Tesla Semi Electric Road Tractor from Mexico
The Tesla Semi is an all-electric Class 8 road tractor designed specifically for hauling semi-trailers in long-haul freight transport. It features a high-capacity battery pack and electric motors for propulsion, with no internal combustion engine, classifying it under HTS 8701.24.00 as a road tractor for semi-trailers propelled solely by electric motor.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
29%
Rate breakdown
9903.74.0125%Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• ,Obtain EPA Executive Order for electric propulsion certification and DOT HS-7 form for safety standards
• Avoid misclassification as a complete truck (8704) by confirming it's a tractor without integral cargo body