Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars
HS heading 87.11 covers Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars. Within Chapter 87 it splits into 7 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $3.11B
- Share of Chapter 87
- 14.3%
- Rank in its chapter
- #3 of 15
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 87.11 covers Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles — into 7 duty lines shown below. Vehicles and auto components are a major Indian export, from two-wheelers and tractors to a deep parts industry. India exported $3.11B under this code worldwide in 2024, about 14.3% of all Chapter 87 exports, ranking #3 of 15 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
87.11 is the four-digit HS heading for motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many vehicles, aircraft & transport lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 87.11
The Harmonised System breaks Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars into these 7 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50cc, with or without side-cars; side-cars
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars; side-cars
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 250cc but not exceeding 500cc, with or without side-cars; side-cars
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc, with or without sidecars; side-cars
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with auxiliary motor, with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800cc, with or without side-cars; side-cars
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars; side-cars
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars
Top destinations for Chapter 87 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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