Saab JAS 39 Gripen from China
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a lightweight single-engine multirole fighter optimized for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. Classified under HTS 8802.30.0110 for new military fighters with unladen weight over 2,000 kg but not exceeding 15,000 kg. Its design supports short-field operations typical of modern fighters.
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
• Prepare detailed technical specifications confirming military fighter designation and weight parameters
• Coordinate with U.S
• Customs for AECA/ITAR classification rulings on foreign military sales
• Avoid common pitfalls by excluding temporary equipment from unladen weight calculations