Analysis
HTS 8806.10.00 covers designed for the carriage of passengers under heading 8806 (unmanned aircraft).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), an industry of 358 US establishments employing 172,941 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8806.21.00 | With maximum take-off weight not more than 250 g | Free |
| 8806.22.00 | With maximum take-off weight more than 250 g but not more than 7 kg | Free |
| 8806.23.00 | With maximum take-off weight more than 7 kg but not more than 25 kg | Free |
| 8806.24.00 | With maximum take-off weight more than 25 kg but not more than 150 kg | Free |
| 8806.29.00 | Other, for remote-controlled flight only: other | Free |
| 8806.91.00 | With maximum take-off weight not more than 250 g | Free |
| 8806.92.00 | With maximum take-off weight more than 250 g but not more than 7 kg | Free |
| 8806.93.00 | With maximum take-off weight more than 7 kg but not more than 25 kg | Free |
| 8806.94.00 | With maximum take-off weight more than 25 kg but not more than 150 kg | Free |
| 8806.99.00 | Other: other | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter