“Common Military List”) into the Union if they originate in Belarus or are exported from Belarus. (Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 - Article 1aa.1)

Libya

Regulation 0813/252025-04-29

1 certificate(s) required

Y182Particular provisions

Goods other than those concerned by the prohibitions defined in article 3(a) of Regulation (EU) No 2016/44

Import/export not allowed after control

TM01021Article 3 1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List of the European Union (*) (the Common Military List), as well as firearms, their parts and essential components, and ammunition as defined in Regulation (EU) No 258/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (**), whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya.

Russia

Decision 0512/142017-03-31

1 certificate(s) required

Y920Particular provisions

Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure

Import not allowed

TM839The import, purchase or transport of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts therefor, from Russia by nationals of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be prohibited (COUNCIL DECISION 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014). The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution of contracts or agreements concluded before 1 August 2014, and to the provision of spare parts and services necessary to the maintenance and safety of existing capabilities within the Union.

Ukraine

Regulation 0692/142026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y997Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

Import not allowed

CD967I. According to Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol. The prohibition shall not apply in respect of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part. II. According to the Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014, the export of goods and technologies suited for use in the sectors of transport; telecommunications; energy; prospection, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources is prohibited: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or (b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.

Ukraine

Regulation 0263/222026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y984Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import/export not allowed after control

CD860According to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 (OJ L42I, p. 77): I. It shall be prohibited to import into the European Union goods originating in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine. The import prohibitions not apply in respect of: (a) the execution until 24 May 2022 of trade contracts concluded before 23 February 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking to perform the contract has notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established; (b) goods originating in the specified territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. II. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export goods and technology listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories, or (b) for use in the specified territories. Annex II shall include certain goods and technologies suited for use in the following key sectors: (i) transport; (ii) telecommunications; (iii) energy; (iv) the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources. The prohibitions in point II above shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.

Import control -restricted goods & technologies(1)

Libya

Regulation 0044/162016-01-20

1 certificate(s) required

Y920Particular provisions

Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure

Import/export not allowed after control

CD995If the declared goods are described in the footnotes linked to the measure, export/import is not allowed.

TM611Firearms not controlled by ML 1 and ML 2 of the EU Common Military List (see TM 637)

TM637Common Military List of the European Union Union (adopted by the Council on 9 February 2015) (equipment covered by Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing the control of exports of military technology and equipment) (2015/C 129/01).

Import prohibition -torture goods(1)

inherited from 9303000000

ERGA OMNES

Regulation 0125/192025-08-20

Except:XL(XL)XC(XC)

2 certificate(s) required

C064Other certificates

Authorisation for export or import of goods that could be used for torture (Regulation (EU) 2019/125)

Y904Particular provisions

Goods other than those described in the TR footnotes linked to the measure

Import/export not allowed after control

CD990If the declared goods are described in the "TR" footnotes linked to the measure and they are not medical technical goods and they won't be used for the exclusive purpose of public display in a museum in view of their historic significance,export/import is prohibited (Regulation (EU) 2019/125 (OJ L 30).

TR044Equipment and explosive projectiles for dispensing injurious quantities of riot control agents from aerial platforms.

Restriction on entry into free circulation(4)

inherited from 9300000000

Iraq

—Regulation 1210/032003-05-23

4061Arms, between 50 and 100 years old, other than those covered by the additional codes 4008, 4010, 4011, 4013, 4023, 4040 - 4048

TM570The following shall be prohibited: a) the import of or the introduction into the territory of the Community of, and b) the dealing in, Iraqi cultural property and other items of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific and religious importance, if they have been illegally removed from locations in Iraq, in particular, if: i) the items form an integral part of either the public collections listed in the inventories of Iraqi museums, archives or libraries' conservation collection, or the inventories of Iraqi religious institutions, or ii) there exists reasonable suspicion that the goods have been removed from Iraq without the consent of their legitimate owner or have been removed in breach of Iraq's laws and regulations. These prohibitions shall not apply if it is shown that either: a) the cultural items were exported from Iraq prior to 6 August 1990; or b) the cultural items are being returned to Iraqi institutions in accordance with the objective of safe return as set out in paragraph 7 of UNSC Resolution 1483 (2003).

