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Chapter 93 - Arms and ammunition

92 tariff codes found in this chapter

HS CodeDescriptionMFN Rate
9301.10.10.00Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars): - Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars) - GunsFree
9301.10.90.00Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars): - Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars) - Other7%
9301.20.00.00Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Rocket launchers; flame-throwers; grenade launchers; torpedo tubes and similar projectors7%
9301.90.10Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - GunsFree
9301.90.10.10Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Guns - Fully automatic shotgunsFree
9301.90.10.21Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Guns - Rifles: - Bolt actionFree
9301.90.10.22Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Guns - Rifles: - Semi-automaticFree
9301.90.10.23Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Guns - Rifles: - Fully automaticFree
9301.90.10.29Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Guns - Rifles: - OtherFree
9301.90.10.30Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Guns - Machine-gunsFree
9301.90.10.41Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Guns - Sub-machine-guns: - Fully automaticFree
9301.90.10.49Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Guns - Sub-machine-guns: - OtherFree
9301.90.10.90Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Guns - OtherFree
9301.90.90.00Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. - Other - Other7%
9302.00.00Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 93.03 or 93.04.3.5%
9302.00.00.10Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 93.03 or 93.04. - Revolvers3.5%
9302.00.00.21Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 93.03 or 93.04. - Pistols, single barrel: - Semi-automatic3.5%
9302.00.00.29Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 93.03 or 93.04. - Pistols, single barrel: - Other3.5%
9302.00.00.30Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 93.03 or 93.04. - Pistols, multiple barrel3.5%
9303.10.00.00Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Muzzle-loading firearms3.5%
9303.20.10.00Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles - Pump or slide-action shotguns3.5%
9303.20.90Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles - Other3.5%
9303.20.90.11Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles - Other - Shotguns, single barrel: - Semi-automatic3.5%
9303.20.90.19Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles - Other - Shotguns, single barrel: - Other3.5%
9303.20.90.90Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles - Other - Other3.5%
9303.30.10.00Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles - Bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding target shooting rifles7%
9303.30.90Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles - Other3.5%
9303.30.90.11Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles - Other - Centrefire rifles: - Bolt-action repeater3.5%
9303.30.90.14Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles - Other - Centrefire rifles: - Semi-automatic3.5%
9303.30.90.19Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles - Other - Centrefire rifles: - Other3.5%
9303.30.90.90Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles - Other - Other3.5%
9303.90.10.00Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other - Apparatus for the destruction of predatory animals by the discharge of poisonous cartridges; Automatic explosive bird-scaring devicesFree
9303.90.90.00Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns). - Other - Other3.5%
9304.00.10Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07. - Guns and pistols, spring or gas3.5%
9304.00.10.10Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07. - Guns and pistols, spring or gas - Guns3.5%
9304.00.10.20Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07. - Guns and pistols, spring or gas - Pistols3.5%
9304.00.90Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07. - Other7%
9304.00.90.10Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07. - Other - Air guns7%
9304.00.90.90Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07. - Other - Other7%
9305.10.00Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04.3.5%
9305.10.00.10Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Firing mechanisms3.5%
9305.10.00.20Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Frames and receivers3.5%
9305.10.00.30Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Barrels3.5%
9305.10.00.40Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Pistons, locking lugs and gas buffers3.5%
9305.10.00.50Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Magazines and parts thereof3.5%
9305.10.00.60Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Silencers (sound moderators) and parts thereof3.5%
9305.10.00.70Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Butts, grips and plates3.5%
9305.10.00.80Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Slides for pistols and cylinders for revolvers3.5%
9305.10.00.90Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other3.5%
9305.20.10.00Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Shotgun barrels2%
9305.20.20Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; PartsFree
9305.20.20.10Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; Parts - Firing mechanismsFree
9305.20.20.20Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; Parts - Frames and receiversFree
9305.20.20.30Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; Parts - Rifle barrelsFree
9305.20.20.40Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; Parts - Pistons, locking lugs and gas buffersFree
9305.20.20.50Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; Parts - Magazines and parts thereofFree
9305.20.20.60Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; Parts - Silencers (sound moderators) and parts thereofFree
9305.20.20.70Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; Parts - Flash eliminators and parts thereofFree
9305.20.20.80Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; Parts - Breeches, bolts (gunlocks) and bolt carriersFree
9305.20.20.90Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Accessories for use in bolt-action or semi-automatic .22 calibre rimfire rifles, excluding accessories of target shooting rifles; Parts - OtherFree
9305.20.90Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Other7.5%
9305.20.90.60Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Other - Silencers (sound moderators) and parts thereof7.5%
9305.20.90.70Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Other - Flash eliminators and parts thereof7.5%
9305.20.90.90Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03: - Of shotguns or rifles of heading 93.03 - Other - Other7.5%
9305.91.00Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.013.5%
9305.91.00.11Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Of machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, shotguns or rifles: - Firing mechanisms3.5%
9305.91.00.12Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Of machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, shotguns or rifles: - Frames and receivers3.5%
9305.91.00.13Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Of machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, shotguns or rifles: - Barrels3.5%
9305.91.00.14Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Of machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, shotguns or rifles: - Pistons, locking lugs and gas buffers3.5%
9305.91.00.15Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Of machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, shotguns or rifles: - Magazines and parts thereof3.5%
9305.91.00.16Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Of machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, shotguns or rifles: - Silencers (sound moderators) and parts thereof3.5%
9305.91.00.17Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Of machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, shotguns or rifles: - Flash eliminators and parts thereof3.5%
9305.91.00.18Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Of machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, shotguns or rifles: - Breeches, bolts (gunlocks) and bolt carriers3.5%
9305.91.00.19Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Of machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, shotguns or rifles: - Other3.5%
9305.91.00.90Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Of military weapons of heading 93.01 - Other3.5%
9305.99.10.00Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Other - Parts for apparatus for the destruction of predatory animals by the discharge of poisonous cartridges; Parts for automatic explosive bird-scaring devicesFree
9305.99.90.00Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. - Other: - Other - Other3.5%
9306.21.00.00Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Shotgun cartridges and parts thereof; air gun pellets: - Cartridges7%
9306.29.00.00Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Shotgun cartridges and parts thereof; air gun pellets: - OtherFree
9306.30.10.00Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other cartridges and parts thereof - Poisonous cartridges for apparatus for the destruction of predatory animals; Starter cartridges and parts thereof, for diesel or semi-diesel engines; Twin-shot cartridges designed for bird-scaring devicesFree
9306.30.90Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other cartridges and parts thereof - Other7%
9306.30.90.12Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other cartridges and parts thereof - Other - Other cartridges: - Centrefire7%
9306.30.90.19Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other cartridges and parts thereof - Other - Other cartridges: - Other7%
9306.30.90.90Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other cartridges and parts thereof - Other - Other7%
9306.90.10Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other - Parts of bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war3.5%
9306.90.10.10Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other - Parts of bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war - Of guided missiles3.5%
9306.90.10.20Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other - Parts of bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war - Of bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, other missiles and similar munitions of war3.5%
9306.90.90Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other - Other7%
9306.90.90.20Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other - Other - Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war; other ammunition and parts thereof: - Guided missiles7%
9306.90.90.30Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other - Other - Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, other missiles and similar munitions of war; Other ammunition and projectiles7%
9306.90.90.90Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads. - Other - Other - Other: - Other7%
9307.00.00.00Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor.7%

