Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8802.12
8802.12.01: Helicopters over 2,000 kg: Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg
Helicopters over 2,000 kg
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 4 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8802 Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, airplanes, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles:
- Helicopters:
- 8802.12.01 Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Subdivisions
- 8802.12.01 Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg Free
- 8802.12.01.20 Military No.
- 8802.12.01.40 Other No.
- 8802.12.01.60 Military No.
- 8802.12.01.80 Other No.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8802.12 Of an unladen weight exceeding 2000 kg
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 5% – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 10% 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 13% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 880211 to 880240, the expression ‘unladen weight’ means the weight of the machine in normal flying order, excluding the weight of the crew and of fuel and equipment other than permanently fitted items of equipment.
2. For the purposes of subheadings 880621 to 880624 and 880691 to 880694, the expression ‘maximum take-off weight’ means the maximum weight of the machine in normal flying order, at take-off, including the weight of payload, equipment and fuel.
HTS code 8802.12.01 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 8802.12 (of an unladen weight exceeding 2000 kg).
The general duty is free.
4 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 5%–15%, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 13% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 8802.12 worth US$537m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada, and the United Kingdom ranked 8th with US$10m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8802.12.01?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 8802.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$244m), followed by Italy.