Chapter 88 : Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Note. 1. For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression "unmanned aircraft" means any aircraft, other than those of heading 88.01, designed to be flown without a pilot on board. They may be designed to carry a payload or equipped with permanently integrated digital cameras or other equipment which would enable them to perform utilitarian functions during their flight. The expression "unmanned aircraft", however, does not cover flying toys, designed solely for amusement purposes (heading 95.03). Subheading Notes. 1. For the purposes of subheadings 8802.11 to 8802.40, the expression "unladen weight" means the weight of the machine in normal flying order, excluding the weight of the crew and of fuel and equipment other than permanently fitted items of equipment. 2. For the purposes of subheadings 8806.21 to 8806.24 and 8806.91 to 8806.94, the expression "maximum take-off weight" means the maximum weight of the machine in normal flying order, at take-off, including the weight of payload, equipment and fuel. GENERAL This Chapter covers balloons and dirigibles and non-powered aircraft (heading 88.01), other aircraft, spacecraft (including satellites) and spacecraft launch vehicles (heading 88.02), certain allied equipment such as parachutes (heading 88.04), and aircraft launching gear, deck-arrestor gear and ground flying trainers (heading 88.05). Subject to the provisions of the Notes to Section XVII (see the General Explanatory Note to the Section), it also covers parts of such equipment. Incomplete or unfinished aircraft (e.g., aircraft not equipped with engines or internal equipment) are classified as the corresponding complete or finished aircraft, provided they have the essential character of the latter.
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