Special sports equipment and accessories manufacturing industry code

The official code of the current domestic national economic industry classification (GB/T 4754-2017, 2019 revised edition) corresponding to the manufacturing of special sports equipment and accessories is C2442 , if import and export declarations are involved, the corresponding customs HS code will be 9506 as the core category. The last four digits of the codes for different subdivided products need to be independently verified according to the latest customs tariffs.

Don’t underestimate this string of letters and numbers. Two years ago, I helped a friend who made surfboard leg ropes in Linhai, Taizhou, run the industrial and commercial registration. When he first filled out the form, he filled in the code for ordinary plastic parts manufacturing, C2929. Later, when submitting the qualification, he was reminded by the window to change it back to C2442. With this change, he received a special bailout subsidy for the local sports manufacturing industry, a total of 120,000. If he had not changed it at that time, this money would not have fallen to him at all.

Many practitioners who are new to the industry tend to confuse the national economic industry code used for statistics and the HS code used for customs declaration. I have previously contacted a Zhangjiakou factory owner who makes ski bindings. When he exported for the first time, he conveniently filled in C2442 in the commodity code column of the customs declaration form. The goods were almost detained when they were brought to Tianjin Port. It took three days to change the order and release it, and the detention fee alone cost 20,000 yuan. The usage scenarios of these two codes are completely different: the former is used for domestic statistics, qualification declaration, and policy application, while the latter is a universal customs declaration and tax calculation code. Under the 9506 category, skis are 95061900 and badminton rackets are 95065900. The specifics must be checked against the customs tariffs updated every year. There is no unified standard for the last four digits.

Of course, not all products are classified so clearly. Now that smart sports equipment has become popular, there are actually a lot of disputes about classification. For example, are professional swimming goggles with blood oxygen monitoring functions and marathon running shoes with built-in pressure sensors considered specialized sports equipment? There is no unified conclusion in the industry. Some local statistics offices believe that the core function of the product is to serve special sports, so it is classified as C2442 and can enjoy various support policies in the sports industry. ； Some places believe that products with electronic components belong to the consumer electronics category and should be included in C3969 smart consumer equipment manufacturing. The subsidies they can receive and the taxes they have to pay are different. When I helped a company in Shenzhen apply for qualifications for smart sports protective equipment last year, I specifically held a pre-communication meeting with staff from the Municipal Sports Bureau and Bureau of Statistics in advance, and finally decided to apply for C2442, which took almost half a month.

If you are not sure whether your product can be classified into this category, don't just check old information on the Internet, and don't just listen to what your colleagues say. Directly call the Industrial Section of the local Bureau of Statistics or the Industrial Development Department of the Municipal Sports Bureau to ask. It is much more reliable than guessing on your own. As long as your product is specifically designed for a certain sport or type of professional sport, whether it is carbon fiber equestrian obstacle poles, rubber tennis strings for professional competitions, or metal guards for fencing, they can basically be classified into this category. If they are general-purpose ordinary dumbbells or household yoga mats, they are classified as fitness equipment manufacturing in C2441. Don’t be confused.

In fact, if you work in this business for a long time, you will find that these seemingly cold classification codes are essentially the "compass" for the development of the entire industry. The output value and support policies of the sports manufacturing industry released by the country every year are based on the statistical data of these codes. If you fill them in correctly, you will not only enjoy benefits, but also provide accurate reference data for the development of the entire industry, which is quite meaningful.