Analysis
HTS 8802.60.30 covers communications satellites under heading 8802 (other aircraft (for example, helicopters, airplanes, except unmanned aircraft of heading…).
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 96% of the 28 tariff lines in chapter 88. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing), an industry of 645 US establishments employing 52,536 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 6 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8802.11.01 | Of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg | Free |
| 8802.12.01 | Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg | Free |
| 8802.20.01 | Airplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg | Free |
| 8802.30.01 | Airplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg but not exceeding 15,000 kg | Free |
| 8802.40.01 | Airplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg | Free |
| 8802.60.90 | Spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles: other | Free |