Code 8701 23 · Heading 8701

New or used tractor units for semi-trailers with a spark-ignition piston engine and an electric drive motor

This category covers tractor units designed to pull semi-trailers that use both a spark-ignition piston combustion engine and an electric motor for propulsion. The vehicle is classified further according to whether it is new or used.

For example

A new semi-trailer tractor unit with a spark-ignition piston combustion engine and an electric propulsion motor
A used semi-trailer tractor unit with a spark-ignition piston combustion engine and an electric propulsion motor

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Official tariff text

Road tractors for semi-trailers, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion

How we got to this code

XVII
87
8701
8701 23

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Step 1 · Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transpor…
Is the item railway or tramway equipment, another vehicle, an aircraft or spacecraft, or a ship, boat or floating structure?
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Step 2 · Chapter 87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stoc… 2 of 4 chapters in section XVII
Which named type best describes it: a tractor; a motor vehicle for ≥ 10 people including the driver; a passenger motor vehicle; a goods motor vehicle; a special-purpose motor vehicle; a motorised chassis; a body or cab; a part or accessory for one of these vehicles; a factory, warehouse, port or airport truck without a lifting mechanism or a railway-platform tractor; a motorised tank or other armoured combat vehicle; a motorcycle or moped; a bicycle without a motor; a mobility vehicle; a pram or pushchair; or a trailer, semitrailer or other vehicle without a propulsion mechanism?
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Step 3 · Heading 8701 Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709) 1 of 16 headings under chapter 87
Which child description fits the tractor: a one-axle garden, agricultural or similar industrial tractor; a tractor unit for a semi-trailer classified by its engine type; a tracked tractor; or another tractor classified by engine power of <= 18 kW, > 18 kW but <= 37 kW, > 37 kW but <= 75 kW, > 75 kW but <= 130 kW, or > 130 kW?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8701 23 Road tractors for semi-trailers, with both spark-ig… 4 of 12 subheadings under heading 8701
Is the tractor unit new or used?

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Import duty on the codes below: 16.0%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 16.0%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

87.01.2300 With both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

10.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

8701 23 10 00 New

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

We do not estimate this one.

The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Not estimated

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8701.23.00.15 Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709), Road tractors for semi-trailers, With both

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

87.01.2300

With both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

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

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 2 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

10.0%

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 v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 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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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8701.23.00.15

Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709), Road tractors for semi-trailers, With both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, New, G.V.W. not exceeding 36,287 kg

General rate

4%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8701.23.00.45

Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709), Road tractors for semi-trailers, With both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, New, G.V.W. exceeding 36,287 kg

General rate

4%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8701.23.00.80

Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709), Road tractors for semi-trailers, With both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, Used

General rate

4%

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, 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.