U.S. imports of Civilian Aircraft (End-Use 22000) totaled $1.5B in August 2026, imported from 48 countries.
Importers of Civilian Aircraft paid $898K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.06% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataCivilian aircraft imported into the United States — whether commercial airliners, turboprops, or business jets — benefit from a specialized duty treatment framework, as most civil aircraft and their parts enter under the Civil Aircraft Agreement (CAA), which provides duty-free or reduced-duty treatment for qualifying aircraft and components. FAA airworthiness certification is the central admissibility requirement: foreign-manufactured aircraft must hold a valid airworthiness certificate recognized by the FAA, typically through a bilateral aviation safety agreement (BASA) with the country of manufacture. The global duopoly in large commercial aircraft manufacturing means that import flows in this category are highly concentrated and closely watched by trade analysts.
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327 import shipments a month
End-Use codes describe different products on the import and export sides. Cross-direction exports are not shown for this slug.
The WTO Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft (Civil Aircraft Agreement) eliminates customs duties on qualifying civil aircraft, engines, and parts for signatory countries. Importers must ensure the aircraft meets the agreement's eligibility criteria and that the entry is filed with the appropriate duty-free claim; not all aircraft-related goods automatically qualify, so line-item review is important.
A foreign-manufactured aircraft seeking US registration must obtain an FAA airworthiness certificate. If the country of manufacture has a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) with the US, the FAA can accept the foreign authority's type certificate data, streamlining the process. Without a BASA, the importer must pursue a more extensive FAA type validation, which can be time-consuming and costly.
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Commodity 22000 · $1.5B of $146.7B
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Imports · August 2026
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France and Canada together supply 61% of it.
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$1.5BYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $20.7B of Civilian Aircraft.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.