Chapter 9508 — Customs Tariff Headings

9508.2Amusement park rides and water park amusements:

9508.30Fairground amusements

9508.40Travelling theatres

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Products classified under Tariff item 95.08

Circus Performer High Wire Kit

A portable high wire kit consisting of steel cable, tensioners, and safety nets, designed for aerial performances in traveling circuses. It is essential equipment for circus acts and is classified under tariff item 9508.10.00 as part of traveling circuses and menageries.

Collapsible Circus Seating Grandstand

A collapsible grandstand system providing tiered seating for audiences at traveling circus performances. It is designed for portability and is integral to the mobile circus venue, falling under tariff item 9508.10.00 as part of traveling circuses.

Menagerie Animal Feed Trough Cart

A wheeled stainless steel trough mounted on a cart, designed for feeding show animals while a menagerie is on the move. It is a specialized accessory for travelling circuses and menageries, not a general agricultural or livestock feeder. Its design and use tie it directly to the operation of a travelling menagerie, falling under tariff item 9508.10.00.

Portable Circus Ring Barrier

Modular fencing panels used to enclose the performance ring in traveling circuses, ensuring safety around acrobats and animals. These barriers are essential for circus operations and are classified under tariff item 9508.10.00 as part of traveling circuses.

Portable Circus Safety Net Frame

An aluminum frame with nylon netting designed for trapeze acts in traveling circuses. This safety equipment is crucial for circus performances and falls under tariff item 9508.10.00 as part of traveling circuses.

Portable Circus Sound System Tower

A portable speaker array on wheels, designed to amplify music and announcements for circus performances under a big top. It is built for the specific needs of a travelling circus, including portability and outdoor sound projection. As a circus apparatus, it falls under tariff item 9508.10.00 for travelling circuses.

Portable Menagerie Animal Enclosure

A foldable metal cage system for displaying animals in traveling menageries, complete with travel harnesses. It is designed for mobile animal shows and is classified under tariff item 9508.10.00 as part of traveling menageries.

Traveling Circus Big Top Tent

A large, portable canvas tent designed for traveling circuses to house performances under the big top. It is an essential component of traveling circuses and falls under tariff item 9508.10.00 as part of the mobile entertainment show.

Traveling Circus Clown Car

A custom mini-vehicle modified for comedic entrances in circus parades and performances, often carrying multiple clowns. It is purpose-built for circus acts, not for general transport, and is a key prop in travelling circus shows. This makes it a circus apparatus under tariff item 9508.10.00.

Traveling Circus Costume Trunk

A heavy-duty, wheeled storage chest for performer costumes in traveling circuses, with locks and padding. It is an accessory principally used with traveling circuses and is classified under tariff item 9508.10.00 per chapter notes.

Traveling Circus Lighting Rig

A truss system with portable LED spotlights for illuminating circus acts, collapsible for transport. It is a principal accessory for traveling circuses and falls under tariff item 9508.10.00.

Traveling Circus Prop Storage Trailer

An enclosed trailer used to transport circus props such as juggling balls, unicycles, and other performance equipment between venues. It is designed for the logistical needs of a travelling circus, keeping props secure and organized on the road. As a supporting item for a travelling circus, it falls under tariff item 9508.10.00.

Traveling Menagerie Animal Wagon

A mobile, ventilated trailer customized for transporting exotic animals in traveling menageries, part of circus troupes. It qualifies for tariff item 9508.10.00 due to its role in mobile animal exhibition entertainment.

Traveling Menagerie Banner Display Stand

A telescoping pole system with banners, used to advertise animal acts at roadside stops while a travelling menagerie is on tour. It is designed for quick setup and takedown, making it a practical accessory for a travelling menagerie. Its specific use in promoting menagerie acts places it under tariff item 9508.10.00.

Traveling Menagerie Ticket Booth

A collapsible wooden kiosk for selling entry to animal exhibits in traveling menageries. It is part of circus infrastructure and is classified under tariff item 9508.10.00 as part of traveling menageries.

4th Dimension Roller Coaster

A 4th Dimension roller coaster is an amusement park ride where passenger seats rotate independently of the track, providing a dynamic and thrilling experience. It falls under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, a type of amusement park ride that carries riders over a fixed course for entertainment.

Bobsled Roller Coaster

A bobsled roller coaster simulates winter sports with wheeled cars navigating a half-pipe track, designed for amusement parks. It is classified under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride that conveys riders over a fixed course for entertainment.

Boomerang Roller Coaster

A boomerang roller coaster reverses direction using lift hills to provide repeated loops in theme parks. This ride qualifies under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride designed for entertainment over a fixed course.

Custom Themed Roller Coaster

A custom-themed roller coaster is built with intellectual property theming for specific theme park brands, providing a unique amusement experience. It is classified under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride that carries riders over a fixed course.

