Chapter 36
Explosives; Pyrotechnic Products; Matches; Pyrophoric Alloys
27 tariff lines · 19 filing-ready 10-digit codes · codes begin with 36
Chapter 36 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers explosives; Pyrotechnic Products; Matches; Pyrophoric Alloys. Every code in this chapter starts with the digits 36. Work down the nested list below: the bold headings are broad categories, and the 10-digit statistical codes underneath them are what you actually declare to US Customs. Duty rates shown are the general (Column 1) rates that apply to most trading partners.
Codes in Chapter 36
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3602.00.00.30 | Dynamite and other high explosives, put up in cartridges, sticks or other forms, suitable for blasting | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3602.00.00.60 | Other | 10-digit statistical code |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3603.10.00.00 | Safety fuses | 10-digit statistical code | 3% |
| 3603.20.00.00 | Detonating cords | 10-digit statistical code | 3% |
| 3603.30.00.00 | Percussion caps | 10-digit statistical code | 4.2% |
| 3603.40.00.00 | Detonating caps | 10-digit statistical code | 0.2% |
| 3603.50.00.00 | Igniters | 10-digit statistical code | 0.2% |
| 3603.60.00.00 | Electric detonators | 10-digit statistical code | 0.2% |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3604.10 | Fireworks | 6-digit heading | |
| 3604.10.10.00 | Display or special fireworks (Class 1.3G) | 10-digit statistical code | 2.4% |
| 3604.10.90 | Other (including Class 1.4G) | 8-digit subheading | 5.3% |
| 3604.10.90.10 | Class 1.4G (Class C) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3604.10.90.50 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3604.90.00.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 6.5% |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3605.00.00.30 | Matches with natural wood stems | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3605.00.00.60 | Other | 10-digit statistical code |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3606.10.00.00 | Liquid or liquefied-gas fuels in containers of a kind used for filling or refilling cigarette or similar lighters and of a capacity not exceeding 300 cm3 | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3606.90 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 3606.90.30.00 | Ferrocerium and other pyrophoric alloys | 10-digit statistical code | 5.9% |
| 3606.90.40.00 | Metaldehyde | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3606.90.80.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 5% |
Not sure which line applies?
Classification follows the General Rules of Interpretation: the most specific description wins, and you must use a 10-digit statistical code on the entry. When two lines look equally plausible, a CBP binding ruling is the only way to be certain.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.
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