Section XVII: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment

HTS Chapter 89: Ships, boats and floating structures

Chapter 89 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule has 8 headings. Open a heading to see every subheading, duty rate and 10-digit statistical line.

  • 8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods:
  • 8902Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products
  • 8903Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; row boats and canoes:
  • 8904Tugs 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):
  • 8908Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up (scrapping)

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.