Cessna 152 Training Airplane from China
The Cessna 152 is a two-seat, single-engine piston airplane primarily used for flight training, with an unladen weight around 450 kg or less. Classified under HTS 8802.20.01.15 for airplanes and other aircraft not exceeding 450 kg unladen weight. It meets the definition excluding crew, fuel, and removable equipment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0125%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]
Import Tips
• Provide manufacturer's weight and balance sheet confirming unladen weight; customs may weigh-verify
• Comply with bilateral airworthiness agreements (e.g
• FAA/EASA) for import approval
• Avoid common pitfall of including optional equipment in unladen weight calculation