HTS tariff line · chapter 89
8901.10.00
Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry boats of all kinds
Analysis
HTS 8901.10.00 covers cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry boats of all kinds under heading 8901 (cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for…).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 53% of the 32 tariff lines in chapter 89, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 8901.20.00 (cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships…, duty-free), 8901.30.00 (refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 8901.20, duty-free) and 8901.90.00 (cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), an industry of 497 US establishments employing 99,786 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 3 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8901.20.00 | Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods: tankers | Free |
| 8901.30.00 | Refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 8901.20 | Free |
| 8901.90.00 | Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods: other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | Free |