# HS code 9303.90: 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 code 9303.90 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), other than those classified in 9303.10, 9303.20 and 9303.30. It sits in 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)) in chapter 93 (arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 93.03 are classified under 9303.10 (muzzle-loading firearms), 9303.20 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles) and 9303.30 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles). National tariff lines under 9303.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/930390
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) / [9303.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/930390)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9303.90
- 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)
- 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)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9303)
- Chapter: [93: Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof](https://border.bot/hs-codes/93)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/930390)

## What this code covers

HS code 9303.90 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), other than those classified in 9303.10, 9303.20 and 9303.30.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 93.03 are classified under 9303.10 (muzzle-loading firearms), 9303.20 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles) and 9303.30 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles).

- [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

## How it is structured

9303.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 93, are the chapter; the first four, 9303, are heading 93.03; the last two, 90, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 93: Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
- 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)
- Subheading 9303.90: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9303.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/930390): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9303.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/930330) Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles
- Next subheading: [9304.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/930400) Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9303.90 cover?

HS code 9303.90 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), other than those classified in 9303.10, 9303.20 and 9303.30.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9303.90 in?

HS code 9303.90 is in 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)) in chapter 93 (arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 93.03 classified when 9303.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 93.03 are classified under 9303.10 (muzzle-loading firearms), 9303.20 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles) and 9303.30 (other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9303.90?

National tariff lines under 9303.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 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/930390.json