Excalibur GPS-Guided Artillery Projectile from China
The M982 Excalibur is a 155mm GPS/INS-guided artillery shell converting standard howitzer fire into precision strikes. Despite shell form, its canard-controlled guidance qualifies as a guided missile under HTS 9306.90.00.20.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Distinguish from unguided base-bleed shells critical for heading selection
• GPS module PNT compliance documentation required
• Fuze and guidance section constructive separation mandatory