# HS heading 88.05: Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles

> HS heading 88.05 covers aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles. It is in chapter 88 (aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof). It is split into 3 subheadings: 8805.10 (aircraft launching gear and parts thereof; deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereof), 8805.21 (ground flying trainers and parts thereof, air combat simulators and parts thereof) and 8805.29 (ground flying trainers and parts thereof, other). National tariff lines under heading 88.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/8805
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 88](https://border.bot/hs-codes/88) / [88.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8805)

## Key facts

- Heading: 88.05
- Description: Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles
- Chapter: 88: Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
- Subheadings: 3
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 88.05 covers aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles.

It is split into 3 subheadings: 8805.10 (aircraft launching gear and parts thereof; deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereof), 8805.21 (ground flying trainers and parts thereof, air combat simulators and parts thereof) and 8805.29 (ground flying trainers and parts thereof, other).

- [8805.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/880510) Aircraft launching gear and parts thereof; deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereof
- [8805.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/880521) Ground flying trainers and parts thereof: Air combat simulators and parts thereof
- [8805.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/880529) Ground flying trainers and parts thereof: Other

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 88 are classified in its other 5 headings, listed below.

- [88.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8801) Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non- powered aircraft
- [88.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8802) Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes), except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806; spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles
- [88.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8804) Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes and paragliders) and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto
- [88.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8806) Unmanned aircraft
- [88.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8807) Parts of goods of heading 88.01, 88.02 or 88.06

## How it is structured

Heading 88.05 is one of 6 headings in chapter 88. Its first two digits, 88, are the chapter; the next two, 05, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (8805.10, 8805.21, 8805.29).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 88.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/88): 3 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [88.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8804) Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes and paragliders) and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto
- Next heading: [88.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8806) Unmanned aircraft

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 88.05 cover?

HS heading 88.05 covers aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles.

### Which chapter is HS heading 88.05 in?

HS heading 88.05 is in chapter 88 (aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 88.05 have?

HS heading 88.05 has 3 subheadings: 8805.10 (aircraft launching gear and parts thereof; deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereof), 8805.21 (ground flying trainers and parts thereof, air combat simulators and parts thereof) and 8805.29 (ground flying trainers and parts thereof, other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 88.05?

National tariff lines under heading 88.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/8805.json