Passenger car import duty from the European Union to the USA (2026) — HTS 8703.24.01.30

15%

HTS code 8703.24.01.30 · Passenger car · origin the European Union · data as of 2026-09-22

A shipment of passenger car entering the United States from the European Union is classified under HTS code 8703.24.01.30 and pays 15% total import duty on its customs value. That is the 2.5% normal (MFN) rate plus Section 232, which is a separate heading in Chapter 99 of the tariff schedule. The duty is worked out on the customs value of the goods, which is normally what you paid for them; freight, insurance, customs brokerage and any merchandise processing fee come on top and are not included in the figure above.

Vehicles and parts under Section 232 are not additionally charged the metals duties of heading 9903.82 (U.S. note 33(a)(1)).

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Customs value of the goods (USD)

How the rate is built up

Layer	Heading	Rate	As the schedule words it
Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General)	`8703.24.01.30`	2.5%	2.5%
Section 232 (vehicles and parts)	`9903.94.51`	12.5%	15%
Exempt from the reciprocal tariff	`9903.01.33`	0%	No additional duty
Total		15%

Common ways this question is asked

What is the tariff on passenger car from the European Union? 15% of the customs value, all layers included.
What is the HTS code for passenger car? 8703.24.01.30.
How much is the import tax from the European Union to the USA on passenger car? The table above shows every duty that applies and the heading each one comes from.
Who pays it? The importer of record pays the duty to CBP at entry, not the seller abroad.

What each of these duties is

Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General)

The normal duty is the column 1-General rate the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sets for this code. Every country the United States trades with normally pays it unless a trade agreement or a preference programme says otherwise.

Section 232 (vehicles and parts)

Section 232 also covers passenger vehicles and listed parts, again on national-security grounds and regardless of origin.

Exempt from the reciprocal tariff

This code is listed as exempt from the reciprocal tariff, so that layer adds nothing here.

What the code rests on

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars: > Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines: > Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc > Motor homes

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Other origins

This page is information, not legal or customs advice. The final classification and the duty owed are decided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at entry. All products · Classify a whole list (free during beta)