8802.12.01

Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg

Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, airplanes, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles: Helicopters

Heading: 8802 Chapter: 88 As of September 16, 2026

Data provenance: Rates from HTS Revision 19 (Sep 16, 2026); trade measures verified against CBP CSMS and Federal Register notices through Sep 3, 2026.

Duty rates

Column 1 (General / MFN)

Free

Column 2 (Non-NTR)

30%

The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.

Trade measures (Chapter 99)

9903.88.01

LIST_1

The duty provided in the applicable subheading plus 25%

Active

Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]

Applies to origin: CN

Effective from July 6, 2018

SECTION_338

9903.03.12

The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 50%

Active

Section 338 (Canada): goods of Canada in the Proclamation 11046 annex (provincial liquor-board discrimination against US alcoholic beverages), 50% additional ad valorem duty. The annex reaches well past alcohol: wood (4413/4420/4421), paper (4804-4811) and hockey sticks (9506.99.25) are in it.

Applies to origin: CA

Effective from August 22, 2026

Rate-change history

What the rate was before, and when it changed. The government schedule replaces each revision in place; we keep the timeline.

  1. SCOPE_EXPANSION Procs. 11046 / 11047 / 11048 (91 FR 46639) — Section 338 Canada

    Section 338 (Canada) alcoholic beverages: 611 subheadings under 9903.03.12 at 50%, effective 2026-08-22

    See the change →
  2. NEW_PROGRAM Executive Order Feb 1, 2026 — Reciprocal Tariff (FR 2026-03824)

    Section 122 reciprocal surcharge in effect — additional 10% on most imports through July 24, 2026

    See the change →
  3. Base rate HTS 2023

    Column 1 general rate set to Free.

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