BYD e6 Electric MPV 10-Passenger from Germany
BYD e6 is a pure electric multi-purpose vehicle designed for 10 passengers plus driver, classified under HTS 8702.40.61.00 for other electric transport of ten or more persons. Commonly used as a taxi or shuttle in Asia.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
12%
Rate breakdown
9903.74.0210%Buses and other vehicles classified in HTSUS heading 8702 as provided for in subdivision (c) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide Chinese CCC certification equivalents for US standards; detail battery specs
• Pitfall: battery undervaluation in invoices scrutinized heavily