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Section XVII - Chapter 89
Ships, Boats and Floating Structures
Note
1. A hull, an unfinished or incomplete vessel, assembled, unassembled or disassembled, or a complete vessel unassembled or disassembled, is to be classified in heading 8906 if it does not have the essential character of a vessel of a particular kind.

Schedule B No. and Headings Commodity Description Unit of Quantity Second Quantity
89 Ships, Boats and Floating Structures
89.01 - Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods:
8901.10.0000 - - Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry boats of all kinds No.
8901.20.0000 - - Tankers No.
8901.30.0000 - - Refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 8901.20 No.
8901.90.0000 - - Other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods No.
8902.00.0000 - Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products No.
89.03 - Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; row boats and canoes:
8903.10.0000 - - Inflatable No.
- - Other:
8903.91 - - - Sailboats, with or without auxiliary motor:
- - - - With auxiliary motor:
8903.91.0025 - - - - - Not exceeding 9.2 m (30 feet) in length No.
8903.91.0035 - - - - - Exceeding 9.2 m (30 feet) in length No.
- - - - Other:
8903.91.0045 - - - - - Not exceeding 4 m (13 feet) in length No.
8903.91.0060 - - - - - Exceeding 4 m (13 feet) but not exceeding 6.5 m (21 feet) in length No.
8903.91.0075 - - - - - Exceeding 6.5 m (21 feet) but not exceeding 9.2 m (30 feet) in length No.
8903.91.0085 - - - - - Exceeding 9.2 m (30 feet) in length No.
8903.92 - - - Motorboats, other than outboard motorboats:
- - - - Inboard/outdrive:
8903.92.0015 - - - - - Not exceeding 6.5 m (21 feet) in length No.
8903.92.0025 - - - - - Exceeding 6.5 m (21 feet) in length No.
- - - - Other:
8903.92.0050 - - - - - Not exceeding 8 m (26 feet) in length No.
8903.92.0075 - - - - - Exceeding 8 m (26 feet) in length No.
8903.99 - - - Other:
8903.99.1000 - - - - Row boats and canoes which are not of a type designed to be principally used with motors or sails No.
8903.99.2000 - - - - Outboard motorboats (except inflatable) No.
8903.99.9000 - - - - Other (vessels for pleasure or sports) No.
8904.00.0000 - Tugs and pusher craft No.
89.05 - 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:
8905.10.0000 - - Dredgers No.
8905.20.0000 - - Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms t
8905.90 - - Other:
8905.90.1000 - - - Floating docks t
8905.90.5000 - - - Other No.
89.06 - Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than row boats:
8906.10.0000 - - Warships (including submarines, troopships etc.) No.
- - Other:
8906.90.0010 - - - Hulls t
8906.90.0090 - - - Other X
89.07 - Other floating structures (for example, rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing-stages, buoys and beacons):
8907.10.0000 - - Inflatable rafts No.
8907.90 - - Other:
8907.90.0030 - - - Buoys X
8907.90.0060 - - - Tanks X
8907.90.0090 - - - Other X
8908.00.0000 - Vessels and other floating structures for scrapping t

Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Foreign Trade | ftdwebm 7;ster@census.gov |  Last Revised: March 20, 2024