Chapter 98: Special classification provisions
HTS heading 9801: Products of the United States when returned after having been exported, or any other products when returned within 3 years after having bee…
53 numbered lines under heading 9801, including 47 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9801.00.10 | Products of the United States when returned after having been exported, or any other products when returned within 3 years after having been exported, without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while abroad | Free | |||
| 9801.00.10.10 | Articles previously exported with intent to reimport after temporary use abroad | kg | |||
| 9801.00.10.12 | Articles returned temporarily for repair, alteration, processing or the like, the foregoing to be reexportedNote: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| Other: | |||||
| 9801.00.10.15 | Meat and poultry products provided for in chapter 2 or 16 | kg | |||
| 9801.00.10.26 | Peanuts provided for in heading 1202 | kg | |||
| 9801.00.10.27 | Articles provided for in chapter 28 | kg | |||
| 9801.00.10.28 | Articles provided for in chapter 30 | kg | |||
| 9801.00.10.29 | Articles provided for in chapter 37Note: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| 9801.00.10.30 | Articles provided for in chapter 71Note: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| 9801.00.10.31 | Articles provided for in chapter 82Note: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| Articles provided for in chapter 84: | |||||
| 9801.00.10.35 | Articles provided for in headings 8407.10, 8409.10, 8411 or 8412.10 | No. and kg | |||
| 9801.00.10.37 | Articles provided for in subheadings 8419.33.10, 8419.34.00, 8424.41, 8424.49, 8424.82, 8424.90, 8429.11, 8429.19 or 8431.42 or headings 8432, 8433, 8434 or 8436 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.43 | Articles provided for in headings 8470, 8471, 8472 or 8473 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.45 | OtherNote: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| Articles provided for in chapter 85: | |||||
| 9801.00.10.49 | Articles provided for in headings 8501, 8502 or 8503 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.51 | Articles provided for in heading 8504 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.53 | Articles provided for in headings 8517, 8519, 8525, 8527 or 8529 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.55 | OtherNote: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| 9801.00.10.59 | Articles provided for in chapter 86 | No. | |||
| Articles provided for in chapter 87: | |||||
| 9801.00.10.63 | Articles provided for in heading 8701 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.64 | Articles provided for in heading 8702 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.65 | Articles provided for in heading 8703 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.66 | Articles provided for in heading 8704 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.67 | Articles provided for in headings 8706, 8707 or 8708 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.69 | Articles provided for in headings 8705 or 8709 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.74 | Other | No. | |||
| Articles provided for in chapter 88: | |||||
| 9801.00.10.75 | Articles provided for in headings 8801 or 8802 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.77 | Articles provided for in heading 8804 | kg | |||
| 9801.00.10.79 | Articles provided for in headings 8805, 8806 or 8807Note: Report data using the unit of quantity in the applicable subheading of chapter 88. | ||||
| 9801.00.10.89 | Articles provided for in chapter 89 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.90 | Articles provided for in chapter 90 | No. | |||
| Articles provided for in chapter 94: | |||||
| 9801.00.10.92 | Articles provided for in headings 9401, 9402 or 9403 | No. | |||
| 9801.00.10.94 | OtherNote: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| 9801.00.10.97 | Articles provided for in chapter 97Note: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| 9801.00.10.98 | OtherNote: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| 9801.00.11.00 | United States Government property, returned to the United States without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any means while abroad, entered by the United States Government or a contractor to the United States Government, and certified by the importer as United States Government property | kg | Free | ||
| 9801.00.20.00 | Articles, previously imported, with respect to which the duty was paid upon such previous importation or which were previously free of duty pursuant to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act or Title V of the Trade Act of 1974, if (1) reimported, without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while abroad, after having been exported under lease or similar use agreements, and (2) reimported by or for the account of the person who imported it into, and exported it from, the United States | kg | Free | Free | |
| 9801.00.25.00 | Articles, previously imported, with respect to which the duty was paid upon such previous importation if (1) exported within three years after the date of such previous importation, (2) reimported without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while abroad, (3) reimported for the reason that such articles do not conform to sample or specifications, and (4) reimported by or for the account of the person who imported them into, and exported them from, the United States | kg | Free | Free | |
