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HS heading 87.03: 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

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Key facts

Heading
87.03
Description
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
Chapter
87: Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Subheadings
14
Edition
HS2022

Summary

HS heading 87.03 covers 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. It is in chapter 87 (vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof). It is split into 14 subheadings: 8703.10 (vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow; golf cars and similar vehicles), 8703.21 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc), 8703.22 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 000 cm3 but not exceeding 1 500 cm3), 8703.23 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm3 but not exceeding 3 000 cm3), 8703.24 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc), 8703.31 (other vehicles, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,500 cc) and 8 others. National tariff lines under heading 87.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (73 lines, also used by 1 other country).

What this code covers

HS heading 87.03 covers 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.

It is split into 14 subheadings: 8703.10 (vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow; golf cars and similar vehicles), 8703.21 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc), 8703.22 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 000 cm3 but not exceeding 1 500 cm3), 8703.23 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm3 but not exceeding 3 000 cm3), 8703.24 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc), 8703.31 (other vehicles, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,500 cc) and 8 others.

  • 8703.10Vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow; golf cars and similar vehicles
  • 8703.21Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine: Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc
  • 8703.22Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine: Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 000 cm3 but not exceeding 1 500 cm3
  • 8703.23Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine: Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm3 but not exceeding 3 000 cm3
  • 8703.24Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine: Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc
  • 8703.31Other vehicles, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel): Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,500 cc
  • 8703.32Other vehicles, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel): Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm3 but not exceeding 2 500 cm3
  • 8703.33Other vehicles, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel): Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2,500 cc
  • 8703.40Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, other than those capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power
  • 8703.50Other vehicles, with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion, other than those capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power
  • 8703.60Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power
  • 8703.70Other vehicles, with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power
  • 8703.80Other vehicles, with only electric motor for propulsion
  • 8703.90Other

What it doesn’t cover

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

  • 87.01Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)
  • 87.02Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver
  • 87.04Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
  • 87.05Special 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)
  • 87.06Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05
  • 87.07Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05
  • 87.08Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705
  • 87.09Works 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
  • 87.10Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles
  • 87.11Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars
  • 87.12Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised
  • 87.13Carriages for disabled persons, whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled
  • 87.14Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 87.11 to 87.13
  • 87.15Baby carriages and parts thereof
  • 87.16Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof

How it is structured

Heading 87.03 is one of 16 headings in chapter 87. Its first two digits, 87, are the chapter; the next two, 03, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (8703.10, 8703.21, 8703.22).

In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 87.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (73 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Frequently asked questions

What does HS heading 87.03 cover?

HS heading 87.03 covers 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.

Which chapter is HS heading 87.03 in?

HS heading 87.03 is in chapter 87 (vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof).

How many subheadings does HS heading 87.03 have?

HS heading 87.03 has 14 subheadings: 8703.10 (vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow; golf cars and similar vehicles), 8703.21 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc), 8703.22 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 000 cm3 but not exceeding 1 500 cm3), 8703.23 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm3 but not exceeding 3 000 cm3), 8703.24 (other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc), 8703.31 (other vehicles, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,500 cc) and 8 others.

Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 87.03?

National tariff lines under heading 87.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (73 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.

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