87.02 Vehicles; public transport passenger type
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XVII, Vehicles & Transport — railway stock, road vehicles, aircraft, ships and transport equipment.
- 87 Chapter Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
- 02 Heading Vehicles; public transport passenger type
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 5 six-digit codes below
Chapter 87 covers vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof: cars, trucks, motorcycles, trailers and tractors. Vehicle classification typically depends on engine type, seating capacity and cargo function, each of which maps to a different subheading and duty rate. Classification tip: Electric and hybrid vehicles are classified under the same broad headings as internal-combustion vehicles but split into their own subheadings by propulsion type, and EV import incentives vary widely by country, so check current schedules rather than assuming parity with combustion-engine duty rates.
All of chapter 87The 5 six-digit codes under 87.02
One of these is the number you declare.
- 8702.10 Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used
- 8702.20 Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, new or used
- 8702.30 Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, new or used
- 8702.40 Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only electric motor for propulsion, new or used
- 8702.90 Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used
Other headings in chapter 87
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 87.02? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment87.02 FAQ
Heading 87.02 covers vehicles; public transport passenger type. It is part of chapter 87 (vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof), and it is subdivided into 5 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 5 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XVII and to chapter 87. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.