HS code 8903: Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and…
Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes — heading 8903 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 89: Ships, boats and floating structures
Subheadings of 8903 (6 digits)
- Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable), fitted or designed to be fitted with a motor, unladen (net) weight (excluding the motor) not exceeding 100kg
- Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable), not designed to be used with a motor and unladen (net) weight not exceeding 100kg
- Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable), unladen (net) weight exceeding 100kg
- Sailboats; (other than inflatable) with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, of a length not exceeding 7.5m
- Sailboats; (other than inflatable) with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, of a length exceeding 7.5m but not exceeding 24m
- Sailboats; (other than inflatable) with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, of a length exceeding 24m
- Motorboats; (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length not exceeding 7.5m
- Motorboats; (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length exceeding 7.5m but not exceeding 24m
- Motorboats; (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length exceeding 24m
- Vessels; (other than sailboats and motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length not exceeding 7.5m
- Vessels; (other than sailboats and motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length exceeding 7.5m
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
- 8901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of…
- 8902 Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products
- 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 8903?
8903 is the HS 2022 heading for Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes. It is in chapter 89 (Ships, boats and floating structures), section XVII, and has 11 six-digit subheadings, from 8903.11 to 8903.99.
Can I write 8903 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 8903.11), 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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