HS code for festival in China: 9505900000
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HS code for festival in China

The HS code for festival in China is 9505900000 — Other festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes.

MFN duty 0% VAT 13% Temporary rate - Consumption tax 0% Chinese customs wording: 其他节日用品或娱乐用品

Official tariff line authoritative
Official Chinese customs nomenclature for the code above. Rates are the reference figures of the current schedule; always confirm against the full record.
HS code Description (official English) Chinese customs wording MFN VAT Detail
9505900000 Other festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes 其他节日用品或娱乐用品 0% 13% Open
Codes used in practice for products declared as “festival”
Grouped from real Chinese import declarations. This list includes parts and components codes — that is expected, because components are imported far more often than finished machines. Use it to see how the product is classified in practice, not as the final answer.
HS code Description (official English) Declarations MFN VAT Detail
9505900000 Other festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes 5,722 0% 13% Open
9505100090 Other articles for Christmas festivities (other than complete sets of Christmas lights) 158 0% 13% Open
6114300090 Other knitted or crocheted garments,of man-made fibres 36 8% 13% Open
9505100010 Articles for Christmas festivities containing animals or vegetable materials (other than complete sets of Christmas lights) 25 0% 13% Open
9503008900 Other toys, not specified 30 0% 13% Open
Why 9505900000 is the answer
  • Classified in heading 9505 — Festival (including carnival) supplies or other entertainment items, including magic props and playful items , chapter 95 — Toys, Gaming Products, Sports Goods and Their Parts and Accessories .
  • Matching official wording: the Chinese tariff description for this line is “其他节日用品或娱乐用品”, which contains the term used for festival in the official nomenclature.
  • Corroborated by declarations: 5,722 import records whose product descriptions match festival are declared under this heading family, i.e. 88% of the declarations matching the term fall under the single most-used code.
  • Reference only: classification is decided by China Customs on the goods as presented. Rates shown are the schedule’s reference figures and can include unit-based (specific) duties — see the full record for the complete breakdown.
Frequently asked

What is the HS code for festival in China?

The most specific Chinese customs tariff line for festival is 9505900000 — Other festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes. China applies a most-favoured-nation (MFN) import duty of 0% and value-added tax of 13% on this line.

Is there more than one HS code for festival?

The Chinese tariff schedule carries a single statistical line directly covering festival at 10-digit level: 9505900000. Only one line matched the term in the official nomenclature.

Which HS code do importers actually declare for festival?

In Chinese import declaration records whose product descriptions match "festival", the most frequently used 10-digit line is 9505900000 — Other festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes, used in 5,722 records in our sample.

How is festival classified under the Chinese tariff?

Classification follows the Harmonized System: festival falls under heading 9505 and statistical line 9505900000. Chinese customs wording for this line is “其他节日用品或娱乐用品” (English: Other festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes). Classification is decided by China Customs on the basis of the goods as presented.

Other products classified in heading 9505
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