Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX from China
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX is a single-engine turboprop utility aircraft, but classified under multiple engine airplanes due to optional configurations or variants with twin engines for specific operations. Its unladen weight is under 2,000 kg, fitting the subheading for new airplanes. It is used for cargo, passenger transport, and special missions.
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
• Verify unladen weight certification excluding crew, fuel, and non-permanent equipment per HTS subheading notes
• Obtain FAA or equivalent airworthiness certificates and export licenses from origin country
• Declare as new aircraft; used models shift to different statistical suffix, avoiding common misclassification