8901 20 — Tankers
Tankers
Names come in English where the EU Combined Nomenclature publishes them — chapters, headings and subheadings, whose first six digits are the same Harmonized System; deeper EAEU detail is a machine translation, marked as such. Official texts — tariff notes, measures, lists and classification rulings — are the original: customs and your broker go by that wording. Where we show a machine translation of them, it is marked; where our quality check rejected one, the Russian stays.
Where it sits in the nomenclature
Section XVII. Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
Explanatory notes to heading 8901 2 paragraphs
Machine translation from Russian. The original is the EEC explanatory note, and that is what a classification dispute is argued from; the translation is for understanding and has no legal force.
8901 Cruise, sightseeing, ferries, cargo ships, barges and similar floating vehicles for the carriage of passengers or goods: 8901 10 cruise, sightseeing and similar floating vessels intended mainly for the carriage of passengers; ferries of all types 8901 20 – tankers 8901 30 – refrigerated vessels other than those included in subheading 8901 20 8901 90 – cargo and passenger floating vehicles other
This heading covers all craft for the carriage of passengers or goods other than the craft referred to in heading 89 03 and rescue vessels (other than rowing boats), military transport vessels and medical vessels (heading 8906); such vessels may be designed for navigation by sea or inland waters (e.g., lakes, canals, rivers, deltas). This heading covers (1) Cruise and sightseeing vessels. (2) Ferries of all kinds, including railway ferries, road ferries and small river ferries. (3) Tankers (gasoline, methane, wine, etc.). (4) Refrigerated vessels for the carriage of meat, fruit, etc. (5) Cargo vessels of all kinds (except tankers and refrigerated vessels), regardless of whether they are specialized for the carriage of certain goods or not. This includes ore trucks and other bulk carriers (for transporting, for example, grain, coal), container ships, rollers and lighter trucks. (6) Barges of various types, lighters and pontoons are smooth deck vessels used for the carriage of goods and sometimes passengers. (7) Floating means such as gliders, hydrofoils and air cushion.
Official text adopted by a Recommendation of the EEC Board
Notes to chapter 89 — Ships, boats and floating structures 4 items
Note
Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.
1. Bodies of floating craft, craft unfinished or incomplete, assembled, unassembled or disassembled, and craft complete but unassembled or disassembled are classified in heading 8906 if they do not have the essential characteristics of craft of a particular type.
Additional notes
Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.
1. In subheadings 8901 10 100, 8901 20 100 0, 8901 30 100 0, 8901 90 100 0, 8902 00 100 0, 8903 32 100 0, 8903 33 100 0, 8904 00 910 0 and 8906 90 100 0, only floating craft intended for marine operation and having the longest hull length (excluding protruding parts) of not less than 12 m shall be included. However, fishing and rescue vessels intended for marine operation should be considered as such regardless of their length.
2. В подсубпозиции 8905 10 100 0 и 8905 90 100 должны включаться только плавучие средства и плавучие доки, предназначенные для морской эксплуатации.
3. For the purpose of heading 8908, the expression “vessels and other floating structures intended for scrapping” includes the following articles provided that they are parts of their ordinary equipment:
spare parts (for example, propellers), used or new;
removable products (furniture, galley equipment, dishes, etc.) with obvious traces of their use earlier.
Codes inside
Only the ten-digit code carries a duty rate
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 8901 20 10 | Sea-going tankers |
| 8901 20 90 | Tankers (excl. seagoing tankers) |
The right code is in the HS code search.