Chapter · Chapter 93 · Section XIX, Arms and ammunition
HS 93Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
- Customs duty
- 10%
- 20 tariff items
- Import policy
- Mostly Restricted
- Free: 4 items
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg or units
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this chapter
7 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9301 | Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading | 10% | 18% | units |
| 9302 | Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 9303 or 9304 | 10% | 40% | units |
| 9303 | Other 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) | 10% | 18% | units |
| 9304 | Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 9307 | 10% | 18% | units |
| 9305 | Parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304 | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 9306 | Bombs, 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 | 10% | 18% | kg or units |
| 9307 | Swords, cut lasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefof | 10% | 18% | units |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 20 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Restricted: 17 tariff items
- Free: 4 tariff items
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 21 tariff items
Nearby codes
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Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.