Audi A8 60 TFSI quattro Plug-in Hybrid from Japan
Flagship luxury sedan combining 3.0L V6 TFSI spark-ignition engine (more than 6 cyl statistical) with electric motor, externally rechargeable, exceeding 3000cc. Classified in HTS 8703.60.00.80 as new other hybrid passenger vehicle meeting all displacement and cylinder requirements.
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
• Document V6 configuration explicitly for customs; provide EU type approval converted to US standards
• Common pitfall: incorrect 'used' reporting if demo vehicle - must prove first sale status