Cirrus SR20 from China
The Cirrus SR20 is a single-engine, four-seat composite airplane with an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg, fitting HTS 8802.20.01.40 as a new single-engine aircraft. It features a Continental IO-360 engine and the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). Its advanced safety features and light weight define its tariff classification.
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
• Include CAPS parachute system in permanent equipment weight exclusion; obtain supplemental type certificate for imported models; avoid pitfalls in declaring optional vs. standard equipment