Iraq

—Regulation 1210/032003-05-23

4099Other than those mentioned in Regulation (EC) no 1210/2003 (OJ L 169): no restrictions

Syria

—Regulation 1332/132025-05-29

4061Arms, between 50 and 100 years old, other than those covered by the additional codes 4008, 4010, 4011, 4013, 4023, 4040 - 4048

TM572It shall be prohibited to import, export, or transfer Syrian cultural property goods and other goods of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific or religious importance, including those listed in Annex XI of Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the goods have been removed from Syria without the consent of their legitimate owner or have been removed in breach of Syrian law or international law, in particular if the goods form an integral part of either the public collections listed in the inventories of the conservation collections of Syrian museums, archives or libraries, or the inventories of Syrian religious institutions. The prohibition shall not apply if it is demonstrated that: (a) the goods were exported from Syria prior to 9 May 2011; or (b) the goods are being safely returned to their legitimate owners in Syria.

Syria

—Regulation 1332/132025-05-29

4098Other than those mentioned in Regulation (EC) no 1332/2013 (OJ L 335): no restrictions

Start date: 1972-01-01

Description & Classification

Common misclassifications

9303100000: The firearm can be loaded only through the muzzle.
9303300000: It is another sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifle.

Classification tips

The product is not a firearm that can be loaded only through the muzzle.
The product is not another sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifle.

Typical uses

Regulatory notes

Chapter noteChapter 93 — Arms and ammunition; Parts and accessories thereof

This chapter does not cover: caps, detonators, signalling flares and other pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604, parts of general use as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, armoured fighting vehicles (heading 8710), telescopic sights or other optical devices of Chapter 90 unless mounted on arms, or swords, cutlasses, bayonets and similar arms intended for display or collection when recognizable as antiques (heading 9706). The chapter covers military weapons (heading 9301), revolvers and pistols (heading 9302), other firearms (heading 9303-9304), parts and accessories (heading 9305), and bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war, and parts thereof (heading 9306). Cartridges and other ammunition, and parts thereof including shot and cartridge wads, are covered by heading 9306.

Section note

Non-preferential origin

specific

Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns 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).

CTH, with the exclusion of locks, breeches, breech boxes, frames or barrels of heading 9305; or assembly, accompanied by the production of at least one of the essential parts of the mechanism (lock, breech, breech box, frame) or of the complete barrel.

Residual rule

Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the primary rules, the country of origin of the goods shall be the country in which the major portion of the materials originated, as determined on the basis of the value of the materials.

Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446

FAQ

What is the EU customs duty for Other (9303900000)?

The third country duty (erga omnes) for Other is 3.200 %. This rate applies to imports from countries without a preferential trade agreement with the EU.

Are there tariff preferences for Other (9303900000)?

Yes, 43 tariff preferences are available for this code. Preferential rates apply to imports from countries with a trade agreement with the EU.

Are import controls required for Other (9303900000)?

Yes, 6 import control measure(s) apply to this code (e.g. CITES, REACH, sanitary controls, etc.).

How many BTIs (Binding Tariff Information) exist for Other (9303900000)?

2 BTIs have been issued for this TARIC code by EU Member States customs authorities.

What products are classified under code 9303900000?

TARIC code 9303900000 (Other) covers the following products: Blank-firing pistol, Captive-bolt humane killer operating by an explosive charge.

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#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇹🇷 Turkey	€11.8M	300Kt	€39.37/kg	39.7%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€7.3M	24Kt	€309.24/kg	24.5%
3	🇺🇸 United States	€5.4M	26Kt	€209.82/kg	18.0%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€3.0M	10Kt	€306.04/kg	10.0%
5	🇨🇦 Canada	€2.3M	5Kt	€463.99/kg	7.9%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€26.0M	332Kt	€78.27/kg	59.3%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€7.6M	23Kt	€328.79/kg	17.3%
3	🇺🇦 Ukraine	€4.2M	26Kt	€160.90/kg	9.6%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€3.4M	75Kt	€45.38/kg	7.8%
5	🇸🇬 Singapore	€2.1M	38Kt	€54.08/kg	4.7%
6	🇬🇹 GT	€560K	4Kt	€141.72/kg	1.3%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇹🇷 Turkey	€11.8M	300Kt	€39.37/kg	39.7%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€7.3M	24Kt	€309.24/kg	24.5%
3	🇺🇸 United States	€5.4M	26Kt	€209.82/kg	18.0%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€3.0M	10Kt	€306.04/kg	10.0%
5	🇨🇦 Canada	€2.3M	5Kt	€463.99/kg	7.9%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€26.0M	332Kt	€78.27/kg	59.3%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€7.6M	23Kt	€328.79/kg	17.3%
3	🇺🇦 Ukraine	€4.2M	26Kt	€160.90/kg	9.6%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€3.4M	75Kt	€45.38/kg	7.8%
5	🇸🇬 Singapore	€2.1M	38Kt	€54.08/kg	4.7%
6	🇬🇹 GT	€560K	4Kt	€141.72/kg	1.3%

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