Bodies (Including Cabs) for Passenger Cars & Personal Transport Vehicles

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.