3605.00.00

Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604

Heading: 3605 Chapter: 36 As of August 15, 2026

Data provenance: Rates from HTS Revision 16 (Aug 15, 2026); trade measures verified against CBP CSMS and Federal Register notices through Aug 15, 2026.

Duty rates

Column 1 (General / MFN)

Free

Column 2 (Non-NTR)

20¢/gross of immediate containers

The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.

Trade measures (Chapter 99)

No active Chapter 99 measures are linked to this code.

Antidumping & countervailing (AD/CVD)

1 active AD/CVD order may apply to this code. Applicability is set by the written scope of each order, not the HTS number alone.

C-533-849

CVD · IN

9.88%

all-others deposit

Commodity Matchbooks

Applicability is determined by the written scope of the order, not the HTS code alone. An order linked to this code may or may not cover a specific product.

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Rate-change history

What the rate was before, and when it changed. The government schedule replaces each revision in place; we keep the timeline.

  1. NEW_PROGRAM Executive Order Feb 1, 2026 — Reciprocal Tariff (FR 2026-03824)

    Section 122 reciprocal surcharge in effect — additional 10% on most imports through July 24, 2026

    See the change →
  2. Base rate HTS 2025

    Column 1 general rate set to Free.

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E89489 November 22, 1999

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C89722 August 12, 1998

The tariff classification of a "Sportsman's Safety Pak" from Taiwan.

It measures approximately 9" x 6" x 3". Inside the bag is a deer drag, a nylon cord, field dressing gloves, tissues, flashlight, pre-moistened wash towels, silver polyester sheet "Space Blanket", water proof matches, fire starting cones, ba

A81441 March 29, 1996

The tariff classification of Barbecue/Fireplace Matches from Taiwan

The articles to be imported are Barbecue/Fireplace Matches. Each match measures 11 inches in length. The matches, 90 to a box, are packaged in a cardboard box which is shrink-wrapped. This article has been designated Rite Aid Item #962627.

890374 September 27, 1993

The tariff classification of stationery, post-cards, and match-boxes, from Sweden.

Number 1 is a box of small wooden matches, measuring about 1 7/8 inches. The box measures 4 3/8 inches by 2 5/8 inches by 3/4 inch, and contains an unspecified number of matches, which we estimate to be about 100. The box incorporates a str

886229 June 9, 1993

The tariff classification of a "Hunter's Survival Pack" fromTaiwan.

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086022 February 15, 1990

Multiple pairs of laces of differing colors or designs,imported with athletic shoes, raises presumption that multiplepairs of laces are intended for simultaneous use. The shoes plusall pairs of laces is a single article, or, where these laces arenot in eyelets, unassembled under GRI 2(a). composite;set;GRI 3;GRI1

The merchandise at issue consists of either two pairs or three pairs of shoe laces either fully or partially inserted into the eyelets of one pair of athletic-type shoes at the time of importa tion. All shoes can simultaneously accommodate,

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