HS chapter 36
Explosives and matches
Chapter 36 has 6 headings with 10 EU tariff lines and 9 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 0 EU and 0 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 0 EU and 8 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 10 | 1 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 0 | 5 |
| Excluded (E) | 0 | 3 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3601 | Explosives; propellent powders | base 5.7%zero by 2030 | base 12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 3602 | Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders | base 6.5%zero by 2030 | base 12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 3603 | Safety fuses; detonating cords; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators | base 6–6.5%zero by 2030 | base 12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 3604 | Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articlesExcluded lines | base 6.5%zero by 2030 | base 4–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 3605 | Matches; other than pyrotechnic articles of heading no. 3604Excluded lines | base 6.5%zero by 2030 | base 14% | Calculate |
| 3606 | Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms; articles of combustible materials n.e.c. in chapter 36Excluded lines | base 6–6.5%zero by 2030 | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |