# HS heading 87.01: Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)

> HS heading 87.01 covers tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09). It is in chapter 87 (vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof). It is split into 12 subheadings: 8701.10 (single axle tractors), 8701.21 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)), 8701.22 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion), 8701.23 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion), 8701.24 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motor for propulsion), 8701.29 (road tractors for semi-trailers, other) and 6 others. National tariff lines under heading 87.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (38 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/8701
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 87](https://border.bot/hs-codes/87) / [87.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8701)

## Key facts

- Heading: 87.01
- Description: Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)
- Chapter: 87: Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
- Subheadings: 12
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 87.01 covers tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09).

It is split into 12 subheadings: 8701.10 (single axle tractors), 8701.21 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)), 8701.22 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion), 8701.23 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion), 8701.24 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motor for propulsion), 8701.29 (road tractors for semi-trailers, other) and 6 others.

- [8701.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870110) Single axle tractors
- [8701.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870121) Road tractors for semi-trailers: With only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)
- [8701.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870122) Road tractors for semi-trailers: With both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion
- [8701.23](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870123) Road tractors for semi-trailers: With both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion
- [8701.24](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870124) Road tractors for semi-trailers: With only electric motor for propulsion
- [8701.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870129) Road tractors for semi-trailers: Other
- [8701.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870130) Track-laying tractors
- [8701.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870191) Other, of an engine power: Not exceeding 18 kW
- [8701.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870192) Other, of an engine power: Exceeding 18 kW but not exceeding 37 kW
- [8701.93](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870193) Other, of an engine power: Exceeding 37 kW but not exceeding 75 kW
- [8701.94](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870194) Other, of an engine power: Exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 130 kW
- [8701.95](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870195) Other, of an engine power: Exceeding 130 kW

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 87 are classified in its other 15 headings, listed below.

- [87.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8702) Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver
- [87.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8703) Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars
- [87.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8704) Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
- [87.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8705) Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete- mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units)
- [87.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8706) Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05
- [87.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8707) Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05
- [87.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8708) Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705
- [87.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8709) Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles
- [87.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8710) Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles
- [87.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8711) Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars
- [87.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8712) Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised
- [87.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8713) Carriages for disabled persons, whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled
- [87.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8714) Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 87.11 to 87.13
- [87.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8715) Baby carriages and parts thereof
- [87.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8716) Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof

## How it is structured

Heading 87.01 is one of 16 headings in chapter 87. Its first two digits, 87, are the chapter; the next two, 01, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (8701.10, 8701.21, 8701.22).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 87.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (38 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/87): 38 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [86.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8609) Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
- Next heading: [87.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8702) Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 87.01 cover?

HS heading 87.01 covers tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09).

### Which chapter is HS heading 87.01 in?

HS heading 87.01 is in chapter 87 (vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 87.01 have?

HS heading 87.01 has 12 subheadings: 8701.10 (single axle tractors), 8701.21 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)), 8701.22 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion), 8701.23 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion), 8701.24 (road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motor for propulsion), 8701.29 (road tractors for semi-trailers, other) and 6 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 87.01?

National tariff lines under heading 87.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (38 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/8701.json
