9506.62.40.80 - Soccer balls

This HTS classification, 9506.62.40.80, specifically covers soccer balls. These are inflatable balls designed and primarily used for the sport of soccer, characterized by their spherical shape, size, and weight as defined by international soccer regulations. The classification encompasses all soccer balls regardless of material, brand, or point of sale, provided they meet the functional and design criteria for the sport.

This category is distinguished from its sibling, 9506.62.40.40, which pertains to footballs. While both are inflatable balls used in sports, "footballs" in this context generally refers to balls used in American football or rugby, which have an oval or prolate spheroid shape, unlike the distinctly spherical soccer ball. The differentiation is based on the fundamental physical shape and intended sport.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification system, there are no further subcategories under 9506.62.40.80. Therefore, classification at this level is definitive for soccer balls. Any variations in size or construction of soccer balls will still fall under this specific code, as long as they are intended for and recognized as soccer balls.