Excalibur GPS-Guided Artillery Projectile from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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