HS code 8901: Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and…
Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods — heading 8901 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 89: Ships, boats and floating structures
Subheadings of 8901 (6 digits)
- Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds
- Tankers
- Vessels, refrigerated; other than tankers
- Vessels; n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods
Pick the subheading that describes your product. A subheading marked “n.e.c.” (not elsewhere classified) or “other” covers only what the subheadings before it do not. Click a code to copy it.
Confirm the full code and the duty rate
The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.
Other headings in chapter 89
- 8902 Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products
- 8903 Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes
- 8904 Tugs and pusher craft
- 8905 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary…
- 8906 Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats
- 8907 Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons)
- 8908 Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up
Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.
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Common questions
What is HS code 8901?
8901 is the HS 2022 heading for Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods. It is in chapter 89 (Ships, boats and floating structures), section XVII, and has 4 six-digit subheadings, from 8901.10 to 8901.90.
Can I write 8901 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 8901.10), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.
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