Dive Coaster

A dive coaster holds passengers at the edge of a steep drop before plunging, featuring a theater-style lift in amusement parks. It falls under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride designed for entertainment.

Family-Friendly Roller Coaster

A family-friendly roller coaster is a milder ride suitable for children and families, with lower heights and speeds. It is classified under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride that conveys riders over a fixed course for amusement.

Hypercoaster Ride System

A hypercoaster ride system is a high-speed roller coaster exceeding 200 feet in drop, designed for major amusement parks. It falls under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride for entertainment over a fixed course.

Inverted Roller Coaster

An inverted roller coaster has passengers riding under the track, typically steel-constructed for theme park use. It qualifies for tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride that carries riders over a fixed course.

Launched Roller Coaster

A launched roller coaster uses electromagnetic launch systems to accelerate riders rapidly along steel tracks in theme parks. It is classified under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride designed for entertainment.

Mine Train Roller Coaster

A mine train roller coaster is a themed ride with train cars navigating rocky terrain tracks in theme parks. It falls under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride that conveys riders over a fixed course.

Multi-Loop Roller Coaster

A multi-loop roller coaster features several vertical loops and corkscrews on steel track for extreme parks. It qualifies for tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride designed for entertainment.

Spinning Roller Coaster

A spinning roller coaster has freely rotating cars around a vertical axis during the ride in amusement parks. It falls under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride that carries riders over a fixed course.

Steel-Framed Roller Coaster

A steel-framed roller coaster is a large-scale ride with multiple inversions and high-speed drops, designed for theme parks. It is classified under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride for entertainment.

Wing Coaster

A wing coaster has seats straddling the track for a side-suspended riding experience in amusement parks. It qualifies for tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride that conveys riders over a fixed course.

Wooden Roller Coaster Structure

A wooden roller coaster structure uses timber tracks and supports, built for thrill rides in amusement parks. It falls under tariff item 9508.21.00 as a roller coaster, an amusement park ride designed for entertainment.

Animal Themed Carousel

An animal-themed carousel featuring mythical creature seats such as dragons and unicorns on a grand rotating platform, designed for amusement parks. This ride conveys passengers over a fixed circular course for entertainment, qualifying as a carousel under tariff item 9508.22.00.

Carousel Center Pole Assembly

A replacement center pole and drive mechanism for carousels, designed solely for use with carousel rides. As a part or accessory principally used with carousels, it is classified under tariff item 9508.22.00 per Chapter 95 Note 3.

Classic Horse Carousel

A traditional amusement park carousel with hand-carved wooden horses on a rotating platform powered by electric motors, designed to carry passengers. This classic ride fits squarely within the definition of a carousel under tariff item 9508.22.00, being a fixed-course amusement device.

Double Decker Carousel

A two-level carousel designed to increase passenger capacity in large amusement parks, featuring stacked rotating platforms. As a multi-tier roundabout, it falls under tariff item 9508.22.00, which covers carousels, swings, and roundabouts for amusement.

Fiesta Balloon Swing

A swing ride with balloon gondolas that rotate and rise, providing a roundabout-style amusement experience. This ride qualifies as a roundabout under tariff item 9508.22.00, as it conveys passengers over a fixed circular course for entertainment.

Flying Chair Carousel Swing

An amusement park ride with suspended chairs that swing outward on chains while rotating around a central tower, offering aerial motion. This ride is a roundabout variant under tariff item 9508.22.00, as it carries passengers over a fixed circular course.

Mini Kiddie Carousel

A smaller-scale carousel designed for young children, featuring gentle rotation and colorful animal seats for amusement parks. This kiddie ride falls under tariff item 9508.22.00 as a carousel, providing a restricted circular course for passenger amusement.

Orbiter Spinning Ride

A high-speed spinning roundabout with outward arm extension, designed for theme parks. This ride qualifies as a roundabout under tariff item 9508.22.00, conveying passengers over a fixed circular course for amusement.

Pagoda Swing Carousel

A multi-level pagoda-shaped swing roundabout, combining swinging seats with a rotating structure for amusement parks. This ride falls under tariff item 9508.22.00 as a roundabout, carrying passengers over a fixed course.

Scramble Carousel

A tilting platform carousel that scrambles cars in a circular motion, common in amusement parks. This ride qualifies as a roundabout under tariff item 9508.22.00, directing passengers through a fixed spinning course.

Sea Creature Roundabout

A water-themed roundabout with sea creature seats, designed for coastal amusement parks. This ride falls under tariff item 9508.22.00 as a roundabout, regardless of its theme, as it conveys passengers over a fixed circular course.

