# United States tariff, chapter 89: Ships, boats and floating structures

> The United States tariff has 58 national lines in HS chapter 89 (ships, boats and floating structures), under 25 subheadings in 8 headings.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/89
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 89](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/89)

## Key facts

- National lines: 58
- Subheadings: 25
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- Chapter: 89: Ships, boats and floating structures

## Subheadings with United States lines

The United States tariff has 58 national lines in HS chapter 89 (ships, boats and floating structures), under 25 subheadings in 8 headings.

### 89.01 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods

- [8901.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890110) Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry-boats of all kinds (1 line)
- [8901.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890120) Tankers (1 line)
- [8901.30](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890130) Refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 8901.20 (1 line)
- [8901.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890190) Other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods (1 line)

### 89.02 Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products

- [8902.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890200) Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products (1 line)

### 89.03 Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; row boats and canoes

- [8903.11](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890311) Inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable) boats: Fitted or designed to be fitted with a motor, unladen (net) weight (excluding the motor) not exceeding 100kg (3 lines)
- [8903.12](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890312) Inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable) boats: Not designed for use with a motor and unladen (net) weight not exceeding 100kg (3 lines)
- [8903.19](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890319) Inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable) boats: Other (1 line)
- [8903.21](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890321) Sailboats, other than inflatable, with or without auxiliary motor: Of a length not exceeding 7.5m (4 lines)
- [8903.22](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890322) Sailboats, other than inflatable, with or without auxiliary motor: Of a length exceeding 7.5m but not exceeding 24m (4 lines)
- [8903.23](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890323) Sailboats, other than inflatable, with or without auxiliary motor: Of a length exceeding 24m (2 lines)
- [8903.31](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890331) Motorboats, other than inflatable, not including outboard motorboats: Of a length not exceeding 7.5m (3 lines)
- [8903.32](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890332) Motorboats, other than inflatable, not including outboard motorboats: Of a length exceeding 7.5m but not exceeding 24m (3 lines)
- [8903.33](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890333) Motorboats, other than inflatable, not including outboard motorboats: Of a length exceeding 24m (3 lines)
- [8903.93](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890393) Other: Of a length not exceeding 7.5m (8 lines)
- [8903.99](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890399) Other: Other (6 lines)

### 89.04 Tugs and pusher craft

- [8904.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890400) Tugs and pusher craft (1 line)

### 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](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890510) Dredgers (1 line)
- [8905.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890520) Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms (1 line)
- [8905.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890590) Other (2 lines)

### 89.06 Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than row boats

- [8906.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890610) Warships (1 line)
- [8906.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890690) Other (2 lines)

### 89.07 Other floating structures (for example, rafts, tanks, cofferdams, landing-stages, buoys and beacons)

- [8907.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890710) Inflatable rafts (1 line)
- [8907.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890790) Other (3 lines)

### 89.08 Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up

- [8908.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/890800) Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up (1 line)


## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under chapter 89 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for chapter 89](https://border.bot/hs-codes/89)

- Previous chapter: [88](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/88) Parts of goods of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806
- Next chapter: [90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/90) Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles; optical fiber cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarizing material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked

## Frequently asked questions

### How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have in HS chapter 89?

The United States tariff has 58 national lines in HS chapter 89 (ships, boats and floating structures), under 25 subheadings in 8 headings.

## 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/89.json
