Chapter 89Ships, boats and floating structuresUS Harmonized Tariff Schedule
U.S. Import Duty, Tariffs, and Classification Details for Chapter 89
Ships, boats and floating structures, classified under Section XVII (Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment) in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 8 headings.
Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Chapter 89 with its notes (PDF)
Other Chapters in Section XVII
Ch. 86Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kindsCh. 87Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereofCh. 88Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
HTS Headings in Chapter 89
88901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods:
8902.00.00.00Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products
8903Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; row boats and canoes:
8904.00.00.00Tugs and pusher craft
8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, and other vessels the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function; floating docks; floating or submersible drilling or production platforms:
8906Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than row boats:
8907Other floating structures (for example, rafts, tanks, cofferdams, landing-stages, buoys and beacons):
8908.00.00.00Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up (scrapping)
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