# HS code 9405.39: Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees

> HS code 9405.39 covers lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees, other than those classified in 9405.31. It sits in heading 94.05 (luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 94 (furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings). Other goods of heading 94.05 are classified under 9405.11 (chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources), 9405.19 (chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares, other), 9405.21 (electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources), 9405.29 (electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires, other) or 10 others. National tariff lines under 9405.39 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/940539
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 94](https://border.bot/hs-codes/94) / [94.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9405) / [9405.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940539)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9405.39
- Covers: Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees
- Heading: [94.05: Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9405)
- Chapter: [94: Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings](https://border.bot/hs-codes/94)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/940539)

## What this code covers

HS code 9405.39 covers lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees, other than those classified in 9405.31.

The legal text of the subheading is “Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees: Other”, read under “Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 94.05 are classified under 9405.11 (chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources), 9405.19 (chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares, other), 9405.21 (electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources), 9405.29 (electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires, other) or 10 others.

- [9405.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940511) Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares: Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
- [9405.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940519) Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares: Other
- [9405.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940521) Electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires: Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
- [9405.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940529) Electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires: Other
- [9405.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940531) Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees: Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
- [9405.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940541) Other electric luminaires and lighting fittings: Photovoltaic, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
- [9405.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940542) Other electric luminaires and lighting fittings: Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
- [9405.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940549) Other electric luminaires and lighting fittings: Other
- [9405.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940550) Non-electrical luminaires and lighting fittings
- [9405.61](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940561) Illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like: Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
- [9405.69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940569) Illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like: Other
- [9405.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940591) Parts: Of glass
- [9405.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940592) Parts: Of plastics
- [9405.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940599) Parts: Other

## How it is structured

9405.39 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 94, are the chapter; the first four, 9405, are heading 94.05; the last two, 39, identify the subheading within the heading.

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

- Chapter 94: Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
- Heading 94.05: Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included
- Within the heading: Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees
- Subheading 9405.39: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9405.39 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/940539): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [9405.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940531) Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees: Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
- Next subheading: [9405.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/940541) Other electric luminaires and lighting fittings: Photovoltaic, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9405.39 cover?

HS code 9405.39 covers lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees, other than those classified in 9405.31.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9405.39 in?

HS code 9405.39 is in heading 94.05 (luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 94 (furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings).

### Where are goods of heading 94.05 classified when 9405.39 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 94.05 are classified under 9405.11 (chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources), 9405.19 (chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares, other), 9405.21 (electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources), 9405.29 (electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires, other) or 10 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9405.39?

National tariff lines under 9405.39 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/940539.json
