Chapter 89

HTS Chapter 89

5 headings · 12 tariff lines · 2 duty-free lines · ad valorem rates from 1% to 2.4%

Headings in chapter 89

HeadingDescriptionLinesFreeRate range
8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods00Free
8903Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; row boats and canoes1001–2.4%
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 platforms00Free
8906Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than row boats11Free
8907Other floating structures (for example, rafts, tanks, cofferdams, landing-stages, buoys and beacons)11Free

How to read chapter 89

Chapter 89 is part of the international Harmonized System, not a US invention — the chapter and heading boundaries are shared with every country that uses HS 2022. The 12 tariff lines below them are where countries diverge: national suffixes, rate levels and quota notes are set locally.

2 of the 12 lines in this chapter carry a general rate of Free. That is a statement about the general column only — Section 301, AD/CVD and quota measures are applied on top and are not reflected here.