HTS heading 9506 · Chapter 95
HTS 9506: Articles and equipment for general physical exercise,…
HTS heading 9506 covers articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports (including table-tennis) or outdoor games, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; swimming pools and wading pools; parts and accessories thereof. It has 43 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (20 lines), 2.8% (4 lines), 2.6% (2 lines) and others.
Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.
Tariff lines and duty rates
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow-skis and other snow-ski equipment; parts and accessories thereof: | |||||
| 9506.11 | Skis and parts and accessories thereof, except ski poles: | ||||
| 9506.11.20.00 | Cross-country skis[prs.] | Free | 33 1/3% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.11.40 | Other skis | 2.6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 33 1/3% | |
| 9506.11.40.10 | Snowboards[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.11.40.80 | Other[prs.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.11.60.00 | Parts and accessories[No.] | Free | 45% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.12 | Ski bindings and parts and accessories thereof: | ||||
| 9506.12.40.00 | Cross-country[No.] | Free | 45% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.12.80.00 | Other[No.] | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% | Estimate → |
| 9506.19 | Other: | ||||
| 9506.19.40.00 | Cross-country[No.] | Free | 45% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.19.80 | Other | 2.8% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% | |
| 9506.19.80.40 | Ski poles and parts and accessories thereof[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.19.80.80 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| Water skis, surf boards, sailboards and other water- sport equipment; parts and accessories thereof: | |||||
| 9506.21 | Sailboards and parts and accessories thereof: | ||||
| 9506.21.40.00 | Sailboards[No.] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.21.80.00 | Parts and accessories[No.] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.29.00 | Other | Free | 40% | ||
| 9506.29.00.20 | Water skis[prs.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.29.00.30 | Surf boards[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.29.00.80 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| Golf clubs and other golf equipment; parts and accessories thereof: | |||||
| 9506.31.00.00 | Golf clubs, complete[No.] | 4.4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | Estimate → |
| 9506.32.00.00 | Balls[doz.] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.39.00 | Other | 4.9% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 9506.39.00.60 | Parts of golf clubs[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.39.00.80 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.40.00.00 | Articles and equipment for table-tennis, and parts and accessories thereof[No.] | 5.1% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | Estimate → |
| Tennis, badminton or similar rackets, whether or not strung; parts and accessories thereof: | |||||
| 9506.51 | Lawn-tennis rackets, whether or not strung, and parts and accessories thereof: | ||||
| 9506.51.20.00 | Rackets, strung[No.] | 5.3% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | Estimate → |
| 9506.51.40.00 | Rackets, not strung[No.] | 3.9% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | Estimate → |
| 9506.51.60.00 | Parts and accessories[No.] | 3.1% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | Estimate → |
| 9506.59 | Other: | ||||
| 9506.59.40 | Badminton rackets and parts and accessories thereof | 5.6% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 9506.59.40.40 | Rackets and racket frames[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.59.40.80 | Other parts and accessories[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.59.80 | Other | 4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | |
| 9506.59.80.20 | Racquetball rackets[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.59.80.40 | Squash rackets[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.59.80.60 | Other, including parts and accessories[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| Balls, other than golf balls and table-tennis balls: | |||||
| 9506.61.00.00 | Lawn-tennis balls[No.] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.62 | Inflatable balls: | ||||
| 9506.62.40 | Footballs and soccer balls | Free | 30% | ||
| 9506.62.40.40 | Footballs[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.62.40.80 | Soccer balls[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.62.80 | Other | 4.8% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 9506.62.80.20 | Basketballs[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.62.80.40 | Volleyballs[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.62.80.60 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.69 | Other: | ||||
| 9506.69.20 | Baseballs and softballs | Free | 30% | ||
| 9506.69.20.40 | Baseballs[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.69.20.80 | Softballs[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.69.40.00 | Noninflatable hollow balls not over 19 cm in diameter[No.] | 5.4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 70% | Estimate → |
| 9506.69.60 | Other | 4.9% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 9506.69.60.10 | Polo balls[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.69.60.20 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.70 | Ice skates and roller skates, including skating boots with skates attached; parts and accessories thereof: | ||||
| 9506.70.20 | Roller skates and parts and accessories thereof | Free | 20% | ||
| 9506.70.20.10 | Attached to boots[prs.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.70.20.90 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.70.40.00 | Ice skates with footwear permanently attached[prs.] | 2.9% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 20% | Estimate → |
