Chapter 36, Explosives and matches / Heading 3605

HTS 3605.00.00.30: Matches with natural wood stems

Schedule text: Matches with natural wood stems. Classification: Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604 › Matches with natural wood stems

General rate of duty

Free

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

20%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

7.5%

List 4A

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: Free
3605.00.00.30
0%$0.00
Section 301 China (List 4A)
7.5%$750.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
20%$2,000.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Related lines

Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.

  • 3605.00.00Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604 (rate line, Free)
  • 3605.00.00.60Other

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 3605.00.00.30?
HTS 3605.00.00.30 covers matches with natural wood stems; the schedule's own line text is "Matches with natural wood stems". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604 › Matches with natural wood stems. It sits in chapter 36 (Explosives and matches) under heading 3605.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 3605.00.00.30?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 3605.00.00.30 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 20%: 0% general rate + 7.5% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 4A). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 3605.00.00.30?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 3605.00.00 (Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604), which has 1 other statistical line. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.