Ships, boats and floating structures
Chapter 89 of the Harmonised System covers Ships, boats and floating structures. It groups 8 four-digit headings used worldwide to classify these goods for customs and duty.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 89 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Ships, boats and floating structures sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
89 is the two-digit HS chapter. 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.
Headings under HS 89
The Harmonised System breaks Ships, boats and floating structures into these 8 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products
Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes
Tugs and pusher craft
Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms
Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats
Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons)
Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up
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