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HS 87 Chapter · Vehicles, Aircraft & Transport

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 87 of the Harmonised System covers Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof. It groups 16 four-digit headings used worldwide to classify these goods for customs and duty.

Sourcing this category from India

Products classified under HS 87 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.

How to read this code

87 is the two-digit HS chapter. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.

Headings under HS 87

The Harmonised System breaks Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof into these 16 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.

87.01 12 subheadings

Tractors; (other than tractors of heading no 8709)

87.02 5 subheadings

Vehicles; public transport passenger type

87.03 14 subheadings

Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702), including station wagons and racing cars

87.04 13 subheadings

Vehicles; for the transport of goods

87.05 5 subheadings

Special purpose motor vehicles; not those for the transport of persons or goods (e.g. breakdown lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units etc)

87.06 1 subheadings

Chassis; fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705

87.07 2 subheadings

Bodies; (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705

87.08 15 subheadings

Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705

87.09 3 subheadings

Works trucks, self-propelled, (not fitted with lifting or handling equipment), for factories, warehouses etc, for short distance transport of goods, tractors used on railway station platforms; parts thereof

87.10 1 subheadings

Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles

87.11 7 subheadings

Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars

87.12 1 subheadings

Bicycles and other cycles; including delivery tricycles, not motorised

87.13 2 subheadings

Carriages for disabled persons; whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled

87.14 9 subheadings

Vehicles; parts and accessories of heading no. 8711 to 8713

87.15 1 subheadings

Baby carriages and parts thereof

87.16 7 subheadings

Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof

Import duty guides by destination

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Last updated 28 Jun 2026 Figures are indicative sourcing benchmarks compiled from exporter quotes, India trade-scheme notifications and public customs tariffs. Confirm live pricing and HS classification before contracting.
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