Starboard GO Windsurfer Sailboard from Japan
The Starboard GO Windsurfer is a rigid, lightweight sailboard designed for recreational windsurfing on open water, featuring a buoyant hull and mast track for attaching sails. It falls under HTS 9506.21.4000 as a complete sailboard intended for water-sports use. This classification covers sailboards equipped for harnessing wind power without motors.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify the board meets sailboard definitions (buoyant hull with mast track) to avoid reclassification as generic surfboards under 9506.21.2000
• Include detailed technical specs and photos in entry documentation to confirm it's not a powered watercraft
• Check for country-of-origin markings; composite materials may trigger additional fiber content declarations