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Code 8703 23 · Heading 8703

Passenger vehicles with a spark-ignition piston engine over 1,500 cm³ and not over 3,000 cm³

This covers passenger vehicles, including station wagons and racing cars, with a spark-ignition combustion engine using reciprocating pistons. The engine capacity is over 1,500 cm³ but not over 3,000 cm³; snow vehicles, other special vehicles and vehicles for at least 10 people including the driver are excluded.

For example

  • A used passenger car with a spark-ignition reciprocating-piston combustion engine over 1,500 cm³ but not over 3,000 cm³
  • A used station wagon with a spark-ignition reciprocating-piston combustion engine over 1,500 cm³ but not over 3,000 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 > 1.500 cm³ but <= 3.000 cm³ (excl. vehicles for travelling on snow and other specially designed vehicles of subheading 8703.10)

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  4. 8703 23
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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

87.03.2302 New

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

10.0%

  • Their lines3 British lines
  • EU originDuty free

8703 23 11 00 Motor caravans

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

15.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines7 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8703.23.01.10 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.

  • 87.03.2302

    New

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 87.03.2309

    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 3 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.

  • 8703.23.01.10

    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 exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, Motor homes

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.51 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.50 and 9903.94.51 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(n) with the line list of subdivision (b): 15% all-in on passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8703.23.01.20

    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 exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, Other, New, Having engines with not more than 4 cylinders, Station wagons and passenger vans, Station wagons under 160 cm in height

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.51 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.50 and 9903.94.51 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(n) with the line list of subdivision (b): 15% all-in on passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8703.23.01.30

    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 exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, Other, New, Having engines with not more than 4 cylinders, Station wagons and passenger vans, Other

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.51 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.50 and 9903.94.51 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(n) with the line list of subdivision (b): 15% all-in on passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8703.23.01.40

    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 exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, Other, New, Having engines with not more than 4 cylinders, Other

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.51 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.50 and 9903.94.51 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(n) with the line list of subdivision (b): 15% all-in on passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8703.23.01.60

    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 exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, Other, New, Having engines with more than 4 cylinders but not more than 6 cylinders

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.51 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.50 and 9903.94.51 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(n) with the line list of subdivision (b): 15% all-in on passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8703.23.01.70

    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 exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, Other, New, Having engines with more than 6 cylinders

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.51 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.50 and 9903.94.51 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(n) with the line list of subdivision (b): 15% all-in on passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8703.23.01.90

    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 exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc, Other, Used

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.51 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.50 and 9903.94.51 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(n) with the line list of subdivision (b): 15% all-in on passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

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.