9506 91 — Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics

9506 Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports (including table-tennis) or outdoor games, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; swimming pools and paddling pools: – Snow-skis and other snow-ski equipment: 9506 11 – – Skis 9506 12 – – Ski-bindings 9506 19 – – Other – Water-skis, surf-boards, sailboards and other water-sport equipment: 9506 21 – – Sailboards 9506 29 – – Other – Golf clubs and other golf equipment: 9506 31 – – Clubs, complete 9506 32 – – Balls 9506 39 – – Other 9506 40 – Articles and equipment for table-tennis – Tennis, badminton or similar rackets, whether or not strung: 9506 51 – – Lawn-tennis rackets, whether or not strung 9506 59 – – Other – Balls, other than golf balls and table-tennis balls: 9506 61 – – Lawn-tennis balls 9506 62 – – Inflatable 9506 69 – – Other 9506 70 – Ice skates and roller skates, including skating boots with skates attached – Other: 9506 91 – – Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics 9506 99 – – Other

This heading covers: (A) Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics, e.g.: trapezes and rings; parallel and horizontal bars; balance beams; vaulting horses; pommel horses; springboards; climbing ropes and ladders; wall bars; Indian clubs; dumb-bells, kettlebells and barbells; medicine balls; jumping balls with one or more handles, designed for physical exercise; rowing, cycling and other exercising apparatus; chest expanders; parts of sports apparatus designed to be gripped by hand; starting blocks; hurdles; high jump stands and supports; poles for high jumping; landing pads for pole vaulting; javelins, discuses, throwing hammers and shots; punching bags and punching balls; boxing rings or wrestling mats; climbing walls; skipping ropes designed for sport and fitness.

(B) Equipment for other sports and outdoor games (other than toys, presented in sets or separately, of heading 9503), e.g.: (1) Skis and other ski equipment (e.g., bindings, ski brakes, ski poles). (2) Water skis, surf-boards, sailboards and other water-sport equipment, such as diving stages (platforms), chutes, divers' flippers and respiratory masks of a kind used without oxygen or compressed air bottles, and simple breathing tubes (known as "snorkels") for swimmers or divers. (3) Golf clubs and other golf equipment, such as golf balls and golf tees. (4) Articles and equipment for table-tennis (ping-pong), such as tables (with or without legs), bats, balls and nets. (5) Tennis, badminton or similar rackets (e.g., for ball games), whether or not strung. (6) Balls, other than golf balls and table-tennis balls, such as tennis balls, footballs, rugby balls and similar balls (including bladders and covers for such balls); water-polo, basketball and similar inflatable balls; cricket balls. (7) Ice skates and roller skates, including skating boots with skates attached. (8) Sticks and bats for hockey, cricket, lacrosse, etc.; chistera (jai alai scoops); ice hockey pucks; curling stones. (9) Nets for various games (tennis, badminton, volleyball, football, basketball, etc.). (10) Fencing equipment: foils, sabres and their parts (e.g., blades, guards, hilts and buttons or stops), etc. (11) Archery equipment, such as bows, arrows and targets. (12) Equipment for children's playgrounds (e.g., swings, slides, see-saws and "giant strides"). (13) Protective equipment for sports or games, e.g., fencing masks and breast plates, elbow and knee pads, cricket pads, shin-guards, ice hockey pants with built-in guards and pads. (14) Other articles and equipment, such as deck tennis requisites, quoits, bowls; skateboards; racket stringing devices; mallets for polo or croquet; boomerangs; ice axes for mountaineers; clay pigeons and clay pigeon throwers; bobsleighs, toboggans and similar non-motorised vehicles for sliding on snow or ice. (C) Swimming pools and paddling pools. The heading excludes: (a) strings for lawn tennis rackets and other rackets (Chapter 39, heading 4206 or Section XI); (b) sports bags and other articles of heading 4202, 4303 or 4304; (c) sports gloves, mittens and mitts (generally heading 4203);

(d) barrier nets and mesh ball-feeding baskets for footballs, tennis balls, etc. (generally heading 5608); (e) sports clothing of textile materials of Chapter 61 or 62, whether or not incorporating, in particular, protective components such as pads or padded patches in the elbow, knee or groin areas (e.g., fencing clothing or soccer goalkeeper jerseys); (f) sails for boats, sailboards or land craft, of heading 6306; (g) sports footwear (other than skating boots with ice or roller skates attached) of Chapter 64 and sports headgear of Chapter 65; (h) walking-sticks, whips, riding-crops or similar articles (heading 6602), and parts thereof (heading 6603); (ij) sports craft (such as jet-skis, canoes and skiffs) and sports vehicles (other than bobsleighs, toboggans and the like) of Section XVII; (k) spectacles for underwater use and other protective goggles (heading 9004); (l) electro-medical apparatus and other instruments and appliances of heading 9018; (m) mechano-therapy appliances (heading 9019); (n) breathing appliances used with oxygen cylinders or compressed air cylinders (heading 9020); (o) sports articles of Chapter 91; (p) bowling alley equipment of all kinds (including automatic bowling alley equipment) and other equipment for parlour, table or amusement park games (heading 9504).

