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Updated September 17, 2026

What is the HTS code for an iron candle holder?

HTS code

9405.50.4000

CBP classified an iron taper candle holder under HTS 9405.50.4000 in ruling N347145. That line covers non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings that aren't named on a more specific line.

  • Made in India
  • CBP ruling N347145
  • April 25, 2025
  • Current
Today's duty from India

The Product

  • Made of iron, painted a copper-brown color.
  • Measures 3.58 inches deep and 9.7 inches high.
  • A flared base holds a rod decorated with three globes, topped by a cylindrical cup that secures a taper candle.
  • Sold without a candle and made to sit on any flat surface.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Taper 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 not specified or included elsewhere in the schedule. CBP put the candle holder, an iron stand that secures a taper candle, on the heading's line for non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings.

The letter also notes. Asked about Section 232 duties on derivative steel products, CBP said articles of 9405.50.4000 aren't among those listed in Annex 1 to Presidential Proclamation 10896.

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 cup on top that secures a taper candle?
  • Is it made of iron?
  • Is it sold without the candle?

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 India 

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

Related rulings

Rulings N027001, N093339, N305624, N305626, N323999, N334894 and N344257 also put candle holders on the same line. N093339, like this one, covers an iron candle holder.

  • N027001May 13, 2008Candle holder from India9405.50.4000
  • N344257December 13, 2024Candle holder from China9405.50.4000
  • N323999February 3, 2022Candle holder from China9405.50.4000, 9817.95.05
  • N305624September 3, 2019Candle holder from China9405.50.4000, 9817.95.05
  • N305626September 3, 2019Candle holder from China9405.50.4000
  • N006456February 23, 2007Brass candle holder from India9405.50.3000
  • N093339February 17, 2010Iron candle holder from China9405.50.4000
  • N334894September 8, 2023Candle holder and gel clings from China9405.50.4000, 9505.90.6000, 9817.95.05
Read CBP's full ruling N347145 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N347145 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