Key facts
- Most likely code
- 9504.90
- Candidate codes
- 1
- HS edition
- HS2022
Summary
Board games are usually classified under HS code 9504.90 when it is a table or parlour game, such as a board game, that is not playing cards or a video game. It sits in heading 95.04, “Video game consoles and machines, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling equipment, amusement machines operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by any other means of payment”.
How to choose the right code
Is it a board or table game, or a pack of playing cards? Use 9504.90 when it is a table or parlour game, such as a board game, that is not playing cards or a video game. Use 9504.40 when it is a pack of playing cards.
Some similar goods are classified elsewhere: 9504.40 applies when it is a pack of playing cards and 9503.00 applies when it is a puzzle, which is classified with toys.
Codes for board games
Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to board games.
- 9504.90
Most likely
Legal text: “Other”
Heading 95.04: “Video game consoles and machines, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling equipment, amusement machines operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by any other means of payment”
Applies when it is a table or parlour game, such as a board game, that is not playing cards or a video game.
- 9504.40
Classified elsewhere
Legal text: “Playing cards”
Heading 95.04: “Video game consoles and machines, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling equipment, amusement machines operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by any other means of payment”
Applies when it is a pack of playing cards.
- 9503.00
Classified elsewhere
Legal text: “Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size ("scale") models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds”
Heading 95.03: “Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size ("scale") models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds”
Applies when it is a puzzle, which is classified with toys.
Similar products
Products in the same category as board games, or classified under the same headings.
- Playing cardsHS 9504.40
- Video game consolesHS 9504.50
- Building block setsHS 9503.00
- Jigsaw puzzlesHS 9503.00
- Stuffed animalsHS 9503.00
- ToysHS 9503.00
Duty rates by country
National tariff lines for board games are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live.
- Board games in United States5 national lines, duty rates live
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Classification depends on the exact product
The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as board games can fall under different codes.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the HS code for board games?
Board games are usually classified under HS code 9504.90 when it is a table or parlour game, such as a board game, that is not playing cards or a video game. It sits in heading 95.04, “Video game consoles and machines, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling equipment, amusement machines operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by any other means of payment”.
Does the type of game change the HS code for board games?
Yes. Use 9504.90 when it is a table or parlour game, such as a board game, that is not playing cards or a video game. Use 9504.40 when it is a pack of playing cards.
Sources and updates
The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.
The conditions and questions on this page were written for board games by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again.