2024 Lexus LS 500h Hybrid Sedan from Japan
The Lexus LS 500h is a luxury hybrid sedan featuring a V6 engine paired with an electric motor for propulsion, boasting a total cylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc with more than 6 cylinders in its spark-ignition setup. It qualifies under HTS 8703.40.0080 as a new motor vehicle principally designed for passenger transport, not plug-in chargeable. This classification applies to its hybrid powertrain and high-cylinder engine configuration.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.94.4115%Passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of Japan provided for in subdivision (k) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 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 detailed engine specs (cylinders, capacity) and hybrid certification to avoid misclassification as plug-in hybrids
• Ensure EPA/DOT compliance labels for hybrids; common pitfall is incorrect cylinder count reporting leading to reclassification