DJI Matrice 30 from China
The DJI Matrice 30 is a professional-grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for enterprise applications like inspection and surveying. It features a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 9 kg, fitting squarely within HTS 8806.93.00.00 due to its weight exceeding 7 kg but not more than 25 kg, classifying it as an 'other' unmanned aircraft beyond aeromodels.
Duty Rate — China → United States
125%
Rate breakdown
9903.08.21100%Except as provided in headings 9903.08.23–9903.08.26, unmanned aircraft, their parts and components, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(1)–(3) of U.S. note 43 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]
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify MTOW certification from manufacturer documentation to confirm classification under 8806.93; exceeding 25kg shifts to 8806.94
• Include FCC/IC compliance labels and FAA registration docs for US entry; drones often face additional spectrum approval
• Avoid misdeclaration as toys (9503); provide flight controller specs to prove unmanned aircraft status