About HS Chapter 93

Chapter 93 of the Canadian customs tariff covers arms and ammunition. TariffCalc lists 92 10-digit tariff items in this chapter, with MFN (Most Favoured Nation) duty rates ranging from 0.0% to 7.5% (average 3.4%).

25 of 92 items (27%) are duty-free under MFN. Importers from countries with Canadian free trade agreements (CUSMA, CETA, CPTPP, CCFTA, CKFTA, and others) can often import at 0% when rules of origin are met.

Example calculation

Value for duty (CAD)$10,000
MFN duty (3.4%)$335
GST 5%$517
Total landed (before freight)$10,852

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Frequently asked questions

What is HS Chapter 93 in the Canadian customs tariff?

Chapter 93 covers arms and ammunition. It contains 92 10-digit tariff items in the TariffCalc database, with MFN duty rates ranging from 0.0% to 7.5%.

What is the typical duty rate for Chapter 93 imports?

The average MFN rate across Chapter 93 is 3.4%. 25 of 92 items are duty-free under MFN, with the remainder subject to duty. Free trade agreements (CUSMA, CETA, CPTPP) may reduce the rate to 0% for qualifying goods.

Do free trade agreements apply?

Yes. Most items in this chapter qualify for preferential rates under CUSMA (US, Mexico), CETA (EU, UK), CPTPP (Japan, Vietnam, etc.), and other Canadian FTAs. See each tariff item’s detail page for the full rate-by-agreement breakdown.

How do I calculate import duties?

For a CAD $10,000 shipment in this chapter at the average MFN rate (3.4%), duties would be approximately $335, plus 5% GST ($517), for a total of $10,852 before freight. Use the TariffCalc calculator for a precise calculation by tariff item, country of origin, and province.

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