Code 8703 21 · Heading 8703

Passenger cars and similar vehicles with a spark-ignition piston engine of <= 1,000 cm³

This covers cars, station wagons, racing cars and similar motor vehicles mainly designed to carry people, with a spark-ignition internal-combustion engine using reciprocating pistons and a cylinder capacity of <= 1,000 cm³. It does not cover snow vehicles, other special vehicles under 8703.10, or vehicles designed to carry >= 10 people including the driver.

For example

A passenger car mainly designed to carry people, with a spark-ignition reciprocating-piston engine of <= 1,000 cm³

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Official tariff text

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine of a cylinder capacity <= 1.000 cm³ (excl. vehicles for travelling on snow and other specially designed vehicles of subheading 8703.10)

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XVII
87
8703
8703 21

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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 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally des… 3 of 16 headings under chapter 87
Is it specially built for driving on snow, for carrying people on golf courses or a similar purpose; if not, does it have a spark-ignition engine, a compression-ignition engine, both an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor, only an electric motor, or another propulsion system—and, where relevant, what is the engine size and whether it can be charged from an external electricity source?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8703 21 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally des… 2 of 14 subheadings under heading 8703
Is the vehicle new or used?

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Import duty on the codes below: 10.0%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 5.0% to 10.0%.

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 lines2 Norwegian lines

87.03.2102 New

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

10.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

8703 21 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

8703.21.01.10 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons

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.

87.03.2102

New

Ordinary duty

Duty free
87.03.2109

Used

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.

8703.21.01.10

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars, Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines, Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc, Three or four wheel off-road vehicles with straddle seat and handlebar control, With label indicating that vehicle is for operation only by persons at least 16 years of age

General rate

2.5%

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.
8703.21.01.30

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars, Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines, Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc, Three or four wheel off-road vehicles with straddle seat and handlebar control, Other

General rate

2.5%

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.
8703.21.01.50

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars, Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines, Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc, Other

General rate

2.5%

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.