HTS Codes / Chapter 98

9818.00.03.00

Spare repair parts or materials (other than nets or nettings) which the owner or master of a vessel certifies are intended for use aboard a cargo vessel, for installation or use on such vessel, as needed, in the United States, at sea, or in a foreign country, but only if duty is or has been paid under this schedule upon first entry into the United States of each such spare part or material purchased in, or imported from, a foreign country

Duty rates

General (MFN)

Free

Column 2 (non-MFN)

50 percent of the cost of such parts or materials

Unit of quantity

kg

“General” applies to imports from most trading partners under normal trade relations. “Special” lists products eligible for reduced or duty-free treatment under programs like GSP, USMCA, CAFTA-DR, or individual free-trade agreements. “Column 2” applies to imports from countries without normal trade relations (currently Cuba and North Korea).

Chapter 98

Special classification provisions (Section XXII — Special classification and temporary provisions)