Chapter 3606 — Customs Tariff Headings
Subheadings
Products classified under Tariff item 36.06
Butane Lighter Refill Canister 300ml
A small metal canister containing liquid butane gas designed specifically for refilling disposable and adjustable flame cigarette lighters. Its capacity of exactly 300 cm³ meets the maximum limit set out in Chapter Note 2(b) for liquid or liquefied-gas fuels in containers used for filling or refilling lighters.
3606.10.00Cigar Torch Lighter Butane Canister 200ml
A 200 cm³ butane canister with a precision nozzle for jet torch lighters used with cigars. Cigar torch lighters are considered 'similar lighters' under Chapter Note 2(b), and the capacity is within the 300 cm³ limit, making this product classifiable under tariff item 3606.10.00.
3606.10.00Eco-Friendly Biobutane Lighter Fluid 280ml
A 280 cm³ canister of plant-derived biobutane for environmentally conscious lighter refills. Despite the green sourcing, it is still a liquefied gas in a proper container for lighter refilling, and the capacity is under 300 cm³, so it falls under tariff item 3606.10.00.
3606.10.00High-Purity Butane Refill for Zippo Lighters 120ml
A 120 cm³ canister of 99.99% pure butane tailored for Zippo-style insert lighters. The dedicated nozzle and small size qualify it under the cigarette or similar lighter fuel provision of tariff item 3606.10.00, as it is a liquefied gas in a container for refilling lighters.
3606.10.00Isobutane Cigarette Lighter Fluid Cartridge 250ml
A pressurized cartridge filled with isobutane, a liquefied gas variant, for refilling pocket cigarette lighters. At 250 cm³, it fits the precise specification in Note 2(b) to Chapter 36 for lighter fuels in small containers, so it is classifiable under tariff item 3606.10.00.
3606.10.00Liquefied Petroleum Gas Lighter Cartridge 150ml
A 150 cm³ cartridge of LPG (primarily butane) in a plastic-metal hybrid container for portable lighter refills. It meets the exact chapter note for cigarette lighter filling containers under 300 cm³, making it classifiable under tariff item 3606.10.00.
3606.10.00Piercing Valve Butane Can for Lighters 90ml
A 90 cm³ butane can featuring a self-piercing valve for instant refill of non-adjustable cigarette lighters. The innovative design still fits 'containers for filling or refilling' in tariff item 3606.10.00, and the capacity is well under the 300 cm³ limit.
3606.10.00Premium Butane Lighter Refill 75ml Triple-Refined
A 75 cm³ canister of triple-refined butane gas for high-end cigarette lighters, minimizing impurities for cleaner burns. The small, lighter-specific design adheres to the 300 cm³ limit in heading 3606.10, so it is classifiable under tariff item 3606.10.00.
3606.10.00Propane-Butane Blend Lighter Gas Can 100ml
A compact 100 cm³ can with a blend of propane and butane liquefied gases, equipped with a nozzle for refilling butane lighters and cigar torches. It is explicitly for cigarette or similar lighter refilling, and the capacity is within the 300 cm³ limit, so it falls under tariff item 3606.10.00.
3606.10.00Universal Lighter Fuel Can 50ml
An ultra-compact 50 cm³ can of odorless butane fuel compatible with all piezoelectric and flint cigarette lighters. Designed for pocket carry and refilling, it is strictly within the parameters of tariff item 3606.10.00, with a capacity under 300 cm³.
3606.90.00BBQ Lighter Replacement Flints
Replacement flints made of ferrocerium alloy, designed for use in BBQ lighters. They produce sparks when struck, making them essential pyrophoric components for ignition devices.
3606.90.00Bulk Ferrocerium Alloy Ingots
Primary ingots of ferrocerium (mischmetal-cerium-iron alloy) for manufacturing lighter flints. They are classified under this tariff item as pyrophoric alloys in all forms, including ingots, per the heading's scope.
3606.90.00Butane Torch Flint Refills
Ferrocerium pellets used to refill flint-ignition butane torches for culinary and soldering applications. These pyrophoric alloys generate sparks for high-heat ignition.
3606.90.00Camping Firelighter Cubes
Wax-impregnated combustible cubes containing hexamine for easy fire starting in grills and fireplaces. As articles of combustible materials in solid form, they fall under this tariff item per Chapter Note 2(a).
3606.90.00Cigarette Lighter Replacement Wheels with Flint
Pyrophoric flint rods paired with steel striker wheels for Zippo-style lighter refills. The ferrocerium alloy is the core sparking material, even when packaged with strikers.
3606.90.00Custom Lighter Alloy Blanks
Unmachined ferrocerium blanks intended for manufacturing custom lighters. These bulk forms of pyrophoric alloy are ready for further processing.
3606.90.00Emergency Flint Strikers
Handheld ferrocerium strikers with integrated magnesium for emergency fire starting. These pyrophoric alloy devices are compact and designed for survival kits.
