8901
4-digit headingCruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
This is a 4-digit heading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.
Duty rates
No rate is published at this level — check the specific 10-digit statistical code beneath it.
| Rate | Value and what it means |
|---|---|
| General rate (Column 1) | See 10-digit codeColumn 1 general Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate. |
| Special rate (Column 1) | —Trade programs The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate. |
| Column 2 rate | —Non-NTR Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it. |
| Unit of quantity | — How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary. |
Codes within Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
4 more specific lines fall under 8901.
- 8901.10.00.00Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry boats of all kinds10-digit statistical codeCruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods:Free
- 8901.20.00.00Tankers10-digit statistical codeCruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods:Free
- 8901.30.00.00Refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 8901.2010-digit statistical codeCruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods:Free
- 8901.90.00.00Other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods10-digit statistical codeCruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods:Free
Chapter 89: Ships, Boats and Floating Structures
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View Chapter 89Source: 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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