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Section XVII - Chapter 88
Aircraft, Spacecraft, and Parts Thereof
Subheading Note
1. For the purposes of subheadings 8802.11 to 8802.40, the expression "unladen weight" means the weight of the machine in normal flying order, excluding the weight of the crew and of fuel and equipment other than permanently fitted items of equipment.
Statistical Note
1. The term "civil aircraft" means all aircraft other than aircraft for use by the armed forces of the foreign country.

Schedule B No. and Headings Commodity Description Unit of Quantity Second Quantity
88 Aircraft, Spacecraft, and Parts Thereof
88.01 - Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non- powered aircraft:
8801.00.0010 - - Hang gliders No.
8801.00.0020 - - Gliders No.
8801.00.0050 - - Other X
88.02 - Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, airplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles:
- - Helicopters:
8802.11 - - - Of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg:
- - - - New:
8802.11.0015 - - - - - Military No.
- - - - - Other:
8802.11.0030 - - - - - - Of an unladen weight not exceeding 998 kg (2,200 lbs.) No.
8802.11.0045 - - - - - - Of an unladen weight exceeding 998 kg (2,200 lbs.) but not exceeding 2,000 kg (4,409 lbs.) No.
- - - - Used or rebuilt:
8802.11.0060 - - - - - Military No.
8802.11.0090 - - - - - Other No.
8802.12 - - - Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg:
- - - - New:
8802.12.0020 - - - - - Military No.
8802.12.0040 - - - - - Other No.
- - - - Used or rebuilt:
8802.12.0060 - - - - - Military No.
8802.12.0080 - - - - - Other No.
8802.20 - - Airplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg:
8802.20.0015 - - - Of an unladen weight not exceeding 450 kg (992 lbs.) No.
- - - Other:
- - - - New:
- - - - - Military aircraft:
8802.20.0020 - - - - - - Airplanes No.
8802.20.0030 - - - - - - Other aircraft No.
- - - - - Other:
8802.20.0040 - - - - - - Single engine airplanes No.
8802.20.0050 - - - - - - Multiple engine airplanes No.
8802.20.0060 - - - - - - Other aircraft No.
- - - - Used or rebuilt:
8802.20.0070 - - - - - Military aircraft No.
8802.20.0080 - - - - - Other aircraft No.
8802.30 - - Airplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg but not exceeding 15,000 kg:
- - - New:
- - - - Military aircraft:
8802.30.0010 - - - - - Fighters No.
8802.30.0020 - - - - - Other No.
- - - - Other:
- - - - - Multiple engine airplanes:
8802.30.0030 - - - - - - Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg (4,409 lbs.) but not exceeding 4,536 kg (10,000 lbs.) No.
- - - - - - Of an unladen weight exceeding 4,536 kg (10,000 lbs.) but not exceeding 15,000 kg (33,069 lbs.):
8802.30.0040 - - - - - - - Turbofan powered No.
8802.30.0050 - - - - - - - Other No.
8802.30.0060 - - - - - Other No.
- - - Used or rebuilt:
8802.30.0070 - - - - Military aircraft No.
8802.30.0080 - - - - Other aircraft No.
8802.40 - - Airplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg:
- - - New:
- - - - Military aircraft:
8802.40.0015 - - - - - Fighters No.
8802.40.0020 - - - - - Cargo transports No.
8802.40.0030 - - - - - Other No.
- - - - Other:
8802.40.0040 - - - - - Passenger transports No.
8802.40.0060 - - - - - Cargo transports No.
8802.40.0070 - - - - - Other (including passenger/cargo combinations) No.
- - - Used or rebuilt:
8802.40.0080 - - - - Military aircraft No.
8802.40.0090 - - - - Other aircraft No.
8802.60 - - Spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and space- craft launch vehicles:
8802.60.3000 - - - Communications satellites No.
- - - Other:
8802.60.9020 - - - - Military No.
8802.60.9040 - - - - Other No.
88.03 - Parts of articles of heading 8801 or 8802:
8803.10 - - Propellers and rotors and parts thereof:
8803.10.0010 - - - For use in civil aircraft kg
8803.10.0060 - - - Other kg
8803.20 - - Undercarriages and parts thereof:
8803.20.0010 - - - For use in civil aircraft kg
8803.20.0060 - - - Other kg
8803.30 - - Other parts of airplanes or helicopters:
8803.30.0010 - - - For use in civil aircraft kg
8803.30.0060 - - - Other kg
8803.90 - - Other:
8803.90.3000 - - - Parts of communications satellites kg
- - - Other:
8803.90.9010 - - - - For use in civil aircraft kg
8803.90.9060 - - - - Other kg
8804.00.0000 - Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes and paragliders) and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto kg
88.05 - Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing:
8805.10.0000 - - Aircraft launching gear and parts thereof; deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereof kg
- - Ground flying trainers and parts thereof:
8805.21.0000 - - - Air combat simulators and parts thereof kg
8805.29.0000 - - - Other kg

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