Subheading · Chapter 87 · Heading 8702
8702.20: With both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion
8702.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8702, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver, chapter 87.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8702 20 00 00 With both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion p/st
- 8702 20 10 00 Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2 500 cm3 16%p/st
- 8702 20 90 00 Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 2 500 cm3 10%p/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
Import requirements 4
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Libya
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1665
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- C057 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option A, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C079 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option B, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C082 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option C, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- 9065
- Y120 Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 10% – 16% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free – 6.2% |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | 1.2% – 2% |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | 2% |
| CPTPP | Brunei | 3.2% |
| CPTPP | Malaysia | 3.2% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 6.5% – 11.2% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £2k | 100% | — |
 United States | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 10% – 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 13% 
Türkiye 10% – 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 13% USA 2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada 6.1% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 20% – 50% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 26% 
Brazil 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 15% – 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 21.7% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 8.3% World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$274kUS$274k+US$2m+US$49m+> US$150m
Exports: 59
- Poland: US$160m
- Türkiye: US$150m
- United States: US$121m
- China: US$98m
- Canada: US$66m
- Czechia: US$49m
- Sweden: US$42m
- Germany: US$31m
- Japan: US$18m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Belgium: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- Italy: US$997k
- Luxembourg: US$986k
- Ireland: US$912k
- Austria: US$851k
- South Africa: US$847k
- Lithuania: US$836k
- Kenya: US$770k
- Estonia: US$619k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$464k
- Indonesia: US$373k
- Slovenia: US$338k
- South Korea: US$323k
- Switzerland: US$274k
- India: US$269k
- Australia: US$267k
- Brazil: US$264k
- Iceland: US$243k
- Croatia: US$198k
- Denmark: US$193k
- Finland: US$184k
- Chile: US$164k
- Singapore: US$149k
- Taiwan: US$145k
- Bulgaria: US$110k
- Malaysia: US$103k
- Portugal: US$86k
- Guatemala: US$83k
- Serbia: US$74k
- Greece: US$57k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$52k
- Hungary: US$48k
- Panama: US$28k
- New Zealand: US$26k
- Mexico: US$16k
- Benin: US$12k
- Romania: US$11k
- Nigeria: US$5k
- Thailand: US$4k
- Nicaragua: US$3k
- Pakistan: US$2k
- Tanzania: US$2k
- Curaçao: US$1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$211kUS$211k+US$2m+US$14m+> US$87m
Imports: 114
- Canada: US$117m
- Spain: US$102m
- Italy: US$99m
- France: US$87m
- United States: US$67m
- Germany: US$58m
- Mexico: US$42m
- Sweden: US$21m
- Poland: US$19m
- Nigeria: US$16m
- Serbia: US$15m
- Austria: US$14m
- Uruguay: US$14m
- Macao SAR China: US$12m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Romania: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Finland: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Australia: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Tanzania: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Fiji: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$987k
- Lithuania: US$851k
- Denmark: US$789k
- Czechia: US$782k
- Niger: US$710k
- Portugal: US$634k
- Hungary: US$591k
- Slovenia: US$576k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$573k
- Mauritania: US$553k
- Kenya: US$496k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$473k
- Ireland: US$456k
- Greece: US$450k
- Latvia: US$373k
- Iceland: US$324k
- Georgia: US$320k
- Belize: US$314k
- Costa Rica: US$272k
- Burkina Faso: US$240k
- Qatar: US$235k
- Barbados: US$214k
- Eswatini: US$212k
- Uganda: US$211k
- Albania: US$201k
- Montenegro: US$153k
- Philippines: US$140k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | US$160m | 20.6% |
| 2 | Türkiye | US$150m | 19.4% |
| 3 | United States | US$121m | 15.6% |
| 4 |  China | US$98m | 12.7% |
| 5 | Canada | US$66m | 8.6% |
| 6 |  Czechia | US$49m | 6.3% |
| 7 |  Sweden | US$42m | 5.5% |
| 8 | Germany | US$31m | 4% |
| 9 | Japan | US$18m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$10m | 1.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 151
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 8.7%median duty
- 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 3,000%highest: Zambia, Maldives, Nepal
151
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 26% | 0% – 30% | 2023 |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 8.8% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 14% | 5% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 8.8% | 0% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 7.8% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Benin | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Bermuda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 15% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 22% | 20% – 25% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Burundi | 14% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Cambodia | 17% | 15% – 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cameroon | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
| Canada | 6.1% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Chad | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 13% | 4% – 15% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 20% | 5% – 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Cook Islands | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 8% – 20% | 2023 |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Eswatini | 22% | 20% – 25% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 15% | 0% – 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 13% | 10% – 16% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Gabon | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Gambia | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Gibraltar | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Guyana | 6.9% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 7.8% | 0% – 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 40% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 26% | 5% – 50% | 2023 |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 7% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 9.1% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 8.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 20% | 0% – 35% | 2023 |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 8.8% | 0% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 22% | 20% – 25% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Libya | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 12% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Malawi | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Malaysia | 17% | 0% – 30% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 125% | 100% – 150% | 2023 |
 Mali | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Mauritania | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 35% | 20% – 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 24% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 8.8% | 7.5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 22% | 20% – 25% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 21% | 5% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Nepal | 50% | 30% – 80% | 2023 |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
| Nigeria | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 7% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 19% | 15% – 20% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 8.8% | 0% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 14% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Samoa | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 22% | 20% – 25% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 30% | 5% – 45% | 2023 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 18% | 10% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 14% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Thailand | 40% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Türkiye | 13% | 10% – 16% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 14% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Ukraine | 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 13% | 10% – 16% | 2023 |
| United States | 2% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 24% | 0% – 70% | 2023 |
 Yemen | 15% | 5% – 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Zambia | 3,000%* | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 78311 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten/more persons, including the driver, with compression-ignition internal combustion engine (diesel/semi-diesel)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 512020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 49112 Public-transport type passenger motor vehicles
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2910 Manufacture of motor vehicles
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8702.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8702.10, 8702.90 | changed |
| 2007 | 8702.10, 8702.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 8702.10, 8702.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 8702.10, 8702.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 8702.10, 8702.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N359888 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of bus shells from Canada
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 497 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
Trade Tariff news 5146 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8702.10.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8702.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 10% and 16%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8702.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 10% and 16% (average 13%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 10% – 16%; 169 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.1k (down 91% on the year before), at an average of £15.49 per kg; Germany supplied 100%, followed by United States.
World trade in these goods reached US$775m in 2024, down 2.5% on 2023.
Poland was the largest exporter with 20.6% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion?
With both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor as motors for propulsion fall under HS subheading 8702.20, part of heading 8702, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on with both compression-ignition internal… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8702.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10% to 16%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on with both compression-ignition internal… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8702.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10% to 16%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most with both compression-ignition internal…?
Poland, with US$160m in 2024 (20.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
169 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 10% – 16% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (100%) and United States (0%), out of total imports of £2.1k.