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Updated September 17, 2026

What is the HTS code for a glass candle holder?

HTS code

9405.50.4000

CBP classified two decorative glass candle holders made for taper candles under HTS 9405.50.4000 in ruling N346109. That line covers non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings. The short and tall versions differ only in height and midsection shape, and both take the same code.

  • Made in China
  • CBP ruling N346109
  • February 27, 2025
  • Current
Today's duty from China

The Product

  • Decorative candle holders made of red/purple colored glass.
  • Each has a flared base, a midsection and a cylindrical top that secures a taper candle.
  • The short holder is 8.9 inches tall and the tall holder is 10.2 inches.
  • The short holder's midsection is one large globe joined to two small globes; the tall holder's is three globes in a wavy pattern.
  • They can be placed on any flat surface.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Short Vase/Candle Holder and Tall Vase/Candle HolderHTS 9405.50.4000Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included: Non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings: Other: Other

Explanation

Heading 9405 covers luminaires and lighting fittings. CBP placed both holders on the heading's line for non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings, other, the line that fits a glass holder lit by a taper candle.

Does this apply to your product?

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

  • Is it a candle holder with a top made to secure a taper candle?
  • Is it made of glass?
  • Is it non-electrical, lit only by the candle it holds?

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
9405.50.4000✓ Still in the scheduleHeading 9405 › Non-electrical luminaires and lighting fittingsToday's duty from China 

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

Related rulings

Eight earlier rulings, N240242, N252833, N254325, N261084, N271977, N273535, N297614 and N301067, also classify glass candle holders under this subheading.

  • N297614June 29, 2018Glass candle holders from China9405.50.4000
  • N301067November 6, 2018Glass candle holders from China9405.50.4000
  • N252833May 13, 2014Glass candle holders from China9405.50.4000, 9817.95.05
  • N254325July 1, 2014Glass candle holders from China9405.50.4000, 9817.95.05
  • N261084February 13, 2015Glass candle holders from China9405.50.4000
  • N271977January 19, 2016Glass candle holders from China9405.50.4000
  • N273535March 24, 2016Glass candle holders from China9405.50.4000
  • N240242April 26, 2013Glass candle holders from China9405.50.4000
Read CBP's full ruling N346109 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N346109 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