Analysis
Subheading 8702.40 covers with only electric motor for propulsion, within heading 8702. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2% to 2% with a median of 2%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 8702.40.31 for designed for the transport of 16 or more persons, including the driver (2%) and 8702.40.61 for with only electric motor for propulsion: other (2%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing (336120). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 8702.40 once they fall within heading 8702 (motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8702.40.31 | Designed for the transport of 16 or more persons, including the driver | 2% |
| 8702.40.61 | With only electric motor for propulsion: other | 2% |