9306.90 Ammunition; n.e.c. in chapter 93
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
Section XIX, Arms & Ammunition — arms, ammunition and their parts and accessories.
- 93 Chapter Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
- 06 Heading Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition, projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads
- 90 Subheading Ammunition; n.e.c. in chapter 93
Chapter 93 covers arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof: firearms, ammunition and military weapons. This chapter is subject to strict export and import licensing in virtually every jurisdiction, independent of the HS code itself. Classification tip: Even parts and accessories (not just complete firearms) usually require the same import/export licensing as finished weapons, so don't assume a 'parts only' shipment is exempt from arms-control paperwork.
All of chapter 93Other codes under 93.06
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 9306.90? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment9306.90 FAQ
9306.90 covers ammunition; n.e.c. in chapter 93. It sits under heading 93.06 (bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition, projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads) in chapter 93, Section XIX of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 9306.90 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XIX and to chapter 93. 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.