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  "summary": "Bicycles are usually classified under HS code 8712.00 when it is a bicycle or other cycle without a motor. It sits in heading 87.12, “Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised”.",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-11",
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      "question": "What is the HS code for bicycles?",
      "answer": "Bicycles are usually classified under HS code 8712.00 when it is a bicycle or other cycle without a motor. It sits in heading 87.12, “Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised”."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does the motor change the HS code for bicycles?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use 8712.00 when it is a bicycle or other cycle without a motor. Use 8711.60 when it has an electric motor for propulsion, as an e-bike does."
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      "text": [
        "Does the bicycle have an electric motor for propulsion? Use 8712.00 when it is a bicycle or other cycle without a motor. Use 8711.60 when it has an electric motor for propulsion, as an e-bike does.",
        "Some similar goods are classified elsewhere: 8711.60 applies when it has an electric motor for propulsion, as an e-bike does."
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      "id": "codes",
      "title": "Codes for bicycles",
      "text": [
        "Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to bicycles."
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    {
      "id": "similar",
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      "text": [
        "Products in the same category as bicycles, or classified under the same headings."
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      "id": "countries",
      "title": "Duty rates by country",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines for bicycles are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live."
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    },
    {
      "id": "check",
      "title": "Check your exact product",
      "text": [
        "Describe your product, or paste its page, and the classifier suggests the code with its reasons."
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      "id": "note",
      "title": "Classification depends on the exact product",
      "text": [
        "The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as bicycles can fall under different codes.",
        "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."
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      "text": [
        "The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
        "The conditions and questions on this page were written for bicycles by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again."
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