The Product
- Wax candles, hand-poured and hand-painted with images and messages, each packaged with a steel stand ready for retail sale.
- The steel stand is designed to hold and secure the candle, and the set sits on any flat surface to light the area around it.
- Two SKUs are candles 6 inches long with two wicks, set in a small steel sheet with a raised U-shaped slot.
- Two SKUs are 5.5-inch square or round candles with four or three wicks; one side of the steel stand rises and bends over to hold the candle.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Flatyz candles, four SKUs (18K036, D22036, Q25D22, R24D09) | HTS 9405.50.4000 | Luminaires 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 elsewhere specified or included. Relying on General Rule of Interpretation 1, which classifies goods by the words of the headings, CBP found the candle lamps fit that heading.
CBP placed all four SKUs on the line for other non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings.
Headings CBP ruled out
- Candles (the heading the request proposed): CBP disagreed with the request because the metal stands make the goods better described as candle lamps of heading 9405.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a wax candle packaged together with a metal stand for retail sale?
- Is the stand designed to hold and secure the candle in place?
- Does it sit on a flat surface to light the area around it?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9405.50.4000 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 9405 › Non-electrical luminaires and lighting fittings | Check today's duty |
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Related rulings
The same line appears in CBP rulings on candle holders (N344257, N347145, N323999, N346109, N334894) and on tealight candles (N248718).
- N344257December 13, 2024Candle holder from China9405.50.4000
- N347145April 25, 2025Iron candle holder from India9405.50.4000
- N323999February 3, 2022Candle holder from China9405.50.4000, 9817.95.05
- N334894September 8, 2023Candle holder and gel clings from China9405.50.4000, 9505.90.6000, 9817.95.05
- N346109February 27, 2025Two glass candle holders from China9405.50.4000
- N339129April 18, 2024Steel lanterns and a tabletop fountain from China8306.29.0000, 8413.70.2004, 9405.50.4000
- N248718January 2, 2014Tealight candles from China9405.50.4000
- N200262February 10, 2012Citronella Candles and Citronella Bamboo Holder from China3808.91.5000, 9405.50.4000
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N358156 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