Basketball from China
An official size 7 basketball with pebbled synthetic leather surface and nylon windings for indoor/outdoor use in basketball games. Classified in HTS 9506.69.60 as other sports balls for athletics and outdoor games, excluding golf and table-tennis.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Certify compliance with NBA or FIBA size/weight specs (29.5 inches circumference) for accurate HTS placement
• Label bounce height and air retention properties to differentiate from casual play balls
• Watch for misdeclaration as toys if packaged with children's hoops