Dassault Rafale from China

The Dassault Rafale is a 4.5-generation multirole fighter capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground operations with active electronically scanned array radar. It is classified in HTS 8802.40.01.15 as a new military fighter airplane over 15,000 kg unladen weight.

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 flight test data verifying unladen weight in normal flying order per note

Address EAR/ITAR dual-use controls for avionics and propulsion systems

Prevent pitfalls by distinguishing from civilian Mirage variants in 8802.41