Ships, boats and floating structures

The 8 headings of chapter 89

• 8901: Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods (4 codes, General duty Free)
• 8902: Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products (1 code, General duty Free)
• 8903: Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; row boats and canoes (40 codes, General duty Free to 2.7%)
• 8904: Tugs and pusher craft (1 code, General duty Free)
• 8905: Light-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 (4 codes, General duty Free)
• 8906: Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than row boats (3 codes, General duty Free)
• 8907: Other floating structures (for example, rafts, tanks, cofferdams, landing-stages, buoys and beacons) (4 codes, General duty Free)
• 8908: Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up (scrapping) (1 code, General duty Free)

Where it sits in the schedule

Chapter 89 is in Section XVII of the Harmonized System, vehicles, aircraft and vessels (chapters 86 to 89). Rates are those printed in the 2026 HTS Revision 23; Chapter 99 duties (Section 232, Section 301, IEEPA) are charged on top and are not included.