Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid from Japan
Honda Clarity PHEV sedan with 1.5L Atkinson spark-ignition engine, 181 hp electric motor, 17.0 kWh battery for 47 miles plug-in range and 340 miles total. Classified HTS 8703.60.00 for mid-size passenger sedan with both IC and electric propulsion via external charging.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.94.0125%Except for products described in headings 9903.94.02, 9903.94.03, 9903.94.04, 9903.94.31, 9903.94.40, 9903.94.41, 9903.94.50, 9903.94.51, 9903.94.60, and 9903.94.61, passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks, as specified in note 33 to this subchapter, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Sedan aerodynamics require specific FMVSS 108 lighting pattern certification
• 47-mile EPA range needs official test procedure documentation
• Honda Sensing suite ADAS requires NHTSA standing general order reporting