# United States tariff line 8802.60.30.00: Communications satellites

> In the United States tariff, line 8802.60.30.00 covers spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles, communications satellites. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8802.60 in heading 88.02 (chapter 88).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8802603000
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 88](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/88) / [8802.60](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/880260) / [8802.60.30.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8802603000)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 8802.60.30.00
- Covers: Spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles, communications satellites
- Duty (MFN): Free
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8802.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/880260)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 8802.60.30.00 covers spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles, communications satellites.

Its legal text is “Communications satellites”, read under “Spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8802.60 in heading 88.02 (chapter 88). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 88: Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
- Heading 88.02: Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, airplanes, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles
- Subheading 8802.60: Spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles
- Line 8802.60.30.00: Communications satellites

## Duty

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8802.60 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8802.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/880260)

## Other lines under 8802.60

- [8802.60.90.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8802609020) Military
- [8802.60.90.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8802609040) Other

- Previous line: [8802.40.01.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8802400190) Other aircraft
- Next line: [8802.60.90.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8802609020) Military

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 8802.60.30.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 8802.60.30.00 covers spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles, communications satellites.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 8802.60.30.00 in the United States?

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8802603000.json