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HS code 8905.20: Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms

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Summary

HS code 8905.20 covers floating or submersible drilling or production platforms. It sits in heading 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) in chapter 89 (ships, boats and floating structures). Other goods of heading 89.05 are classified under 8905.10 (dredgers) or 8905.90 (other). National tariff lines under 8905.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

What this code covers

HS code 8905.20 covers floating or submersible drilling or production platforms.

The legal text of the subheading is “Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms”, in HS2022.

What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 89.05 are classified under 8905.10 (dredgers) or 8905.90 (other).

How it is structured

8905.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 89, are the chapter; the first four, 8905, are heading 89.05; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.

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

In other countries

National tariff lines under 8905.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Frequently asked questions

What does HS code 8905.20 cover?

HS code 8905.20 covers floating or submersible drilling or production platforms.

Which heading and chapter is HS code 8905.20 in?

HS code 8905.20 is in heading 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) in chapter 89 (ships, boats and floating structures).

Where are goods of heading 89.05 classified when 8905.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 89.05 are classified under 8905.10 (dredgers) or 8905.90 (other).

Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8905.20?

National tariff lines under 8905.20 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.

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