HS code 8908: Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up
Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up — heading 8908 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 89: Ships, boats and floating structures
6-digit code for 8908
- Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up
Heading 8908 is not split further at the 6-digit level, so the international code is 8908.00. 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
- 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)
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 8908?
8908 is the HS 2022 heading for Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up. It is in chapter 89 (Ships, boats and floating structures), section XVII, and is not split further: the 6-digit code is 8908.00.
Can I write 8908 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 8908.00), 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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