ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
Chapter Notes.
1.-This Chapter does not cover :
(a) Goods of CHAPTER36 (for example percussion caps detonators signalling flares);
(b) Parts of general use as defined in Note 2 to Section XV of base metal (Section XV) or similar goods of plastics (CHAPTER39);
(c) Armoured fighting vehicles (heading No. 87.10);
(d) Telescopic sights and other optical devices suitable for use with arms unless mounted on a firearm or presented with the firearm on which they are designed to be mounted (Chapter 90 (e) Bows arrows fencing foils or toys (CHAPTER95); or
(f) Collectors' pieces or antiques (heading No. 97.05 or 97.06).
2.-In heading No. 93.06 the reference to " parts thereof " does not include radio or radar apparatus of heading No. 85.26.
GENERAL
This Chapter covers :
(1) Arms of all descriptions designed for ground sea or air warfare for use by military armed forces or by the police or other organised services (customs frontier guards etc.).
(2) Arms for use by private persons for defence hunting target shooting (e.g. in miniature ranges shooting galleries or fairground stands) etc.
(3) Other devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (e.g. line-throwing guns and Very pistols).
(4) Ammunition and missiles (other than articles of CHAPTER36).
Subject to a few exceptions (see the Explanatory Notes to headings 93.05 and 93.06 the Chapter also includes parts and accessories of arms and parts of ammunition. Telescopic sights and other optical devices suitable for use with arms and mounted thereon or presented with the firearms on which they are designed to be mounted are classified with the arm. Otherwise presented such optical devices are excluded (Chapter 90).
Vehicles are excluded from this Chapter even if they are designed solely for military use and whether or not they are fitted with weapons. The Chapter therefore excludes for example armoured railway vehicles (CHAPTER86) tanks and armoured cars (heading 87.10) military aircraft (heading 88.01 or 88.02) and warships (heading 89.06). However separately presented arms for these vehicles etc. (guns machine-guns etc.) fall in this Chapter (see the Explanatory Note to heading 93.01 with regard to certain arms mounted on railway or road vehicles).
The following are also excluded from this Chapter :
(a)Steel helmets and other military headgear (CHAPTER65).
(b)Personal protective armour e.g. cuirasses coats of mail bullet-proof jackets etc. (classified according to their constituent materials).
(c)Cross-bows bows and arrows for archery and arms having the character of toys (CHAPTER95). (d)Collectors' pieces and antiques (heading 97.05 or 97.06). The arms and parts thereof of this Chapter may contain precious metal metal clad with precious metal natural or cultured pearls precious and semi-precious stones (natural synthetic or reconstructed) tortoise-shell mother-of-pearl ivory and similar materials.
7 HEADINGS
93.01 - MILITARY WEAPONS OTHER THAN REVOLVERS PISTOLS AND THE ARMS OF HEADING No. 93.07.
93.02 - REVOLVERS AND PISTOLS OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING No. 93.03 OR 93.04.
93.03 - OTHER FIREARMS AND SIMILAR DEVICES WHICH OPERATE BY THE FIRING OF AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE (FOR EXAMPLE SPORTING SHOTGUNS AND RIFLES MUZZLE- LOADING FIREARMS VERY PISTOLS AND OTHER DEVICES DESIGNED TO PROJECT ONLY SIGNAL FLARES PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS FOR FIRING BLANK AMMUNITION CAPTIVE-BOLT HUMANE KILLERS LINE-THROWING GUNS).
93.04 - OTHER ARMS (FOR EXAMPLE SPRING AIR OR GAS GUNS AND PISTOLS TRUNCHEONS) EXCLUDING THOSE OF HEADING No. 93.07.
93.05 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF ARTICLES OF HEADINGS Nos. 93.01 TO 93.04.
93.06 - BOMBS GRENADES TORPEDOES MINES MISSILES AND SIMILAR MUNITIONS OF WAR AND PARTS THEREOF; CARTRIDGES AND OTHER AMMUNITION AND PROJECTILES AND PARTS THEREOF INCLUDING SHOT AND CARTRIDGE WADS.
93.07 - SWORDS CUTLASSES BAYONETS LANCES AND SIMILAR ARMS AND PARTS THEREOF AND SCABBARDS AND SHEATHS THEREFOR.
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