# HS code 8802.11: Helicopters, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000kg

> HS code 8802.11 covers helicopters, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000kg. It sits in heading 88.02 (other aircraft (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes), except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806; spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles) in chapter 88 (aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof). Other goods of heading 88.02 are classified under 8802.12 (helicopters, of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000kg), 8802.20 (aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2 000 kg), 8802.30 (aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg but not exceeding 15 000 kg), 8802.40 (aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg) or 1 other.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880211
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 88](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/88) / [88.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8802) / [8802.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880211)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8802.11
- Covers: Helicopters, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000kg
- Heading: [88.02: Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes), except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806; spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8802)
- Chapter: [88: Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/88)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 8802.11 covers helicopters, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000kg.

The legal text of the subheading is “Helicopters: Of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000kg”, read under “Helicopters”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 88.02 are classified under 8802.12 (helicopters, of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000kg), 8802.20 (aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2 000 kg), 8802.30 (aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg but not exceeding 15 000 kg), 8802.40 (aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg) or 1 other.

- [8802.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880212) Helicopters: Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000kg
- [8802.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880220) Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2 000 kg
- [8802.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880230) Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg but not exceeding 15 000 kg
- [8802.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880240) Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg
- [8802.60](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880260) Spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles

## How it is structured

8802.11 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 88, are the chapter; the first four, 8802, are heading 88.02; the last two, 11, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 88: Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
- Heading 88.02: Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes), except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806; spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles
- Within the heading: Helicopters
- Subheading 8802.11: Of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000kg

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8802.11 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8802.11 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8801.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880100) Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non- powered aircraft
- Next subheading: [8802.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880212) Helicopters: Of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000kg

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8802.11 cover?

HS code 8802.11 covers helicopters, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000kg.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8802.11 in?

HS code 8802.11 is in heading 88.02 (other aircraft (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes), except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806; spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles) in chapter 88 (aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 88.02 classified when 8802.11 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 88.02 are classified under 8802.12 (helicopters, of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000kg), 8802.20 (aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2 000 kg), 8802.30 (aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg but not exceeding 15 000 kg), 8802.40 (aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg) or 1 other.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/880211.json