HTS Index

HTS heading 8901

Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods — 5 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods + Ch. 99not stated
8901.10.00.00Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry boats of all kinds + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8901.20.00.00Tankers + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8901.30.00.00Refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 8901.20 + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8901.90.00.00Other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods + Ch. 99FreeNo.

Additional duties may apply

5 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.