Heading 9817
Nets or sections or parts of nets
30 declarable lines
Heading 9817 is a chapter 98 heading for special classifications, not a normal product chapter. It covers duty-free and reduced-duty entries tied to specific uses, users or temporary import situations, such as fish sampling nets, visual materials, agricultural machinery, articles for the blind, theatrical goods, event goods, prototypes and ritual articles. Most lines are Free, but ski racing protective apparel under 9817.61.01 has a general (MFN) rate of 5.5%.
Products in this heading
- Monofilament gill nets for fish sampling
- Agricultural or horticultural machinery, equipment and implements
- Theatrical scenery, properties and apparel imported temporarily by producers
- Custom-made footwear presented singly for support after illness, operation or injury
- Mounted polycrystalline diamond tool and drill bit blanks
- Prototypes used only for development, testing, product evaluation or quality control
- Seder plates, blessing cups, menorahs or kinaras
- Three-dimensional holiday symbols or motifs
How to choose the right subheading
- Identify the actual use or user first, such as fish sampling, licensed wild bird taking, agriculture, theatrical production, an international athletic event, blind users, prototype testing, or religious or cultural ritual.
- Check whether the goods must be imported temporarily, not for sale, or by a specific person or organization.
- For visual or auditory materials, confirm they meet the U.S. note 1(a) test before using 9817.00.40.00.
- For footwear, confirm it is made to measure, presented singly and designed to fit either foot equally.
- For apparel, confirm special protective features for ski racing; otherwise use the normal chapter 61 or 62 heading.
Often confused with
- Heading 5608Ordinary fishing nets not intended for fish sampling
Made-up fishing nets of textile are classified in heading 5608, not as sampling nets.
- Heading 9505Christmas ornaments and other festive decorations
Festive articles are in heading 9505 unless they are utilitarian ritual articles of 9817.95.01.
- Heading 9503Toy models
Toy models are in heading 9503; 9817.00.40 excludes toy models.
- Heading 6403Ordinary footwear with leather uppers
Normal footwear is in chapter 64; 9817.64.01 applies only to made-to-measure injury footwear presented singly.
- Heading 6110Knit sweaters and pullovers
These are in heading 6110; 9817.61.01 covers only ski racing protective apparel.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a menorah?
A menorah that is a utilitarian article for a religious or cultural ritual celebration is classified under 9817.95.01, with a general (MFN) rate of Free.
What is the duty on ski racing protective apparel?
Ski racing apparel with special padding or construction to protect against slalom gate blows or falls is classified under 9817.61.01, with a general (MFN) rate of 5.5%.
How do I classify a prototype used only for product testing?
A prototype used exclusively for development, testing, product evaluation or quality control is classified under 9817.85.01, with a general (MFN) rate of Free.
Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.
All lines in heading 9817
- 9817.00.20.00Monofilament gill nets to be used for fish samplingFree
- 9817.00.30.00To be used in taking wild birds under license issued by an appropriate Federal or State governmental authorityFree
- 9817.00.40.00Developed photographic film, including motion-picture film on which pictures or sound and pictures have been recorded; photographic slides; transparencies; sound recordings; recorded video tape; models (except toy models); charts; maps; globes; and posters; all of the foregoing which are determined to be visual or auditory materials in accordance with U.S. note 1(a) of this subchapterFree
- 9817.00.42.00Holograms for laser projection; microfilm, microfiches and similar articlesFree
- 9817.00.44.00Motion-picture films in any form on which pictures, or sound and pictures, have been recorded, whether or not developedFree
- 9817.00.46.00Sound recordings, combination sound and visual recordings, and magnetic recordings; video discs, video tapes and similar articlesFree
- 9817.00.48.00Patterns and wall charts; globes; mock-ups or visualizations of abstract concepts such as molecular structures or mathematical formulae; materials for programmed instruction; and kits containing printed materials and audio materials or any combination of two or more of the foregoingFree
- 9817.00.50.00Machinery, equipment and implements to be used for agricultural or horticultural purposesFree
- 9817.00.60.00Parts to be used in articles provided for in headings 8432, 8433, 8434 and 8436, whether or not such parts are principally used as parts of such articles and whether or not covered by a specific provision within the meaning of additional U.S. rule of interpretation 1(c)Free
