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Updated September 19, 2026

What is the HTS code for a preschool counting toy with stacking blocks?

HTS code

9503.00.0073

CBP classified the Fisher-Price Adding Alligator, a preschool counting toy with 10 plastic stacking blocks and a numbered post, under HTS 9503.00.0073 in ruling N340361. That line covers other toys that are children's products labeled or determined by the importer as intended for ages 3 to 12.

  • Made in China
  • CBP ruling N340361
  • May 30, 2024
  • Current
Today's duty from China

The Product

  • 10 plastic stacking blocks of various sizes and an alligator-themed numbered counting post fixed to a base.
  • Each block is double-sided, with numbers and fish or dots to help children count and add.
  • A child stacks the blocks and slides the alligator's head down; it stops on the top block and the sum shows in a slot on the post.
  • Removing blocks shows how subtraction works. The blocks stack on the base for storage.
  • Principally designed for the amusement of children 3 years of age and older.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Fisher-Price Adding AlligatorHTS 9503.00.0073Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars, and similar wheeled toys…dolls, other toys…puzzles of all kinds; parts and accessories thereof… ‘Children’s products’ as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 2052: Other: Labeled or determined by importer as intended for use by persons: 3 to 12 years of age

Explanation

CBP placed the toy under heading 9503, which names dolls, other toys and puzzles, on the line for children's products labeled or determined by the importer as intended for use by persons 3 to 12 years of age. The Adding Alligator is principally designed for the amusement of children 3 years of age and older, and it uses numbered blocks to introduce counting, early math concepts, size and sequencing to preschoolers.

Does this apply to your product?

It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:

  • Is it a toy principally designed for the amusement of children?
  • Is it a children's product labeled or determined by the importer for ages 3 to 12?
  • Does it use numbered stacking blocks to introduce counting and early math?

A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.

The code today

HTS codeIn today's scheduleWhere it sitsToday's duty
9503.00.0073✓ Still in the scheduleHeading 9503 › 3 to 12 years of ageToday's duty from China 

Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.

Related rulings

N339910 (paper puppets) and N342962 (a puzzle mat) are on the same line, 9503.00.0073. N351202 covers the Fisher-Price See ’n Say the Farmer Says, and N351220 covers the Fisher-Price Big Little Feelings Calm Down Kit.

  • N351202July 23, 2025“Fisher-Price See ’n Say the Farmer Says” from China9503.00.0071
  • N336465November 29, 2023Telescopes from China9005.80.4040, 9503.00.0073
  • N351220July 24, 2025“Fisher-Price® Big Little Feelings® Calm Down Kit” from Mexico4901.10.0040, 4901.99.0092, 9503.00.0071
  • N327599August 18, 2022Hypnotic aquarium from China9503.00.0090
  • N339910May 24, 2024Paper puppets from China9503.00.0073
  • N342962October 7, 2024Puzzle mat from China9503.00.0073
  • N350566July 7, 2025Fabric snowman from China9503.00.0090
  • N351155July 17, 2025“Girl Doll” from China9503.00.0090
Read CBP's full ruling N340361 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N340361 in plain English and checked its codes against the letter and today's tariff schedule. A ruling applies only to goods that match its facts; our terms explain the rest. Terms