The Product
- Camming devices made of high-strength aluminum alloys, with spring-loaded cam lobes on a rigid axle that expand and contract to engage rock features under load.
- Passive protection hardware for mountaineering, rock climbing and other recreational climbing. Placed in natural rock features, they resist load and help arrest falls with a carabiner and rope.
- A flexible stem and trigger assembly control placement and removal; a sewn textile sling connects the cam to the climber's system.
- Dragon Cams come in 10 sizes, Dragonfly Cams in 6 and Dragonfly Offset Cams in 4, each size in its own color. Sold individually and in sets.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| DMM CAMS: Dragon Cams, Dragonfly Cams, Dragonfly Offset Cams | HTS 9506.99.6080 | Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports…or outdoor games…; swimming pools and wading pools; parts and accessories thereof: Other: Other: Other…Other |
Explanation
Heading 9506 names articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports or outdoor games, together with their parts and accessories. CBP placed the cams on the line for other articles under that heading. The cams are protection hardware for mountaineering and rock climbing, set into rock features to resist load and help arrest falls.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a spring-loaded camming device that climbers place in rock features for protection?
- Is it made of aluminum alloy, with cam lobes on an axle that expand and contract?
- Is it used for mountaineering, rock climbing or other recreational climbing?
A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.
The code today
| HTS code | In today's schedule | Where it sits | Today's duty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9506.99.6080 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 9506 | Today's duty from United Kingdom |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N357285 (brass climbing nuts), N357286 (climbing torque nuts) and R03630 (an earlier spring loaded camming device) put other climbing protection on the same line, and N326170 (a wooden martial arts sword and fighting staff) and N325919 (paintball goggle masks) sit on it too. N324541 (an electric cruiser), N325459 (a batting training device) and N339723 (a snowshoe kit) are the other heading 9506 rulings in the list.
- N357285January 21, 2026Brass climbing nuts from the United Kingdom9506.99.6080
- N357286January 21, 2026Climbing torque nuts from the United Kingdom9506.99.6080
- R03630April 5, 2006Spring loaded camming device from China9506.99.6080
- N326170May 27, 2022Wooden martial arts sword and fighting staff from Japan9506.99.6080
- N325459May 5, 2022“MaxT” batting training device from China9506.99.1500
- N339723May 17, 2024Snowshoe kit from Canada9506.99.5000
- N324541March 18, 2022“Gravity Control Electric Cruiser” from China9506.99.6080
- N325919May 19, 2022Paintball goggle masks from Taiwan9506.99.6080
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N357281 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