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HTS tariff line · chapter 87

8711.20.00

With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc but not exceeding 250 cc

Analysis

HTS 8711.20.00 covers with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc but not exceeding 250 cc under heading 8711 (motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.

Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.4%. The costliest confusion would be with 8711.50.00 (with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity…) at 2.4%, a difference of 2.4 points on the customs value.

There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 47% of the 212 tariff lines in chapter 87 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 336991 (Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing), an industry of 429 US establishments employing 8,445 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

The ten-digit suffixes separate exceeding 50 cc but not exceeding 90 cc, exceeding 90 cc but not exceeding 190 cc and exceeding 190 cc but not exceeding 250…. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.

Statistical suffixes

CodeDescriptionUnitsNAICS
8711.20.00.30Exceeding 50 cc but not exceeding 90 ccNo.336991
8711.20.00.60Exceeding 90 cc but not exceeding 190 ccNo.336991
8711.20.00.90Exceeding 190 cc but not exceeding 250 ccNo.336991

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
8711.10.00With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 ccFree
8711.30.00With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 250 cc but not exceeding 500 ccFree
8711.40.30Exceeding 500 cc but not exceeding 700 ccFree
8711.40.60Exceeding 700 cc but not exceeding 800 cc2.4%
8711.50.00With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800 cc2.4%
8711.60.00With electric motor for propulsionFree
8711.90.01Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars: otherFree