Chapter 89

Ships, Boats and Floating Structures

78 tariff lines · 58 filing-ready 10-digit codes · codes begin with 89

Chapter 89 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers ships, Boats and Floating Structures. Every code in this chapter starts with the digits 89. Work down the nested list below: the bold headings are broad categories, and the 10-digit statistical codes underneath them are what you actually declare to US Customs. Duty rates shown are the general (Column 1) rates that apply to most trading partners.

Codes in Chapter 89

8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods

HTS code	Description	Level	General duty rate
8901.10.00.00	Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry boats of all kinds	10-digit statistical code	Free
8901.20.00.00	Tankers	10-digit statistical code	Free
8901.30.00.00	Refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 8901.20	10-digit statistical code	Free
8901.90.00.00	Other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods	10-digit statistical code	Free

8902.00.00.00Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products

HTS code	Description	Level	General duty rate

8903Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; row boats and canoes

HTS code	Description	Level	General duty rate
8903.11.00	Fitted or designed to be fitted with a motor, unladen (net) weight (excluding the motor) not exceeding 100 kg	8-digit subheading	2.4%
8903.11.00.15	With attached rigid hull	10-digit statistical code
8903.11.00.20	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.11.00.60	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.12.00	Not designed for use with a motor and unladen (net) weight not exceeding 100 kg	8-digit subheading	2.4%
8903.12.00.15	With attached rigid hull	10-digit statistical code
8903.12.00.20	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.12.00.60	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.19.00.00	Other	10-digit statistical code	2.4%
8903.21.00	Of a length not exceeding 7.5 m	8-digit subheading	1.5%
8903.21.00.10	With auxiliary motor	10-digit statistical code
8903.21.00.30	Of a length not exceeding 4 m	10-digit statistical code
8903.21.00.35	Of a length exceeding 4 m but not exceeding 6.5 m	10-digit statistical code
8903.21.00.40	Of a length exceeding 6.5 m but not exceeding 7.5 m	10-digit statistical code
8903.22.00	Of a length exceeding 7.5 m but not exceeding 24 m	8-digit subheading	1.5%
8903.22.00.15	Of a length exceeding 7.5 m but not exceeding 9.2 m	10-digit statistical code
8903.22.00.20	Of a length exceeding 9.2 m	10-digit statistical code
8903.22.00.25	Of a length exceeding 7.5 m but not exceeding 9.2 m	10-digit statistical code
8903.22.00.60	Of a length exceeding 9.2 m	10-digit statistical code
8903.23.00	Of a length exceeding 24 m	8-digit subheading	1.5%
8903.23.00.15	With auxiliary motor	10-digit statistical code
8903.23.00.20	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.31.00	Of a length not exceeding 7.5 m	8-digit subheading	1.5%
8903.31.00.15	Cabin cruisers	10-digit statistical code
8903.31.00.20	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.31.00.25	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.32.00	Of a length exceeding 7.5 m but not exceeding 24 m	8-digit subheading	1.5%
8903.32.00.15	Cabin cruisers	10-digit statistical code
8903.32.00.20	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.32.00.25	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.33.00	Of a length exceeding 24 m	8-digit subheading	1.5%
8903.33.00.15	Cabin cruisers	10-digit statistical code
8903.33.00.20	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.33.00.25	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.93	Of a length not exceeding 7.5 m	6-digit heading
8903.93.05.00	Canoes	10-digit statistical code	Free
8903.93.15.00	Other	10-digit statistical code	2.7%
8903.93.20	Outboard motorboats	8-digit subheading	1%
8903.93.20.15	Not exceeding 5 m in length	10-digit statistical code
8903.93.20.30	Exceeding 5 m in length	10-digit statistical code
8903.93.20.45	Not exceeding 5 m in length	10-digit statistical code
8903.93.20.60	Exceeding 5 m in length	10-digit statistical code
8903.93.20.75	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.93.90.00	Other	10-digit statistical code	1%
8903.99	Other	6-digit heading
8903.99.06.00	Canoes	10-digit statistical code	Free
8903.99.16.00	Other	10-digit statistical code	2.7%
8903.99.21	Outboard motorboats	8-digit subheading	1%
8903.99.21.10	With hulls of metal	10-digit statistical code
8903.99.21.20	With hulls of reinforced plastics	10-digit statistical code
8903.99.21.90	Other	10-digit statistical code
8903.99.91.00	Other	10-digit statistical code	1%

8904.00.00.00Tugs and pusher craft

HTS code	Description	Level	General duty rate

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

HTS code	Description	Level	General duty rate
8905.10.00.00	Dredgers	10-digit statistical code	Free
8905.20.00.00	Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms	10-digit statistical code	Free
8905.90	Other	6-digit heading
8905.90.10.00	Floating docks	10-digit statistical code	Free
8905.90.50.00	Other	10-digit statistical code	Free

8906Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than row boats

HTS code	Description	Level	General duty rate
8906.10.00.00	Warships	10-digit statistical code	Free
8906.90.00	Other	8-digit subheading	Free
8906.90.00.10	Hulls	10-digit statistical code
8906.90.00.90	Other	10-digit statistical code

8907Other floating structures (for example, rafts, tanks, cofferdams, landing-stages, buoys and beacons)

HTS code	Description	Level	General duty rate
8907.10.00.00	Inflatable rafts	10-digit statistical code	Free
8907.90.00	Other	8-digit subheading	Free
8907.90.00.30	Buoys	10-digit statistical code
8907.90.00.60	Tanks	10-digit statistical code
8907.90.00.90	Other	10-digit statistical code

8908.00.00.00Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up (scrapping)

HTS code	Description	Level	General duty rate

Not sure which line applies?

Classification follows the General Rules of Interpretation: the most specific description wins, and you must use a 10-digit statistical code on the entry. When two lines look equally plausible, a CBP binding ruling is the only way to be certain.

How HTS codes are structured Estimate duty

Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.

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