# HS heading 93.03: 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)

> HS heading 93.03 covers 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). It is in chapter 93 (arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof). It is split into 4 subheadings: 9303.10 (muzzle-loading firearms), 9303.20 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles), 9303.30 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles) and 9303.90 (other). National tariff lines under heading 93.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (17 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/9303
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 93](https://border.bot/hs-codes/93) / [93.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9303)

## Key facts

- Heading: 93.03
- Description: 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)
- Chapter: 93: Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
- Subheadings: 4
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 93.03 covers 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).

It is split into 4 subheadings: 9303.10 (muzzle-loading firearms), 9303.20 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles), 9303.30 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles) and 9303.90 (other).

- [9303.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/930310) Muzzle-loading firearms
- [9303.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/930320) Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles
- [9303.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/930330) Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles
- [9303.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/930390) Other

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 93 are classified in its other 6 headings, listed below.

- [93.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9301) Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07
- [93.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9302) Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 93.03 or 93.04
- [93.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9304) Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07
- [93.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9305) Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04
- [93.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 cartridge wads
- [93.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9307) Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor

## How it is structured

Heading 93.03 is one of 7 headings in chapter 93. Its first two digits, 93, are the chapter; the next two, 03, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (9303.10, 9303.20, 9303.30).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 93.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (17 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/93): 17 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [93.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9302) Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 93.03 or 93.04
- Next heading: [93.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9304) Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 93.03 cover?

HS heading 93.03 covers 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).

### Which chapter is HS heading 93.03 in?

HS heading 93.03 is in chapter 93 (arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 93.03 have?

HS heading 93.03 has 4 subheadings: 9303.10 (muzzle-loading firearms), 9303.20 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles), 9303.30 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles) and 9303.90 (other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 93.03?

National tariff lines under heading 93.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (17 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/9303.json