Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg

This code covers helicopters with an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg. Use this code when importing these specific helicopters, as the duty is generally free for standard trade partners, detailed within Chapter 88 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Detailed information for HTS Code 8802.12.01

This tariff classification falls within Chapter 88, which covers aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts. Specifically, code 8802.12.01 covers helicopters with an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg. This code further breaks down into statistical suffixes based on whether the helicopter is new or used/rebuilt, and whether it’s for military or other purposes, so choose the suffix that accurately reflects the helicopter’s condition and intended use—for example, 8802.12.01.20 for new military helicopters or 8802.12.01.80 for used/rebuilt, other helicopters. Remember that ‘unladen weight’ refers to the weight of the helicopter in flying order, excluding crew, fuel, and non-permanently fitted equipment.

Chapter	Chapter 88 - Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Section	Section XVII - Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment

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Quick reference for the duty outcomes tied to this HTS line.

General Duty

Free

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

N/A

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 8802.12.01 and its subdivisions is Free, applying to imports from Standard Trade Partners (NTR). Special rates are not specified, but may be available for eligible FTA or preference programs. This means that while standard imports enter duty-free, certain countries with which the U.S. has trade agreements could potentially qualify for further reduced or eliminated duties. There are no report units specified for this code; statistical reporting is done at the subdivision level. The subdivisions (8802.12.01.20, 8802.12.01.40, 8802.12.01.60, and 8802.12.01.80) all inherit the same general and special duty rates as the main code.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 30%

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Code subdivisions

8802.12.01.20

Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, airplanes, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles: > Helicopters: > Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg > New: > Military

8802.12.01.40

Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, airplanes, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles: > Helicopters: > Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg > New: > Other

8802.12.01.60

Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, airplanes, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles: > Helicopters: > Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg > Used or rebuilt: > Military

8802.12.01.80

Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, airplanes, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles: > Helicopters: > Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg > Used or rebuilt: > Other

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 88 AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF XVII 88-1 Note 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the expression “unmanned aircraft” means any aircraft, other than those of heading 8801, designed to be flown without a pilot on board.They may be designed to carry a payload or equipped with permanently integrated digital cameras or other equipment which would enable them to perform utilitarian functions during their flight. The expression “unmanned aircraft”, however, does not cover flying toys, designed solely for amusement purposes (heading 9503). Subheading Notes 1. For the purposes of subheadings 8802.11 to 8802.40, the expression "unladen weight" means the weight of the machine in normal flying order, excluding the weight of the crew and of fuel and equipment other than permanently fitted items of equipment. 2. For the purposes of subheadings 8806.21 to 8806.24 and 8806.91 to 8806.94, the expression “maximum take-off weight” means the maximum weight of the machine in normal flying order, at take-off, including the weight of payload, equipment and fuel. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes XVII 88-2

Section notes

SECTION XVII VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT XVII-1 Notes 1. This section does not cover articles of heading 9503 or 9508, or sleds, bobsleds, toboggans or the like of heading 9506. 2. The expressions "parts"and"parts and accessories" do not apply to the following articles, whether or not they are identifiable as for the goods of this section: (a) Joints, washers or the like of any material (classified according to their constituent material or in heading 8484) or other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber (heading 4016); (b) Parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to section XV, of base metal (section XV) or similar goods of plastics (

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