HTS heading 9806
Upon the request of the Department of State, ambassadors, ministers, charge d'affaires, secretaries, counselors, attaches and other representatives, officers and employees of foreign governments, accredited to the United States or en route to or from other countries to which accredited, and their immediate families, suites and servants — 11 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9806.00.05 | Upon the request of the Department of State, ambassadors, ministers, charge d'affaires, secretaries, counselors, attaches and other representatives, officers and employees of foreign governments, accredited to the United States or en route to or from other countries to which accredited, and their immediate families, suites and servants + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.10 | Upon the request of the Department of State, diplomatic couriers of foreign governments + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.15 | Upon the request of the Department of State, representatives of foreign governments in or to, and officers and employees of, organizations designated by the President of the United States as public international organizations pursuant to section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and their immediate families, suites and servants + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.20 | Persons on duty in the United States as members of the armed forces of any foreign country and their immediate families + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.25 | Upon the request of the Department of State, persons designated by the Department of State as high officials of foreign governments or distinguished foreign visitors and their immediate families + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.30 | Upon the request of the Department of State, persons designated pursuant to statute or pursuant to treaties ratified by the United States Senate + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.35 | Upon the request of the Department of State, personal effects and equipment of groups or delegations of foreign residents arriving in the United States on goodwill visits of short duration to participate in patriotic celebrations, festivals and other demonstrations of public interest and which will be exported or destroyed at the conclusion of the visit + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.40 | Upon the request of the Department of State, ambassadors, ministers, charge d'affaires, secretaries, counselors and attaches of foreign embassies and legations + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.45 | Members of the armed forces of any foreign country + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.50 | Upon the request of the Department of State, other representatives, officers and employees of foreign governments + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 9806.00.55 | Upon the request of the Department of State, persons designated pursuant to statute or pursuant to treaties ratified by the United States Senate + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
Additional duties may apply
11 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.