3606.90.00Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets
Branded Esbit tablets made from hexamine and other combustibles, put up in stick form for backpacking stoves. They are covered by this tariff item as prepared fuels in solid form, per Note 2(a).
3606.90.00Ferrocerium Flint Lighter Wheels
Small wheels made from ferrocerium alloy designed to produce sparks when struck by a striker in cigarette lighters and survival tools. They fall under this tariff item as ferrocerium in all forms, specifically as components.
3606.90.00Ferrocerium Flints for Lighters
Small rods or pellets made from ferrocerium alloy, designed to produce sparks when struck by a striker in cigarette lighters and survival tools. They are pyrophoric alloys in all forms.
3606.90.00Ferrocerium Grinding Pebbles
Pebble-shaped ferrocerium alloys used for flintlock firearm reproductions. These pyrophoric alloys are in a form suitable for historical reenactment use.
3606.90.00Ferrocerium Lighter Inserts
Replaceable ferrocerium inserts for Zippo-style lighters, containing alloy wheel and cotton packing. This tariff item includes these pyrophoric alloy components, providing 5,000+ lights per insert.
3606.90.00Ferrocerium Powder for Spark Formulations
Fine ferrocerium powder used in pyrotechnic mixes and industrial spark plugs. This pyrophoric alloy in powder form is highly reactive for instant ignition.
3606.90.00Gas Grill Lighter Flints
Replacement ferrocerium flints for piezoelectric gas grill lighters, producing reliable sparks in all-weather conditions. These pyrophoric alloys are in pellet or rod form.
3606.90.00Hexamine Fuel Tablets
Compressed tablets of hexamethylenetetramine used as solid fuel for camping stoves and emergency heaters. They qualify as articles of combustible materials per Chapter Note 2(a) under this tariff item.
3606.90.00Hexamine Metaldehyde Camping Sticks
Solid fuel sticks combining metaldehyde with hexamine, shaped for easy ignition in portable stoves used by hikers and backpackers. They are classified under this tariff item as similar substances to metaldehyde put up in forms for use as fuels, per Note 2(a) of Chapter 36.
3606.90.00High-Spark Ferrocerium Pellets
Premium ferrocerium pellets with enhanced cerium content for brighter sparks. These pyrophoric alloys are designed for high-performance ignition.
3606.90.00Industrial Pyrophoric Alloy Ingots
Large ingots of ferrocerium alloy for manufacturing spark-producing components in lighters and tools. These bulk castings are pyrophoric alloys in all forms.
3606.90.00Magnesium-Ferrocerium Fire Starter Blocks
Composite blocks combining ferrocerium with magnesium shavings for emergency fire starting. The ferrocerium is the dominant pyrophoric alloy component.
3606.90.00Magnesium Fire Starter Blocks
Ferrocerium blocks combined with magnesium filings for ultra-reliable fire starting in wet conditions. This tariff item covers these pyrophoric alloy articles for survival use, producing 5,000+ sparks at 5,400°F.
3606.90.00Metaldehyde Emergency Fuel Briquettes
Briquettes of metaldehyde formulated for survival kits, providing long-burning heat in semi-solid form for emergency situations. They fall under this tariff item as metaldehyde in prepared fuel forms, per Note 2(a) of Chapter 36.
3606.90.00Metaldehyde Fuel Tablets
Compressed tablets made from metaldehyde, a cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde, designed for use as a solid fuel in camping stoves and emergency heaters. They are classified under this tariff item as metaldehyde put up in tablet form for fuel use, per Note 2(a) of Chapter 36.
3606.90.00Military Hexamine Fuel Sticks
Hexamine sticks in metal containers for MRE heaters, meeting NATO fuel specs. As prepared solid fuels, they are classified under this tariff item per Note 2(a).
3606.90.00Pyrophoric Alloy Wires
Thin ferrocerium wires for custom lighter builds and research applications. These pyrophoric alloys are in drawn wire form.
3606.90.00Resin Fire Torches
Handheld torches made from combustible resin with wick for emergency lighting and signaling. They qualify under this tariff item as resin torches per Chapter Note 2(c).
3606.90.00Solid Metaldehyde Backpacking Fuel Cubes
Small, portable cubes of metaldehyde fuel optimized for ultralight backpacking, igniting quickly without mess. They qualify under this tariff item as articles of combustible materials in cube form for fuel use, per Chapter Note 2(a).
3606.90.00Survival Spark Rods
Long ferrocerium rods used in outdoor survival kits to generate sparks for fire starting when scraped with a knife edge. These pyrophoric alloys self-ignite on friction.
3606.90.00Zippo Lighter Flint Tubes
Pre-packed tubes of six ferrocerium flints for Zippo lighters, ensuring months of sparking. The alloy is in all forms, with the tube as incidental packaging.