# HS code 8701.24: Road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motor for propulsion > HS code 8701.24 covers road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motor for propulsion. It sits in heading 87.01 (tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)) in chapter 87 (vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 87.01 are classified under 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 or electric motor as motors for propulsion) and 7 others. National tariff lines under 8701.24 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/870124 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) / [8701.24](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870124) ## Key facts - HS code: 8701.24 - Covers: Road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motor for propulsion - Heading: [87.01: Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8701) - Chapter: [87: Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof](https://border.bot/hs-codes/87) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty in the United States: [See its 3 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/870124) ## What this code covers HS code 8701.24 covers road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motor for propulsion. The legal text of the subheading is “Road tractors for semi-trailers: With only electric motor for propulsion”, read under “Road tractors for semi-trailers”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 87.01 are classified under 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 or electric motor as motors for propulsion) and 7 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 - [8701.29](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 ## How it is structured 8701.24 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 87, are the chapter; the first four, 8701, are heading 87.01; the last two, 24, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - Chapter 87: Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof - Heading 87.01: Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09) - Within the heading: Road tractors for semi-trailers - Subheading 8701.24: With only electric motor for propulsion ## In other countries National tariff lines under 8701.24 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/870124): 3 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [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 - Next subheading: [8701.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/870129) Road tractors for semi-trailers: Other ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 8701.24 cover? HS code 8701.24 covers road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motor for propulsion. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8701.24 in? HS code 8701.24 is in heading 87.01 (tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)) in chapter 87 (vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof). ### Where are goods of heading 87.01 classified when 8701.24 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 87.01 are classified under 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 or electric motor as motors for propulsion) and 7 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8701.24? National tariff lines under 8701.24 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 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/870124.json