Tilt-a-Whirl Roundabout

A spinning roundabout ride where cars tilt and whirl on a rotating platform, common in amusement parks. This ride falls under tariff item 9508.22.00 as a roundabout, directing passengers through a fixed spinning course.

Twister Roundabout

A tornado-themed twisting roundabout designed for amusement parks, featuring a rotating platform with twisting motion. This ride qualifies as a roundabout under tariff item 9508.22.00, carrying passengers over a fixed circular course.

Vintage Brass Ring Carousel

A classic carousel with a brass ring dispenser for rider games, combining traditional carousel motion with an interactive element. This ride falls under tariff item 9508.22.00 as a carousel, with the brass ring feature being an accessory.

Wave Swinger Ride

A carousel-style ride with wave-motion seats that swing up and down while rotating, designed for theme park thrill-seekers. This ride qualifies as a roundabout under tariff item 9508.22.00, conveying passengers over a fixed circular course with vertical motion.

Battery-Powered Heavy-Duty Bumper Car

A heavy-duty bumper car powered by a lithium battery pack with a steel chassis, designed for continuous operation in large amusement parks. This electric dodge'em car is classified under tariff item 9508.23.00 as it is an amusement park ride of the dodge'em type, not operated by coins or other payment means.

Classic Dodge'em Bumper Car

A traditional electric bumper car with a fiberglass body, steering wheel, and low-voltage motor, designed for safe bumping collisions in amusement parks. This dodge'em car is classified under tariff item 9508.23.00 as it is an amusement park ride of the dodge'em type, not coin-operated.

Fiberglass Custom-Themed Bumper Car

A custom fiberglass bumper car themed as race cars or animals for branded theme parks, featuring padded bumpers and joyride controls. This dodge'em car is classified under tariff item 9508.23.00 as an amusement park ride, regardless of custom theming, as long as it is not coin-operated.

Junior Size Bumper Car

A smaller-scale bumper car designed for family zones in amusement parks, with lower seating and speed controls for children. This junior dodge'em car is classified under tariff item 9508.23.00 as an amusement park ride, provided it is not coin-operated.

LED-Lit Bumper Car with Sound Effects

A modern bumper car with LED lights, horn sounds, and a reinforced steel frame for high-traffic theme parks. This dodge'em car is classified under tariff item 9508.23.00 as an amusement park ride, as the primary purpose is amusement through bumping collisions, not coin operation.

Neon-Glowing Nighttime Bumper Car

A bumper car with neon underglow and blacklight-reactive paint for nighttime arena operations in entertainment venues. This dodge'em car is classified under tariff item 9508.23.00 as an amusement park ride, as it is designed for amusement and not coin-operated.

Slick Track Bumper Car for Water Parks

A water-resistant bumper car with slick track compatibility, molded plastic body, and aquatic-safe electricals for splash zones in water parks. This dodge'em car is classified under tariff item 9508.23.00 as an amusement park ride, as it is designed for amusement and not coin-operated.

4D Motion Racing Simulator Cabin

> A 4D motion racing simulator cabin with an enclosed design, motion base, wind effects, and vibration. It is designed for theme park use to simulate high-speed racing over a fixed course, providing an immersive amusement experience. This product falls under tariff item 9508.24.00 as a motion simulator for amusement park entertainment.

6-DOF Motion Simulator Platform

> A six-degrees-of-freedom hydraulic motion platform used in amusement parks to simulate realistic movements for flight or racing experiences. It is a motion simulator designed for entertainment over a fixed course, fitting the scope of tariff item 9508.24.00.

Battle Tank Motion Simulator

> A battle tank motion simulator with a tracked motion base that simulates recoil and terrain effects for military-themed park attractions. It is designed for amusement park use, providing motion simulation over a fixed course, and is classified under tariff item 9508.24.00.

Dynamic Moving Theater Seat System

> A dynamic moving theater seat system with electrically actuated seats that tilt, vibrate, and move in sync with on-screen action for cinematic immersion in theme parks. It is a component of a moving theatre, classified under tariff item 9508.24.00 as part of a motion simulator or moving theatre.

Earthquake Simulation Moving Theater

> An earthquake simulation moving theater with a multi-seat platform that shakes and tilts to simulate natural disasters for educational entertainment in amusement parks. It is a moving theatre designed for amusement, classified under tariff item 9508.24.00.

Freefall Tower Motion Simulator

> A freefall tower motion simulator with vertical drop simulation, harnesses, and acceleration effects for indoor tower ride emulation. It is designed for amusement park use, providing motion simulation over a fixed course, and falls under tariff item 9508.24.00.

Gyroscopic Motion Simulator Ride

> A gyroscopic motion simulator ride with a rotating gyro pod that spins and tilts for disorienting thrill experiences in fixed amusement park setups. It is a motion simulator for amusement, classified under tariff item 9508.24.00.