Subheading · Chapter 89 · Heading 8903

8903.12

8903.12: Not designed for use with a motor and unladen (net) weight not exceeding 100 kg

8903.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8903, yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes, chapter 89.

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Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 8903 12 00 00 Not designed for use with a motor and unladen (net) weight not exceeding 100 kg Freep/st

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 376
    Documents
    • 9008

Import requirements 4

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9038
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/583
    Documents
    • L100 Import licence " controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
    • Y902
    • 9Y06
  • Import controlImport control on luxury goods
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code " EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£3.9m+5.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.16 per kg
Jan 2024: £174kFeb 2024: £130kMar 2024: £349kApr 2024: £833kMay 2024: £609kJun 2024: £1.2mJul 2024: £695kAug 2024: £417kSept 2024: £73kOct 2024: £144kNov 2024: £123kDec 2024: £98kJan 2025: £29kFeb 2025: £127kMar 2025: £489kApr 2025: £275kMay 2025: £852kJun 2025: £609kJul 2025: £585kAug 2025: £286kSept 2025: £112kOct 2025: £24kNov 2025: £52kDec 2025: £30kJan 2026: £53kFeb 2026: £244kMar 2026: £606kApr 2026: £644kMay 2026: £919kJun 2026: £510kJul 2026: £324kAug 2026: £373k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £3.6m 93.1% +28%
France £67k 1.7% -20.9%
Czechia £55k 1.4% +49.4%
Vietnam £48k 1.2% -91.9%
United States £41k 1.1% +418.7%
Italy £20k 0.5% +7,099.3%
Austria £17k 0.4% -26.4%
Mexico £10k 0.2% -49.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8903.12 · US$112m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$68kUS$68k+US$348k+US$2m+> US$4m

Exports: 82
  1. China: US$76m
  2. France: US$7m
  3. Spain: US$4m
  4. Mexico: US$3m
  5. Czechia: US$3m
  6. Austria: US$2m
  7. Germany: US$2m
  8. United States: US$2m
  9. Netherlands: US$2m
  10. Vietnam: US$2m
  11. Poland: US$1m
  12. Italy: US$875k
  13. Thailand: US$735k
  14. Kazakhstan: US$717k
  15. United Kingdom: US$705k
  16. Ukraine: US$565k
  17. Romania: US$528k
  18. Taiwan: US$463k
  19. Indonesia: US$402k
  20. Türkiye: US$348k
  21. Denmark: US$322k
  22. Bulgaria: US$274k
  23. South Africa: US$263k
  24. Hungary: US$261k
  25. Myanmar (Burma): US$256k
  26. Slovakia: US$225k
  27. Hong Kong SAR China: US$220k
  28. Portugal: US$215k
  29. Switzerland: US$190k
  30. South Korea: US$158k
  31. Ireland: US$154k
  32. Mauritius: US$119k
  33. Singapore: US$118k
  34. New Zealand: US$117k
  35. Lithuania: US$102k
  36. Slovenia: US$99k
  37. Egypt: US$85k
  38. Australia: US$70k
  39. Colombia: US$70k
  40. Venezuela: US$68k
  41. Norway: US$66k
  42. Russia: US$65k
  43. Canada: US$62k
  44. Brazil: US$57k
  45. Belgium: US$53k
  46. Sweden: US$46k
  47. Saudi Arabia: US$46k
  48. Latvia: US$39k
  49. Serbia: US$36k
  50. Greece: US$34k
  51. Argentina: US$26k
  52. Sri Lanka: US$25k
  53. Cambodia: US$21k
  54. Finland: US$20k
  55. Croatia: US$14k
  56. Dominican Republic: US$14k
  57. Estonia: US$7k
  58. Mozambique: US$5k
  59. Congo - Brazzaville: US$5k
  60. Malaysia: US$4k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$76m 67.5%
2 France US$7m 5.9%
3 Spain US$4m 3.2%
4 Mexico US$3m 2.8%
5 Czechia US$3m 2.5%
6 Austria US$2m 1.9%
7 Germany US$2m 1.9%
8 United States US$2m 1.8%
9 Netherlands US$2m 1.7%
10 Vietnam US$2m 1.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$18m 16.3%
2 France US$15m 13.2%
3 Germany US$14m 12.2%
4 United Kingdom US$6m 5.7%
5 Poland US$6m 5.2%
6 Spain US$6m 5.1%
7 Czechia US$4m 3.4%
8 Netherlands US$4m 3.4%
9 Italy US$3m 3.1%
10 Canada US$3m 3.1%

Import duty on this product around the world 93

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 10%median duty
  • 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 30%highest: Algeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic

93

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Armenia 15% 2023
Australia 5% 2023
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 10% 2023
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 9.5% 2023
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
China 10% 2023
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 10% 2023
European Union (27 countries) 2.7% 2023
Fiji 0% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Ghana 20% 2023
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 25% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 15% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Lesotho 10% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mongolia 5% 2023
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 2023
Namibia 10% 2023
Nepal 5% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 15% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Philippines 7% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Rwanda 25% 2023
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
South Africa 10% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 11% 0% – 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 25% 2023
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Switzerland 4.6%* 2023
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Türkiye 2.7% 2023
Uganda 25% 2023
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 2.4% 2023
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Vietnam 10% 2023
Zambia 0% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.2% 2023

Tariff data years 2022–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
79311 Inflatable vessels (including rowing-boats & canoes)
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 513202
CPC 2.1 product
49490 Other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
3012 Building of pleasure and sporting boats

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20178903.10changed
20128903.10changed
20078903.10changed
20028903.10changed
19968903.10changed
19928903.10changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 3

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N358621 U.S. CBP 17 February 2026 · 8903.12.00.60

    The tariff classification of an inflatable kayak/stand up paddle board from China

  • N337988 U.S. CBP 27 February 2024 · 8903.12.00.60

    The tariff classification of an inflatable kayak/stand up paddle board from China

  • N330293 U.S. CBP 24 January 2023 · 8903.12.00.60

    The tariff classification of inflatable pontoons from China

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8903.10.

Subheading 8903.12 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8903.12; the duty is 2.7%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £3.9m (up 6% on the year before), at an average of £5.16 per kg; China supplied 93%, followed by France.

World trade in these goods reached US$112m in 2024, down 15.5% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 67.5% of the total, ahead of France.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for not designed for use with a motor and unladen (net) weight not exceeding 100 kg?

Not designed for use with a motor and unladen (net) weight not exceeding 100 kg fall under HS subheading 8903.12, part of heading 8903, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on not designed for use with a motor and unladen in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8903.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on not designed for use with a motor and unladen in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8903.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most not designed for use with a motor and unladen?

China, with US$76m in 2024 (67.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (93%), France (2%) and Czechia (1%), out of total imports of £3.9m.

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