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HS code for light ships
8905.90 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes: other
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “light ships” points to subheading 8905.90: light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes: other. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 8905.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8905.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 1.7% (average 0.9%). 1 of them is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8905.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 1.7%. 1 of them is duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU Free – 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 0.9% 
Türkiye Free – 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 0.9% 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free – 25% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 11.3% 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
GCC Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 13% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for light ships?
Light ships are classified under 8905.90 (Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes: other) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.