Code 8702 40 · Heading 8702

Electric-only motor vehicles for transporting >= 10 people, including the driver

This covers motor vehicles made to transport >= 10 people, including the driver, when propulsion is provided only by an electric motor. Vehicles with other propulsion engines or engine combinations belong elsewhere in the same group.

For example

An electric bus for transporting >= 10 people, including the driver
An electric coach for transporting >= 10 people, including the driver

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Official tariff text

Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver, with only electric motor for propulsion

How we got to this code

XVII
87
8702
8702 40

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The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

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 8702 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, … 2 of 16 headings under chapter 87
What type of engine or propulsion does the vehicle have: a compression-ignition piston combustion engine; both a diesel engine and an electric motor; both a spark-ignition reciprocating-piston combustion engine and an electric motor; only an electric motor; or another engine?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8702 40 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, … 4 of 5 subheadings under heading 8702
What type of propulsion engine does the vehicle have: a compression-ignition piston engine; both a diesel engine and an electric motor; both a spark-ignition reciprocating-piston engine and an electric motor; only an electric motor; or another type of engine?

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Import duty on the codes below: 10.0%

Only one code below

8702 40 00

Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver, with only electric motor for propulsion

10.0%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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8702 10 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver, with only diesel engine 10.0–16.0%
8702 20 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver, with both diesel engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion 10.0–16.0%
8702 30 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver, with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion 10.0–16.0%
8702 40 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver, with only electric motor for propulsion you are here 10.0%
8702 90 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver (excl. with diesel engine or electric motor for propulsion) 10.0–16.0%

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

87.02.4000 With only electric motor for propulsion

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

10.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

8702 40 00 00 With only electric motor for propulsion

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8702.40.31.00 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver

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.

87.02.4000

With only electric motor 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.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

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

8702 40 00 00

With only electric motor for propulsion

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).

See the 2 US lines

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.

8702.40.31.00

Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver, With only electric motor for propulsion, Designed for the transport of 16 or more persons, including the driver

General rate

2%

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
8702.40.61.00

Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver, With only electric motor for propulsion, Other

General rate

2%

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

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.