New Schedule B for 2022 Harmonizes with Revised Harmonized Tariff Codes

Last month we wrote here to notify the ASA community that Harmonized Tariff Codes that affect aircraft parts were revised, effective January 27, 2022. Notably, heading 8803, which had long applied to “Propellers and rotors and parts thereof . . . Undercarriages and parts thereof . . . [and] Other parts of airplanes or helicopters” was revised to a new heading of 8807. Absent from our notification was any discussion of the corresponding Schedule B numbers (typically used for export data collection by the Census Bureau and reported via EEI filings).

We can now report that the Schedule B numbers for 2022 have been released, and as expected reflect the revisions to the Harmonized Tariff Codes we discussed last month. The U.S. Census Bureau’s website indicates that the 2022 Schedule B numbers are to be used after February 10, 2022, but to the best of our knowledge the new numbers went live only yesterday, February 16. 

Relevant examples of revised Schedule B numbers include:

Schedule B Number and Heading	Commodity Description
8807	– Parts of goods of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806:
8807.10	– – Propellers and rotors and parts thereof:
8807.10.0010	– – – For use in civil aircraft
8807.10.0060	– – – Other
8807.20	– – Undercarriages and parts thereof:
8807.20.0010	– – – For use in civil aircraft
8807.20.0060	– – – Other
8807.30	– – Other parts of airplanes or helicopters:
8807.30.0010	– – – For use in civil aircraft
8807.30.60	– – – Other

A complete list of obsolete and new Schedule B numbers accompanies the 2022 listing.

As always, remember that not all aircraft parts are included under new Heading 8807 and many often appear under a more precise Heading, e.g., engine parts, fasteners, and bearings. Take the time to be sure you are shipping under the correct Schedule B when you submit your EEIs.