| 9801.00.26.00 | Articles, previously imported, with respect to which the duty was paid upon such previous importation, if: (1) exported within 3 years after the date of such previous importation; (2) sold for exportation and exported to individuals for personal use; (3) reimported without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while abroad; (4) reimported as personal returns from those individuals, whether or not consolidated with other personal returns prior to reimportation; and (5) reimported by or for the account of the person who exported them from the United States within 1 year of such exportation | kg | Free | Free | |
| 9801.00.30.00 | Any aircraft engine or propeller, or any part or accessory of either, previously imported, with respect to which the duty was paid upon such previous importation, if (1) reimported without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while abroad, after having been exported under loan, lease or rent to an aircraft owner or operator as a temporary replacement for an aircraft engine being overhauled, repaired, rebuilt or reconditioned in the United States, and (2) reimported by or for the account of the person who exported it from the United States | No. | Free | Free | |
| Articles, when returned after having been exported for use temporarily abroad solely for any of the following purposes, if imported by or for the account of the person who exported them: | |||||
| 9801.00.40 | Exhibition, examination or experimentation, for scientific or educational purposesNote: See chapter 98 statistical note 1. | Free | Free | ||
| 9801.00.50 | Exhibition in connection with any circus or menagerieNote: See chapter 98 statistical note 1. | Free | Free | ||
| 9801.00.60 | Exhibition or use at any public exposition, fair or conferenceNote: See chapter 98 statistical note 1. | Free | Free | ||
| 9801.00.65 | Rendition of geophysical or contracting services in connection with the exploration for, or the extraction or development of, natural resourcesNote: See chapter 98 statistical note 1. | Free | Free | ||
| Articles previously exported from the United States which-- except for U.S. note 1 of this subchapter--would qualify for free entry under one of the foregoing items and are not otherwise free of duty: | |||||
| 9801.00.70.00 | Aircraft exported from the United States with benefit of drawback or heading 9813.00.05 | kg | A duty equal to the duty upon the importation of like articles not previously exported, but in no case in excess of the sum of (a) any customs drawback proved to have been allowed upon such exportation, and (b) the duty which would have been payable on any articles used in the manufacture or production of such aircraft had they not been entered and exported under heading 9813.00.05 | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO, KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | A duty equal to the duty upon the importation of like articles not previously exported, but in no case in excess of the sum of (a) any customs drawback proved to have been allowed upon such exportation, and (b) the duty which would have been payable on any articles used in the manufacture or production of such aircraft had they not been entered and exported under heading 9813.00.05 |
| 9801.00.80 | Other, except articles excluded by U.S. note 1(c) of this subchapter | A duty (in lieu of any other duty or tax) equal to the sum of any duty and internal- revenue tax imposed upon the importation of like articles not previously exported, but in no case in excess of the sum of (a) any customs drawback proved to have been allowed upon such exportation of the article, and (b) any internal- revenue tax imposed, at the time such article is entered, upon the importation of like articles not previously exported | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,IL,JO, KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | A duty (in lieu of any other duty or tax) equal to the sum of any duty and internal- revenue tax imposed upon the importation of like articles not previously exported, but in no case in excess of the sum of (a) any customs drawback proved to have been allowed upon such exportation of the article, and (b) any internal- revenue tax imposed, at the time such article is entered, upon the importation of like articles not previously exported | |
| 9801.00.80.10 | Nonalcoholic beer provided for in subheading 2202.91.00 | liters | |||
| 9801.00.80.20 | Alcohol provided for in headings 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, and 2208 | liters | |||
| 9801.00.80.30 | Tobacco and tobacco products provided for in chapter 24Note: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| 9801.00.80.40 | Cigarette paper provided for in heading 4813Note: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| 9801.00.80.90 | OtherNote: The quantities reported should be in the units provided in chapters 1-97. | ||||
| 9801.00.85.00 | Professional books, implements, instruments, and tools of trade, occupation, or employment, when returned to the United States after having been exported for use temporarily abroad, if imported by or for the account of the person who exported such items | No. | Free | Free | |
| 9801.00.90.00 | Animals, domesticated, straying across the boundary line into any foreign country, or driven across such boundary line by the owner for temporary pasturage purpose only, together with their offspring; all the foregoing if brought back to the United States within 8 months | No. | Free | Free |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: 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.