Audi Q8 60 TDI Quattro PHEV from Japan
Premium mid-size SUV featuring a 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine exceeding 2,500 cc displacement, integrated with a plug-in electric motor for hybrid propulsion and passenger seating for up to 5. Falls under HTS 8703.70.00.70 as a new vehicle with both diesel and electric motors, chargeable externally. Excludes tractor or commercial applications per chapter definitions.
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.
9903.05.900%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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include battery and charging specs in entry to validate 'capable of being charged by plugging to external source' requirement
• Avoid common pitfall of misreporting as used; retain proof of direct import from assembler
• Prepare for emissions compliance with CARB/EPA docs, as diesel hybrids face scrutiny