Subheading · Chapter 87 · Heading 8704
8704.60: Other with only electric motor for propulsion
Electric trucks and vans
8704.60 is the HS subheading for electric trucks and vans, under heading 8704 in chapter 87.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8704 60 00 00 Other with only electric motor for propulsion 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 10% |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | 2% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 6.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | £308.3m | 31.7% | -23.3% |
 Germany | £274.8m | 28.2% | +8.9% |
 South Korea | £140.5m | 14.4% | +63,553.6% |
 France | £81.1m | 8.3% | -57.9% |
 China | £62.5m | 6.4% | +42.1% |
 Romania | £43m | 4.4% | +90.5% |
 Spain | £19.8m | 2% | -47.2% |
 Italy | £15.3m | 1.6% | -59.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$785.9kUS$785.9k+US$21.9m+US$230.1m+> US$862m
Exports: 74
- United States: US$1.3bn
- Germany: US$896.9m
- France: US$862m
- China: US$692.2m
- Türkiye: US$662.7m
- Canada: US$546.1m
- Sweden: US$263.9m
- United Kingdom: US$230.1m
- Spain: US$209.6m
- Belgium: US$203.3m
- Poland: US$124.6m
- Switzerland: US$78.4m
- Mexico: US$75.1m
- Italy: US$55.4m
- Austria: US$43.5m
- Czechia: US$41.7m
- Slovenia: US$30.3m
- Portugal: US$24.1m
- Japan: US$21.9m
- Netherlands: US$16.2m
- Norway: US$12.1m
- Finland: US$5.6m
- Romania: US$5.6m
- Thailand: US$4.6m
- South Korea: US$4.4m
- Denmark: US$4.4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$3.8m
- Ireland: US$2.3m
- Israel: US$2.3m
- South Africa: US$2.2m
- Australia: US$2.1m
- India: US$2m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Gambia: US$870k
- Bulgaria: US$827.7k
- New Zealand: US$785.9k
- Guatemala: US$776.8k
- Sri Lanka: US$769.9k
- Lithuania: US$558.8k
- Singapore: US$491k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$488.6k
- Indonesia: US$481.4k
- Serbia: US$413.8k
- Brazil: US$389.5k
- Malaysia: US$377.9k
- Dominican Republic: US$365.8k
- Estonia: US$324.5k
- Taiwan: US$309.5k
- Luxembourg: US$289k
- Uzbekistan: US$272.8k
- Kazakhstan: US$247.4k
- Russia: US$243.4k
- Croatia: US$241.2k
- Armenia: US$218.5k
- Vietnam: US$213k
- Chile: US$210.3k
- United Arab Emirates: US$76.2k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$73.4k
- Greece: US$56.8k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.5mUS$1.5m+US$10.2m+US$78.7m+> US$371.8m
Imports: 166
- Canada: US$923.1m
- United Kingdom: US$831.9m
- United States: US$627.3m
- Germany: US$372.6m
- Norway: US$371.8m
- Netherlands: US$335.3m
- Belgium: US$330.5m
- Mexico: US$244.8m
- Switzerland: US$227.2m
- France: US$221.6m
- Sweden: US$207.1m
- Denmark: US$163.5m
- Austria: US$142.3m
- Slovenia: US$108.1m
- Spain: US$105.5m
- Italy: US$102.3m
- Romania: US$78.7m
- Australia: US$75.4m
- Türkiye: US$71.4m
- Israel: US$69.9m
- Czechia: US$67.3m
- Brazil: US$58.8m
- Poland: US$56.5m
- Finland: US$44.7m
- South Korea: US$43.6m
- Thailand: US$40.1m
- Hungary: US$36.2m
- Greece: US$32.3m
- Portugal: US$26.7m
- Uruguay: US$26.3m
- Chile: US$22m
- Uzbekistan: US$21.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$17.6m
- Ireland: US$16.1m
- Singapore: US$15.3m
- Indonesia: US$15m
- Ukraine: US$13.5m
- Luxembourg: US$13.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- Japan: US$11.9m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Colombia: US$10.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$10.1m
- Iceland: US$10.1m
- Philippines: US$9.1m
- Peru: US$8.9m
- Costa Rica: US$7.6m
- New Zealand: US$7.3m
- Guinea: US$6.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6.9m
- Serbia: US$6.3m
- Armenia: US$6.3m
- Nepal: US$5.7m
- Argentina: US$4.8m
- Lithuania: US$4.7m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4.7m
- Taiwan: US$4.4m
- Azerbaijan: US$4.3m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$3.8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$1.3bn | 19.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$896.9m | 14% |
| 3 | France | US$862m | 13.4% |
| 4 | China | US$692.2m | 10.8% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$662.7m | 10.3% |
| 6 |  Canada | US$546.1m | 8.5% |
| 7 |  Sweden | US$263.9m | 4.1% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$230.1m | 3.6% |
| 9 | Spain | US$209.6m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$203.3m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$923.1m | 14.4% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$831.9m | 13% |
| 3 | United States | US$627.3m | 9.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$372.6m | 5.8% |
| 5 |  Norway | US$371.8m | 5.8% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$335.3m | 5.2% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$330.5m | 5.1% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$244.8m | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Switzerland | US$227.2m | 3.5% |
| 10 | France | US$221.6m | 3.5% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 11
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.
- N364619 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the “Boat-Launcher” from New Zealand
- N359364 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an electric vehicle from China
- N347134 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an electric cargo wagon from China
- N346274 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of mobile beer kiosk from China
- N342084 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of electric passenger and cargo vehicles from China
- N340941 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an electric cargo scooter from Taiwan
11 rulings in total for this code
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8704.90.
Subheading 8704.60 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 10%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8704.60; the duty is 10%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 10%; 170 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 electric trucks and vans worth £973.1m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £13.47 per kg; Türkiye supplied 32%, followed by Germany.
World trade in electric trucks and vans reached US$6.4bn in 2024, up 11.3% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 19.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other with only electric motor for propulsion?
Other with only electric motor for propulsion fall under HS subheading 8704.60, part of heading 8704, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other with only electric motor for propulsion in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8704.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other with only electric motor for propulsion in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8704.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other with only electric motor for propulsion?
The United States, with US$1.3bn in 2024 (19.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export electric trucks and vans to the UK duty-free?
170 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% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import electric trucks and vans from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (32%), Germany (28%) and South Korea (14%), out of total imports of £973.1m.