Unmanned aircraft
HS heading 88.06 covers Unmanned aircraft. It sits within Chapter 88 and breaks down into 11 six-digit subheadings at the border.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 88.06 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Unmanned aircraft sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
88.06 is the four-digit HS heading. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 88.06
The Harmonised System breaks Unmanned aircraft into these 11 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Unmanned aircraft; for carriage of passengers
Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of not more than 250g
Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 250g but not more than 7kg
Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 7kg but not more than 25kg
Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 25kg but not more than 150kg
Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 150kg
Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight not more than 250g
Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight more than 250g but not more than 7kg
Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight more than 7kg but not more than 25kg
Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight more than 25kg but not more than 150kg
Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight more than 150kg
Related codes in Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non-powered aircraft.
88.02Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles
88.04Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes and paragliders) and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto
88.05Aircraft launching gear, deck-arrestor or similar gear, ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles
88.07Aircraft; parts of goods of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806
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