| 9506.70.60 | Other, including parts and accessories for ice skates with footwear permanently attached | Free | 20% | ||
| 9506.70.60.40 | Ice skates[prs.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.70.60.80 | Parts and accessories[prs.] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 9506.91.00 | Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics; parts and accessories thereof | 4.6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | |
| 9506.91.00.10 | Exercise cycles[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.91.00.20 | Exercise rowing machines[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.91.00.30 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.99 | Other: | ||||
| 9506.99.05 | Archery articles and equipment and parts and accessories thereof | Free | 35% | ||
| 9506.99.05.10 | Bows and bow parts[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.99.05.20 | Arrows and arrow parts[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.99.05.30 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| Badminton articles and equipment, except rackets, and parts and accessories thereof: | |||||
| 9506.99.08.00 | Nets of cotton[No., kg] | 2.8% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | Estimate → |
| 9506.99.12.00 | Other[No.] | 5.6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | Estimate → |
| 9506.99.15.00 | Baseball articles and equipment, except balls, and parts and accessories thereof[No.] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.99.20.00 | Football, soccer and polo articles and equip- ment, except balls, and parts and accessories thereof[No.] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.99.25 | Ice-hockey and field-hockey articles and equipment, except balls and skates, and parts and accessories thereof | Free | 30% | ||
| 9506.99.25.40 | Ice-hockey sticks[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.99.25.80 | Other, including parts and accessories[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.99.28.00 | Lacrosse sticks[No.] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| 9506.99.30.00 | Lawn-tennis articles and equipment, except balls and rackets, and parts and accessories thereof[No.] | 3.1% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | Estimate → |
| 9506.99.35.00 | Skeet targets[doz.] | Free | 20% | Estimate → | |
| Sleds, bobsleds, toboggans and the like and parts and accessories thereof: | |||||
| 9506.99.40.00 | Toboggans; bobsleds and luges of a kind used in international competition[No.] | Free | Free | Estimate → | |
| 9506.99.45.00 | Other, including parts and accessories[No.] | 2.8% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% | Estimate → |
| 9506.99.50.00 | Snowshoes and parts and accessories thereof[No.] | 2.6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 33 1/3% | Estimate → |
| 9506.99.55.00 | Swimming pools and wading pools and parts and accessories thereof[No.] | 5.3% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 80% | Estimate → |
| 9506.99.60 | Other | 4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | |
| 9506.99.60.40 | Nets not elsewhere specified or included[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 9506.99.60.80 | Other[No.] | Estimate → |
80 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.
Example: base duty and fees on $10000
For HTS 9506.11.40 at the general rate of 2.6%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (2.6%) | $260.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $307.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
Special program codes in this heading
- A, A*, A+
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- AU
- U.S.–Australia FTA
- BH
- U.S.–Bahrain FTA
- CL
- U.S.–Chile FTA
- CO
- U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
- D
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- E, E*
- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
- IL
- U.S.–Israel FTA
- JO
- U.S.–Jordan FTA
- JP
- U.S.–Japan Trade Agreement
- KR
- U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
- MA
- U.S.–Morocco FTA
- OM
- U.S.–Oman FTA
- P, P+
- CAFTA-DR
- PA
- U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
- PE
- U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
- S, S+
- USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
- SG
- U.S.–Singapore FTA
A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.
Duty by country of origin
- Fitness and gym equipment (9506.91.00) · China · Mexico · Vietnam · Canada · Germany · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan · India · Italy
- Inflatable balls (9506.62.80) · China · Mexico · Vietnam · Canada · Germany · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan · India · Italy
- Golf clubs (9506.31.00) · China · Mexico · Vietnam · Canada · Germany · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan · India · Italy
- Sports equipment, other (9506.99.60) · China · Mexico · Vietnam · Canada · Germany · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan · India · Italy
Frequently asked questions
What is the duty rate for HTS 9506?
Heading 9506 has 43 rate lines. The general (MFN) duty rates are Free (20 lines), 2.8% (4 lines), 2.6% (2 lines), 4.9% (2 lines). Products of free trade agreement partners may enter at the special rate, and Column 2 rates apply to countries without normal trade relations. Chapter 99 tariffs can be added on top: calculate the full amount.
Do Section 301, 232 or 201 tariffs apply to HTS 9506?
It depends on the 8- or 10-digit subheading, the country of origin, the entry date and, for Section 232, the metal content. These additional duties are listed in Chapter 99 of the HTS. The free duty calculator checks each program for a given code, origin and date and shows which apply and why.
What fees are added to an import under HTS 9506?
Formal entries pay the Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464% of value (minimum $34.58, maximum $670.86 in FY2027). Ocean shipments also pay the Harbor Maintenance Fee of 0.125% of value. See the import duty calculator for how they combine.