Subheading · Chapter 87 · Heading 8704

8704.51

8704.51: Of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnes

Hybrid petrol trucks, GVW up to 5 t

8704.51 is the HS subheading for hybrid petrol trucks, GVW up to 5 t, under heading 8704 in chapter 87.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% – 10% standard rate · across 5 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8704 51 00 00 Of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnes p/st
  2. 8704 51 10 00 Specially designed for the transport of highly radioactive materials 2%p/st
  3. Other p/st
  4. With engines of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2 800 cm³ p/st
  5. 8704 51 31 00 New 10%p/st
  6. 8704 51 39 00 Used 10%p/st
  7. With engines of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 2 800 cm³ p/st
  8. 8704 51 91 00 New 10%p/st
  9. 8704 51 99 00 Used 10%p/st

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 4

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9038
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • 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 - Waste
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/590
    Documents
    • C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
    Tariff lines
    on 2 of 5 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—2% – 10%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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–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
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free – 6.5%
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
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–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free – 1.2%
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–XC agreement XC Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–XL agreement XL Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam 0.4% – 2%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£258.8m+16.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£16.07 per kg
Jan 2024: £35kFeb 2024: £56kApr 2024: £23kMay 2024: £47kJun 2024: £49kJul 2024: £10.2mAug 2024: £16.1mSept 2024: £12.6mOct 2024: £19.4mNov 2024: £17.4mDec 2024: £9.4mJan 2025: £18.7mFeb 2025: £16.4mMar 2025: £18.2mApr 2025: £18.1mMay 2025: £21mJun 2025: £27.8mJul 2025: £18.5mAug 2025: £24.1mSept 2025: £16.4mOct 2025: £21.2mNov 2025: £16mDec 2025: £17.5mJan 2026: £17.6mFeb 2026: £23.3mMar 2026: £19.3mApr 2026: £26.8mMay 2026: £19.4mJun 2026: £23.2mJul 2026: £30.8mAug 2026: £27.3m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Türkiye £190.6m 73.7% +3.9%
Poland £62.1m 24% +69%
South Africa £5.2m 2% +430.7%
Romania £933k 0.4% +141%
United Kingdom £2k 0% -93.4%
Australia £0 0% -100%
Germany £0 0% -100%
Italy £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

World trade in 2024

8704.51 · US$3.6bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$183.9kUS$183.9k+US$1.7m+US$16.4m+> US$924m

Exports: 56
  1. Mexico: US$2.2bn
  2. United States: US$924m
  3. China: US$269.2m
  4. Türkiye: US$157.8m
  5. Germany: US$19.7m
  6. Japan: US$16.4m
  7. Belgium: US$9.3m
  8. Poland: US$9.1m
  9. South Korea: US$4.1m
  10. Singapore: US$3m
  11. South Africa: US$2.8m
  12. Taiwan: US$2.5m
  13. Chile: US$1.7m
  14. Netherlands: US$821.7k
  15. United Kingdom: US$760.3k
  16. Italy: US$738.3k
  17. Canada: US$539.3k
  18. Slovakia: US$524.5k
  19. Thailand: US$496.3k
  20. Spain: US$458.6k
  21. France: US$407.9k
  22. Czechia: US$374.9k
  23. Austria: US$258.1k
  24. Switzerland: US$202.2k
  25. Hungary: US$187.1k
  26. United Arab Emirates: US$183.9k
  27. Australia: US$149.6k
  28. Estonia: US$102.2k
  29. Sweden: US$91.4k
  30. Armenia: US$65.1k
  31. Lithuania: US$45.6k
  32. Malaysia: US$45.3k
  33. Denmark: US$39.8k
  34. Slovenia: US$39.4k
  35. Romania: US$32.8k
  36. Georgia: US$31.9k
  37. Indonesia: US$26.7k
  38. Venezuela: US$24.4k
  39. Portugal: US$23.6k
  40. Eswatini: US$14.1k
  41. Bulgaria: US$13.7k
  42. Zambia: US$12.3k
  43. Hong Kong SAR China: US$11.4k
  44. Ecuador: US$10.7k
  45. Nigeria: US$10.3k
  46. India: US$8.3k
  47. Jamaica: US$7.8k
  48. Norway: US$7.5k
  49. Montenegro: US$800
  50. Greece: US$400
  51. Luxembourg: US$100
  52. Cyprus: US$0
  53. Finland: US$0
  54. Croatia: US$0
  55. Latvia: US$0
  56. Malta: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Mexico US$2.2bn 60.2%
2 United States US$924m 25.8%
3 China US$269.2m 7.5%
4 Türkiye US$157.8m 4.4%
5 Germany US$19.7m 0.5%
6 Japan US$16.4m 0.5%
7 Belgium US$9.3m 0.3%
8 Poland US$9.1m 0.3%
9 South Korea US$4.1m 0.1%
10 Singapore US$3m 0.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$2bn 56.1%
2 Canada US$772.4m 21.6%
3 Mexico US$333.6m 9.3%
4 United Kingdom US$76m 2.1%
5 Australia US$68m 1.9%
6 Brazil US$51.5m 1.4%
7 France US$19.7m 0.6%
8 Chile US$17.2m 0.5%
9 Netherlands US$17.1m 0.5%
10 Ecuador US$14.7m 0.4%

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8704.51 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 2% and 10%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8704.51 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is between 3.5% and 22% (average 13.5%).

Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2% – 10%; 171 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported hybrid petrol trucks, GVW up to 5 t worth £258.8m (up 17% on the year before), at an average of £16.07 per kg; Türkiye supplied 74%, followed by Poland.

World trade in hybrid petrol trucks, GVW up to 5 t reached US$3.6bn in 2024, up 54.1% on 2023.

Mexico was the largest exporter with 60.2% of the total, ahead of the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnes?

Of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnes fall under HS subheading 8704.51, part of heading 8704, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnes in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8704.51 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2% to 10%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnes in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8704.51 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.5% to 22%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnes?

Mexico, with US$2.2bn in 2024 (60.2% of world exports).

Which countries can export hybrid petrol trucks, GVW up to 5 t to the UK duty-free?

171 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 2% – 10% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import hybrid petrol trucks, GVW up to 5 t from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (74%), Poland (24%) and South Africa (2%), out of total imports of £258.8m.