# HS chapter 89: Ships, boats and floating structures > HS chapter 89 covers ships, boats and floating structures. It has 8 headings, 89.01 to 89.08, and 25 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 89 are live on border.bot for the United States (58 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/89 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 89](https://border.bot/hs-codes/89) ## Key facts - Chapter: 89 - Description: Ships, boats and floating structures - Headings: 8 - Subheadings: 25 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this chapter covers HS chapter 89 covers ships, boats and floating structures. It has 8 headings, 89.01 to 89.08, and 25 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### [89.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8901) Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods - [8901.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890110) Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry-boats of all kinds - [8901.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890120) Tankers - [8901.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890130) Refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 8901.20 - [8901.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890190) Other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods ### [89.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8902) Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products - [8902.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890200) Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products ### [89.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8903) Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes - [8903.11](https://border.bot/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 - [8903.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890312) Inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable) boats: Not designed for use with a motor and unladen (net) weight not exceeding 100kg - [8903.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890319) Inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable) boats: Other - [8903.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890321) Sailboats, other than inflatable, with or without auxiliary motor: Of a length not exceeding 7.5m - [8903.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890322) Sailboats, other than inflatable, with or without auxiliary motor: Of a length exceeding 7.5m but not exceeding 24m - [8903.23](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890323) Sailboats, other than inflatable, with or without auxiliary motor: Of a length exceeding 24m - [8903.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890331) Motorboats, other than inflatable, not including outboard motorboats: Of a length not exceeding 7.5m - [8903.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890332) Motorboats, other than inflatable, not including outboard motorboats: Of a length exceeding 7.5m but not exceeding 24m - [8903.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890333) Motorboats, other than inflatable, not including outboard motorboats: Of a length exceeding 24m - [8903.93](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890393) Other: Of a length not exceeding 7.5m - [8903.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890399) Other: Other ### [89.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8904) Tugs and pusher craft - [8904.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890400) Tugs and pusher craft ### [89.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8905) 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/hs-codes/890510) Dredgers - [8905.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890520) Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms - [8905.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890590) Other ### [89.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8906) Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than rowing boats - [8906.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890610) Warships - [8906.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890690) Other ### [89.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8907) Other floating structures (for example, rafts, tanks, coffer- dams, landing-stages, buoys and beacons) - [8907.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890710) Inflatable rafts - [8907.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890790) Other ### [89.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8908) Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up - [8908.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/890800) Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up ## What it doesn’t cover Chapter 88, before it, covers aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof; chapter 90, after it, covers optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof. ## How it is structured Chapter 89 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (89.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more. ## In other countries National tariff lines under chapter 89 are live on border.bot for the United States (58 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/89): 58 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous chapter: [88](https://border.bot/hs-codes/88) Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof - Next chapter: [90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/90) Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS chapter 89 cover? HS chapter 89 covers ships, boats and floating structures. ### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 89? HS chapter 89 has 8 headings and 25 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 89? National tariff lines under chapter 89 are live on border.bot for the United States (58 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/89.json