# HS code 8805.21: Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles, ground flying trainers and parts thereof, air combat simulators and parts thereof

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

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/880521
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) / [8805.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/880521)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8805.21
- Covers: Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles, ground flying trainers and parts thereof, air combat simulators and parts thereof
- Heading: [88.05: Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8805)
- Chapter: [88: Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof](https://border.bot/hs-codes/88)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/880521)

## What this code covers

HS code 8805.21 covers aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles, ground flying trainers and parts thereof, air combat simulators and parts thereof.

The legal text of the subheading is “Ground flying trainers and parts thereof: Air combat simulators and parts thereof”, read under “Ground flying trainers and parts thereof”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 88.05 are classified under 8805.10 (aircraft launching gear and parts thereof; deck-arrestor or similar gear 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
- [8805.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/880529) Ground flying trainers and parts thereof: Other

## How it is structured

8805.21 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 88, are the chapter; the first four, 8805, are heading 88.05; the last two, 21, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 88: Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
- Heading 88.05: Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles
- Within the heading: Ground flying trainers and parts thereof
- Subheading 8805.21: Air combat simulators and parts thereof

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8805.21 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/880521): 1 line, used by 1 other country

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

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8805.21 cover?

HS code 8805.21 covers aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles, ground flying trainers and parts thereof, air combat simulators and parts thereof.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8805.21 in?

HS code 8805.21 is in heading 88.05 (aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles) in chapter 88 (aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 88.05 classified when 8805.21 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 88.05 are classified under 8805.10 (aircraft launching gear and parts thereof; deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereof) and 8805.29 (ground flying trainers and parts thereof, other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8805.21?

National tariff lines under 8805.21 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, 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/880521.json