Notes

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. This group does not include:

(a) candles (heading 3406);

(b) fireworks or other pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604;

(c) yarns, monofilaments, cords or strings or similar fishing articles of a specified length but not made in the form of fishing lines falling in Chapter 39, heading 4206 or Section XI;

(d) sport bags or other articles of heading 4202, 4303 or 4304;

(e) masquerade clothing made of textile materials (Chapter 61 or 62), sportswear and special articles of clothing made of textile materials (Chapter 61 or 62), with or without, in particular, protective components, such as linings or patches with a soft layer in the elbows, knees or groin (for example, clothing for fencing, or sweaters of football goalkeepers);

(f) textile flags or flags or sails for boats, windsurfing boards or land vehicles, Chapter 63;

(g) sports shoes (other than skating boots with attached ice or roller skates) of Chapter 64 or sports headgear of Chapter 65;

(h) Canes, whips, riding whips or similar articles (heading 6602) or parts thereof (heading 6603);

(ij) unspecified glass eyes for dolls or other toys of heading 7018;

(k) parts of general use referred to in Note 2 to Section XV of base metals (Section XV) or similar articles of plastics (Chapter 39);

(l) bells, gongs or similar articles of heading 8306;

(m) Liquid pumps (heading 8413), equipment and devices for the filtration or purification of liquids or gases (heading 8421), electric motors (heading 8501), electrical transformers (heading 8504), discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, “smart cards” and other media for recording sound or other phenomena, recorded or unwritten (heading 8523), remote control radio equipment (heading 8526) or wireless infrared devices for remote control (heading 8543);

(n) sports vehicles (other than bobsled sleds, toboggans and similar articles) of Section XVII;

(o) children's bicycles (heading 8712);

(p) Unmanned aerial vehicles (heading 8806);

(q) sporting vessels such as canoes and Scythians (Chapter 89) or means of propulsion (Chapter 44 made of wood);

(r) glasses, safety glasses or similar articles for sports or outdoor games (heading 9004);

(s) mankeys or whistles (heading 9208);

(t) weapons or other articles of Chapter 93;

(u) light garlands of all types (heading 9405);

(v) monopores, bipeds, tripods and similar articles (heading 9620);

(w) racket strings, tents or other camping equipment, or gloves, mittens and mittens (classified by the material from which they are made); or

(x) tableware and kitchenware, dining and kitchen appliances, toiletries, carpets and other textile floor coverings, clothing, linen, dining, toiletry, kitchen and similar articles intended for practical use (classified according to the material from which they are made).

2. This Chapter includes articles in which natural or cultivated pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, artificial or reconstructed), precious metals or base metals clad with precious metals are only a minor component.

3. Subject to the provisions of Note 1 to this Chapter, parts and accessories intended exclusively or principally for use with the goods of this Chapter shall be classified with those goods.

4. Subject to the provisions of Note 1 above, heading 9503 covers, inter alia, articles of this heading in combination with one or more articles which cannot be regarded as sets under the provisions of Basic Rule of Interpretation 3(b) and which, if presented separately, could be classified in other headings provided that the articles are packaged together for retail sale and the combination has the essential property of toys.

5. Heading 9503 does not include goods which, according to their purpose, shape or material of which they are made, are identifiable as intended exclusively for animals, such as “pet toys” (classified in their respective headings).

6. In heading 9508:

(a) the expression “amusement park rides” means the arrangement or combination of devices or equipment which, for the purpose of entertainment or entertainment, transport, or direct a person or persons along a fixed or limited route (or through it), including watercourses, or within a defined area. Such attractions can be in an amusement park, theme park, water park or on a fairground. These amusement park attractions do not contain equipment usually installed in residential buildings or on playgrounds.

(b) the expression “water park attractions” means a device or combination of devices or equipment which is characterized by a particular water area which does not have a regulated route. Water park attractions contain only equipment specifically designed for water parks; and

(c) the expression “fair rides” means entertainments involving acts of chance, force or skill in which the operator or service person is normally involved and which may be arranged in fixed buildings or in independent trading pavilions. Fair rides do not include equipment of heading 9504.

This heading does not cover equipment more precisely described elsewhere in the Nomenclature.

Subheading notes

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. Subheading 9504 50 covers:

(a) consoles in which the image is reproduced by a television receiver, monitor or other external screen or surface; or

(b) video game equipment with built-in screen, portable or non-portable.

This subheading does not include consoles and video game equipment operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or any other means of payment (subheading 9504 30).