Dredgers
Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, and other vessels the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function; floating docks; floating or submersible drilling or production platforms: > Dredgers
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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]
Products classified under HTS 8905.10.00.00
Cutter Suction Dredger
A self-propelled vessel equipped with a rotating cutter head to loosen soil and pumps for excavation, primarily used for dredging channels and harbors. Its navigability is subsidiary to the main dredging function, classifying it under HTS 8905.10.00.00 as a dredger.
Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
A hopper barge with trailing suction pipes that pumps dredged material into onboard hoppers for transport and disposal. Navigability supports but is secondary to the primary dredging and material handling function, fitting HTS 8905.10.00.00.
Bucket Ladder Dredger
A mechanical dredger with an endless chain of buckets that excavate material from the seabed, used in coastal and river dredging operations. The vessel's primary function is excavation via buckets, with navigation secondary, under HTS 8905.10.00.00.
Grab Dredger
Vessel equipped with clamshell grabs suspended from cranes to scoop seabed material, used for grabbing and lifting dredged spoil. Primary function is material grabbing for dredging, navigability subsidiary, under HTS 8905.10.00.00.
Self-Propelled Hopper Barge Dredger
Self-propelled barge with integrated suction dredging system and hoppers for sand/gravel extraction in beach nourishment projects. Dredging is the essential function with navigation support, per HTS 8905.10.00.00.
Non-Self-Propelled Dredger Pontoon
Floating platform towed to site, equipped with dredging ladder and pumps for stationary excavation work. Lacks independent navigation, main function dredging, classified as dredger in HTS 8905.10.00.00.
Placer Gold Dredger
Specialized floating vessel with sluice boxes and suction systems for alluvial gold mining dredging operations. Primary function is mineral extraction via dredging, under HTS 8905.10.00.00.
Clamshell Dredger
Vessel using multiple clamshell buckets for efficient bulk seabed material removal in port maintenance. Dredging via grabs is principal function, navigability auxiliary, HTS 8905.10.00.00.
Dippers Dredger
A backhoe-style dredger using a dipping bucket arm for excavating underwater material, common for precise trenching work. Its main function is dredging via the dipper mechanism, with subsidiary navigability, classified in HTS 8905.10.00.00.