Harmonized System
U.S. exports of Bodies (Including Cabs) for Passenger Cars & Personal Transport Vehicles (HS 870710) totaled $35.9M in August 2026.
Importers of Bodies (Including Cabs) for Passenger Cars & Personal Transport Vehicles paid $1.3M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 14.42% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Bodies (Including Cabs) for Passenger Cars & Personal Transport Vehicles imports of $8.8M in August 2026 ran 31% above the year-to-date monthly average of $6.7M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataStamped, assembled, or finished bodies and cabs for motor cars and other vehicles principally designed for passenger transport — excluding public-transit buses — are split at the US 10-digit level between bodies for standard passenger automobiles of heading 8703 (8707100020) and bodies for other heading 8703 vehicles (8707100040). Italy leads supply, followed by Japan, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Germany, a supplier profile that reflects both coachbuilder specialization and OEM body sourcing from global assembly networks. Classification turns on whether the body is for a vehicle principally designed for passenger carriage rather than goods transport, mirroring the 8703/8704 distinction at the vehicle level.
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142 import shipments a month
Generally yes, provided the incomplete body has the essential character of a finished body for a passenger vehicle. GRI 2(a) allows incomplete or unfinished articles to be classified as the complete article if they present the essential character of the finished good. However, raw stampings or individual panels that have not yet taken on the character of a body may be classified differently — typically under Chapter 72 or 73 as steel stampings. A binding ruling is advisable for borderline cases.
Heading 8707 explicitly includes cabs alongside full bodies, so a separately imported cab — the enclosed driver compartment — is classified here rather than as a vehicle part under heading 8708. The key is that the cab must be designed for a specific vehicle type covered by headings 8701–8705. Importers should provide documentation linking the cab to its intended vehicle application to support the classification.
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Subheading 1 of 2 in heading 8707
Subheading 870710 · $35.9M of $52.3M
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8707100020 | Bodies for Passenger Autos of Heading 8703 | $7.9M | 14.56% | 99.28% | $1.2M |
| 8707100090 | Bodies for Other Vehicles of Heading 8703 | $890K | 13.15% | 99.62% | $117K |
| 8707100040 | Bodies for Other Vehicles of Heading 8703 | — | -- | -- | -- |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 8707100020 | Bodies for Passenger Autos of Heading 8703 | $35.5M |
| 8707100040 | Bodies for Other Vehicles of Heading 8703 | $352K |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
ImportsExports
Imports
$8.8MYoY · free account
Exports
$35.9MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $68.7M of Bodies (Including Cabs) for Passenger Cars & Personal Transport Vehicles and exported $334.8M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports · August 2026
destination
Saudi Arabia and India together take 89% of it.
customs district
entry
rate provision · imports
0.7% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 14.42% of imports for consumption.