9506.99.55.00 - Swimming pools and wading pools and parts and accessories thereof

This HTS category, 9506.99.55.00, specifically covers swimming pools and wading pools, as well as their integral parts and accessories. This includes a wide range of items designed for recreational swimming and water play, from portable inflatable pools to larger, semi-permanent structures. Parts and accessories can encompass items such as pool liners, filters, pumps, ladders, safety covers, and specialized cleaning equipment intended for use with these pools.

Unlike its siblings within 9506.99, which focus on individual sports equipment like archery, badminton, or football, this category is dedicated to enclosed water environments for leisure and recreation. While other siblings might cover general exercise equipment or outdoor game items, 9506.99.55.00 is exclusively for apparatus designed to hold water for swimming or wading. The key differentiator is the primary function and structure: a contained body of water for recreational use.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification under this heading relies on determining that the item is indeed a swimming or wading pool, or a part or accessory directly intended for such a pool, and not classifiable elsewhere. For example, standalone water slides not integrated into a pool structure, or general purpose filtration equipment not specifically designed for swimming pools, would likely fall under different HTS headings.