9301 Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 9307

Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 9307:

Duty rate for goods from outside the EU

0% of the customs value

Valid since 15 September 1994

Other measures can apply depending on the country of origin, for example preferences, quotas or anti-dumping duties. Check the TARIC for your case.

Import VAT, standard rate

  • Netherlands: 21%
  • Germany: 19%
  • France: 20%
  • Belgium: 21%

Standard rate. A reduced rate can apply to some goods.

Codes below this level

  • 9301 10 00 Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars)
  • 9301 20 00 Rocket launchers; flame-throwers; grenade launchers; torpedo tubes and similar projectors
  • 9301 90 00 Other

Notes of the nomenclature

Chapter 93: Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) goods of Chapter 36 (for example, percussion caps, detonators, signalling flares);

(b) parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39);

(c) armoured fighting vehicles (heading 8710);

(d) telescopic sights or other optical devices suitable for use with arms, unless mounted on a firearm or presented with the firearm on which they are designed to be mounted (Chapter 90);

(e) bows, arrows, fencing foils or toys (Chapter 95); or

(f) collectors' pieces or antiques (heading 9705 or 9706).

2. In heading 9306, the reference to ‘parts thereof’ does not include radio or radar apparatus of heading 8526.

Indicative only. The binding ruling comes from customs.

Data as of 6 October 2026. Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Regulation (EU) 2025/1926).

European Commission data, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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