HTS 8806 — Unmanned aircraft (drones) Tariff Rate (2026)

Products classified under HTS 8806 — Unmanned aircraft (drones) — are among the globally sourced imports entering the US. Unmanned aircraft systems. Consumer/hobby UAS (≤25 kg, no thermal imaging) pay 25% Section 232 as of September 3, 2026; large or thermal-imaging UAS pay 100%. EU/JP/KR/CH/TW/LI origins are generally capped at 15%; UK-origin at 10%. On top of the MFN rate, most non-EU imports under this heading carry the Section 301 forced-labor tariff — a two-tier 10%/12.5% duty that replaced the flat 10% Section 122 rate on July 24, 2026. EU-origin goods instead fall under the EU-US trade deal's 15% all-inclusive ceiling (effective July 1, 2026), where nothing stacks and goods with an MFN rate of 15% or more pay MFN only. Unmanned aircraft (HTS 8806) pay Section 232 as of September 3, 2026: 25% on consumer/hobby UAS ≤25 kg with no thermal imaging, 100% on larger or thermal-imaging UAS. EU, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, and Taiwan origins are generally capped at 15%; UK-origin at 10%. Worked example: a $10,000 shipment under HTS 8806 owes about $0 in MFN duty (0%); adding the 10% base forced-labor surcharge brings it to roughly $1,000 from a standard-tier origin, or about $1,250 from a 12.5%-tier origin such as China. Check your exact figure with the tariff calculator. The top countries of origin for HTS 8806 imports include CN, TW, KR, DE, JP. Effective duty varies by source country based on trade agreements (USMCA, KORUS) and tariff programs — see the per-country tariff rates by country for how CN compares.