Classifying toys, games and sports equipment

Most toys, both for adults and children, are under subheadings of heading code 9503. Toys intended for animals, such as pets, are classified by their basic material.The classification listings are quite detailed to cover the majority of specific commodities.Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar toys.

In classification terms, these are restricted to wheeled toys designed to be driven by children and powered or propelled by the children themselves using pedals, hand levers or motors. The key heading code for these items is 9503 10. This includes:Children's tricycles and similar items. Bear in mind however that bicycles for children are classified as bicycles, using heading code 8712.,Scooters.,Pedal- or hand-propelled wheeled toys in the form of animals.,Pedal cars or motorised cars, often in the form of miniature sports cars, jeeps or lorries.,Wheeled toys propelled by hand levers.,Other wheeled toys designed to be drawn or pushed and are large enough for children to ride in.

Dolls representing humans, their parts and accessories:Dolls are generally covered by two heading codes - 9503 00 21 for dolls themselves and 9503 00 29 for their parts and accessories. These heading codes cover dolls designed for use as toys by adults or children, but also include dolls used for decorative purposes, such as mascot dolls or boudouir dolls. Remember that dolls only representing humans are covered by these classification codes - dolls representing non-human figures, such as robots, devils or angels for example, are classified under heading codes 9503 00 41 or 9503 00 49, even if they have human characteristics. See "general toys" below for more details.


Parts and accessories covered by 9503 00 29 include:heads,bodies,limbs,eyes (other than those unmounted on the dolls and made of glass which are classified under heading code 7018),moving mechanisms and their parts,voice-producing mechanisms,wigs,dolls' clothing, shoes and hats,feeding bottles, rattles, handbags and any other articles of limited functionality and sized to be used in play scenarios alongside dolls