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Updated September 17, 2026

What is the HTS code for a fireworks mortar rack?

HTS code

3926.90.9989

CBP classified a pyrotechnic mortar launching apparatus, a fireworks mortar rack of plastic tubes in a steel frame, under HTS 3926.90.9989 in ruling N358590. That line covers other articles of plastics, and CBP found the plastic tubes give the rack its essential character.

  • Made in China
  • CBP ruling N358590
  • February 27, 2026
  • Current
Today's duty from China

The Product

  • A mobile device used in professional fireworks displays to hold, angle and safely launch aerial pyrotechnic shells.
  • 36 high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic tubes fitted with wooden, pressure-rated plugs, held in a steel rack frame.
  • Imported empty, with no mechanical or electrical components.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Pyrotechnic mortar launching apparatusHTS 3926.90.9989[o]ther articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914: [o]ther: [o]ther: [o]ther

Explanation

CBP found the rack is a composite good made of plastic tubes, wooden plugs and a steel frame. Under General Rule of Interpretation 3(b), such a good is classified by the component that gives it its essential character, and CBP found the plastic tubes do that here.

Since the rack is an article of plastic and no other heading covers it more specifically, it falls under heading 3926, other articles of plastics, on the line for other articles.

Headings CBP ruled out

  • 8479 (machines and mechanical appliances): As imported, empty plastic tubes and a metal frame, the rack has no moving parts that perform work and no mechanical or electrical components that act on or transfer energy to another item.

Does this apply to your product?

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

  • Is it a rack of tubes on a frame that holds, angles and launches aerial fireworks shells?
  • Are the tubes made of plastic, such as HDPE?
  • Is it imported empty, with no mechanical or electrical components?

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
3926.90.9989✓ Still in the scheduleHeading 3926Today's duty from China 

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

Related rulings

Other rulings that cite heading 3926, other articles of plastics, cover accessories (N359131), a cellphone case (N325854), a plastic pipette (N328944), a plastic wheel (N332780), a plastic gasket (N325536), three inflatable articles (N332822), a plastic bin (N333374) and plastic syringes (N336142).

  • N359131March 6, 2026Accessories from China3926.90.9989, 6117.80.8730, 6212.90.0030
  • N325854May 16, 2022Cellphone case from China3926.90.9985
  • N328944November 8, 2022Plastic pipette from China3926.90.9985
  • N332780May 19, 2023Plastic wheel from China3926.90.9985
  • N325536May 5, 2022Plastic gasket from China3926.90.4590
  • N332822May 31, 2023Three inflatable articles from China3926.90.7500
  • N333374June 15, 2023Plastic bin from China3926.90.9985
  • N336142November 15, 2023Plastic syringes from China3926.90.2100
Read CBP's full ruling N358590 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N358590 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