- 9817.00.70.00Animals, game, imported to be liberated in the United States for stocking purposesFree
- 9817.00.80Articles of copperFree
- 9817.00.90.40Pigs, ingots or billetsFree
- 9817.00.90.60Relaying or rerolling railsFree
- 9817.00.90.80OtherFree
- 9817.00.92Books, music and pamphlets, in raised print, used exclusively by or for themFree
- 9817.00.94Braille tablets, cubarithms, and special apparatus, machines, presses, and types for their use or benefit exclusivelyFree
- 9817.00.96OtherFree
- 9817.00.98.00Theatrical scenery, properties and apparel brought into the United States by proprietors or managers of theatrical, ballet, opera or similar productions arriving from abroad for temporary use by them in such productionsFree
- 9817.22.05Rum, tafia, liqueurs and spirituous beverages, of a type classifiable in subheading 2208.40 or 2208.90 and described in U.S. note 6 to this subchapter
- 9817.29.01Cyclic organic chemical products in any physical form having an aromatic or modified aromatic structure, however provided for in chapter 29 (but excluding 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid, sodium salt), to be used in the manufacture of photographic color couplers; photographic color couplers (but excluding 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid, sodium salt) (all the foregoing goods however provided for in chapter 29 or in subheading 3707.90.31, 3707.90.32 or 3707.90.60)Free
- 9817.29.02Methanol (Methyl alcohol) produced from natural gas aboard a vessel on the high seas or in foreign watersFree
- 9817.57.01Needle-craft display models, primarily hand stitched, of completed mass-produced kits (provided for in subheading 5701.10.40, 5701.10.90, 5701.90.20, 5805.00.25, 5805.00.40, 6302.91, 6302.93.10, 6302.93.20, 6302.99.20, 6303.19, 6303.92.10, 6303.92.20, 6303.99, 6304.92, 6304.93, 6304.99.15, 6304.99.35, 6304.99.60, 6307.90.85 or 6307.90.98).Free
- 9817.60.00.00Any of the following articles not intended for sale or distribution to the public: personal effects of aliens who are participants in, officials of, or accredited members of delegations to, an international athletic event held in the United States, such as the Olympics and Paralympics, the Goodwill Games, the Special Olympics World Games, the World Cup Soccer Games, or any similar international athletic event as the Secretary of the Treasury may determine, and of persons who are immediate family members of or servants to any of the foregoing persons; equipment and materials imported in connection with any such foregoing event by or on behalf of the foregoing persons or the organizing committee of such an event, articles to be used in exhibitions depicting the culture of a country participating in such an event; and, if consistent with the foregoing, such other articles as the Secretary of the Treasury may allowFree
- 9817.61.01Articles of ski racing apparel which, because of their padding, construction, or other special features, are specially designed to protect against injuries from the sport of ski racing, such as blows caused by slalom gates or falls (provided for in subheading 6101.30.20, 6105.20.20, 6110.11, 6110.12.20, 6110.19, 6110.20.20, 6110.30.30, 6112.20.10, 6114.30.30, 6203.43.15 or 6203.43.35)5.5%
- 9817.64.01Footwear, other than goods of heading 9021, of a kind for supporting or holding the foot following an illness, operation or injury, provided that such footwear is (1) made to measure and (2) presented singly and not in pairs and designed to fit either foot equallyFree
- 9817.82.01Mounted tool and drill bit blanks of polycrystalline diamond (provided for in subheadings 8207.19.60, 8207.50.40 or 8207.50.80) and mounted tool blanks of polycrystalline diamond (provided for in subheadings 8207.70.60, 8207.80.60, 8207.90.45 or 8207.90.75Free
- 9817.84.01Wheelbuilding, wheel-trueing, rimpunching, tire fitting and similar machines (provided for in subheading 8462.22, 8462.23, 8462.24, 8462.25, 8462.26, 8462.29, 8462.42, 8462.49, 8462.51, 8462.59, 8479.83, 8479.89.95, 8485.10.01 or 9031.80), all the foregoing suitable for use in the manufacture of wheels for bicyclesFree
- 9817.85.01Prototypes to be used exclusively for development, testing, product evaluation, or quality control purposesFree
- 9817.95.01Utilitarian articles of a kind used in the home in the performance of specific religious or cultural ritual celebrations for religious or cultural holidays, or religious festive occasions, such as Seder plates, blessing cups, menorahs or kinarasFree
- 9817.95.05Utilitarian articles in the form of a three-dimensional representation of a symbol or motif clearly associated with a specific holiday in the United StatesFree