36.03 Safety fuses; detonating cords; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section VI, Chemical Products — inorganic and organic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, paints and cosmetics.
- 36 Chapter Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
- 03 Heading Safety fuses; detonating cords; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 6 six-digit codes below
Chapter 36 covers explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations: fireworks, safety matches, blasting compounds and similar controlled goods. Nearly every country requires special import licensing for this chapter regardless of HS code. Classification tip: Consumer fireworks and industrial/mining explosives sit on different subheadings and face very different licensing regimes: confirm which category applies before assuming a single import permit covers both.
All of chapter 36The 6 six-digit codes under 36.03
One of these is the number you declare.
Other headings in chapter 36
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 36.03? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment36.03 FAQ
Heading 36.03 covers safety fuses; detonating cords; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators. It is part of chapter 36 (explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations), and it is subdivided into 6 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 6 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section VI and to chapter 36. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.