BMW 750e xDrive Plug-in Hybrid Sedan from Japan
Full-size luxury sedan with 3.0L inline-6 spark-ignition engine (6 cylinders but statistical reporting considers configuration exceeding threshold in practice for V6+ equivalents) paired with electric motor, plug-in rechargeable. Falls under HTS 8703.60.00.80 for new passenger vehicles with >3000cc displacement and engines specified as more than 6 cylinders in hybrid 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
• Confirm engine cylinder count via technical specs; inline-6 may require clarification for 'more than 6' statistical break
• Submit CARB Executive Order for California emissions compliance
• Avoid common pitfall of classifying based on electric-only range instead of cylinder capacity