Customs Tariff of Norway · commodity code · HS 8701.21
8701.21.01: Diesel road tractors for semi-trailers: With only compression-ignition internal com-bustion piston: new
Diesel road tractors for semi-trailers
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Norway, in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8701 Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09).
- 8701.10.00 Single axle tractors
- 8701.21 With only compression-ignition internal com-bustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) :
- 8701.21.01 New
What you pay
Importing into Norway
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8701.21 With only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)
UK 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6.1% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 20% – 50% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 35% 
Brazil 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 35% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% – 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Norway lines: 8701.21
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N338279 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of semi tractor with mounted crane from Canada
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover railway or tramway rolling stock designed solely for running on rails.
2. For the purposes of this chapter, ‘tractors’ means vehicles constructed essentially for hauling or pushing another vehicle, appliance or load, whether or not they contain subsidiary provision for the transport, in connection with the main use of the tractor, of tools, seeds, fertilisers or other goods.
Machines and working tools designed for fitting to tractors of heading 8701 as interchangeable equipment remain classified in their respective headings even if presented with the tractor, and whether or not mounted on it.
3. Motor chassis fitted with cabs fall in headings 8702 to 8704, and not in heading 8706.
4. Heading 8712 includes all children's bicycles. Other children's cycles fall in heading 9503.
Subheading note
1. Subheading 870822 covers:
(a) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed; and
(b) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices,
when suitable for use solely or principally with the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705.
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8701.20.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, 8701.21.01 is one of 2 lines under subheading 8701.21, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine.
The ordinary duty is free, and quantities are declared in Kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 16%, the Türkiye duty is 16%, the US duty is 4%, the Canada duty is 6.1%, the Mexico duty is 20%–50%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 35%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 25%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5%–10% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Norway imported goods of subheading 8701.21 worth US$203m in 2024; the largest supplier was Sweden.
Questions and answers
What is the Norway import duty for commodity code 8701.21.01?
The ordinary duty in the Customs Tariff of Norway is free; the supplementary unit is Kg. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Norway import these goods from?
For subheading 8701.21 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Sweden (US$141m), followed by the Netherlands.