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Code 8908 00 00 · Subheading 8908 00

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Ships, boats and other floating equipment for scrapping

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This code covers ships, boats and other floating equipment intended for scrapping. The key stated condition is that the floating item is for scrapping.

For example

  • A ship for scrapping
  • A boat for scrapping
  • Other floating equipment for scrapping
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Official tariff text

Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up

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8908 00 00

Ships, boats and other floating equipment for scrapping

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 89080000.

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Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 43 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); Iraq; Syria; Ukraine; any country.

    Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:

    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
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    • Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option A, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
    • Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option B, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
    • Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option C, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
    • Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
    • Goods other than those falling under the applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of bulk gases and of gases contained in products or equipment, and parts thereof
    • Exemption from import prohibition, granted for repair or servicing of existing equipment, according to the second paragraph of Article 11.1 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Products and equipment, including parts (excluding military and repair exemption) listed in Annex IV containing F-gases or relies upon F-gases not subject to prohibition as imposed by Article 11.1. (Reg 2024/573).
    • Net mass of fluorinated greenhouse gases charged in products and equipment
    • Quota provisions from Article 19 (Reg 2024/573) do not apply for products or equipment pre-charged with fluorinated greenhouse gases other than HFCs from Section 1 of Annex I (Reg 2024/573)
    • Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

  • 89.08.0000

    Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up.

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

  • 8908 00 00 00

    Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.