Code 8704 31 31 · Subheading 8704 31
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This code covers new motor vehicles for carrying goods that have only a spark-ignition internal-combustion piston engine, a gross weight of no more than 5 tons and an engine capacity over 2,800 cm³. It does not cover dumpers, special-purpose motor vehicles or special vehicles designed to transport highly radioactive materials “Euratom”.
For example
Official tariff text
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, of a gross vehicle weight <= 5 t, of a cylinder capacity > 2.800 cm³, new (excl. dumpers for off-highway use of subheading 8704.10, special purpose motor vehicles of heading 8705 and special motor vehicles for the transport of highly radioactive materials)
Classification complete
8704 31 31
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 87043131.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Classification decides the rate here: from 3.5% to 22.0%.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 43 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Iraq; Syria; Ukraine; any country; Libya; Russian Federation; Belarus.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
87.04.3101
Chassis with motor and drivers' cabin
87.04.3102
Other, new
87.04.3109
Other, used
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
8704 31 31 00
New
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code is for vehicles specially designed to transport highly radioactive materials “Euratom”; this code excludes them.
That code covers used vehicles with an engine capacity over 2,800 cm³, whereas this code covers new vehicles.
That code covers new vehicles with an engine capacity of no more than 2,800 cm³, whereas this code covers vehicles over 2,800 cm³.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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