HTS Codes / Chapter 36

3605.00.00

Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604

Duty rates

General (MFN)

Free

Column 2 (non-MFN)

20¢/gross of immediate containers

“General” applies to imports from most trading partners under normal trade relations. “Special” lists products eligible for reduced or duty-free treatment under programs like GSP, USMCA, CAFTA-DR, or individual free-trade agreements. “Column 2” applies to imports from countries without normal trade relations (currently Cuba and North Korea).

Chapter 36

Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys (Section VI — Products of the chemical or allied industries)