8709 11 900 0 — Electrical vehicles, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods, incl. tractors for railways station platforms (excl. vehicles specially designed for the transport of highly radioactive materials)

8709 Industrial vehicles, self-propelled, not equipped with lifting or loading devices, used in factories, warehouses, ports or airports for the transport of goods over short distances; tractors used on railway station platforms; parts of the above vehicles: - vehicles: 8709 11 - - electric 8709 19 - - other 8709 90 - parts

This heading includes a group of self-propelled vehicles used in factories, warehouses, ports or airports for the transport of various goods (goods or containers) over short distances or with small trailers on railway station platforms. Such vehicles have many varieties and sizes. The drive can be either from an ale motor powered by batteries, or from an internal combustion engine or another type of engine. The essential features inherent in all vehicles of this heading and generally distinguishing them from those of heading 8701, 8703 or 8704 may be formulated as follows: (1) Their design and, as a rule, specially designed features make them unsuitable for carrying passengers or carrying goods on roads or other public transportation routes. (2) In the loaded state, their maximum speed is usually no more than 30 - 35 km / h. (3) Their turning radius is approximately the length of the vehicle itself. The vehicles of this heading generally do not have a closed cab for the driver, and the driver stands on the platform from which he drives the vehicle. Some types of vehicles may have a protective frame, metal screen, etc. above the driver's seat. Vehicles of this position can be controlled by a nearby driver.

Industrial vehicles are self-propelled bogies for the transportation of goods, having, for example, a platform or container on which goods are placed. Small tank bogies of the type normally used in railway stations, whether or not equipped with auxiliary pumps, are also classified in this heading. Tractors used on railway station platforms are intended, first of all, for towing or pushing other vehicles, for example, small trailers. They are not themselves used for the carriage of goods and are generally lighter in weight and of less power than tractors of heading 8701. Tractors of this type can also be used on piers, warehouses, etc. Parts of the vehicles referred to in this heading are also included in this heading, provided that they meet both the following requirements: (i) they must be identifiable as being suitable for use exclusively or principally with such vehicles; and (ii) they must not be excluded from this heading by the provisions of the notes to Section XVII (see the relevant general provisions). Parts of this heading include: (1) Chassis. (2) Bodies, platforms, demountable boards, overturning bodies. (3) Wheels, whether or not equipped with tyres. (4) Clutch. (5) Transmissions, differentials. (6) Bridges. (7) Steering wheels or control levers. (8) Brake systems and parts thereof. (9) Clutch control cables, brakes, accelerator and similar cables consisting of a flexible outer shell and a movable inner cable. They are presented in the form of segments of the desired length and have end elements of fastening. This heading does not cover: (a) portal loaders and bogies equipped with a crane (heading 8426); (b) forklift trucks and other bogies equipped with lifting or loading equipment (heading 8427); (c) dump trucks (heading 8704).

Notes

English text as published in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1832 (Combined Nomenclature). The EAEU tariff and the EU nomenclature copy these notes from the same convention. For a Russian declaration the binding version is the Russian one: Annex to Decision No 80 of the EEC Council of 14 September 2021.

1. This chapter does not cover railway or tramway rolling stock designed solely for running on rails.

2. For the purposes of this chapter, ‘tractors’ means vehicles constructed essentially for hauling or pushing another vehicle, appliance or load, whether or not they contain subsidiary provision for the transport, in connection with the main use of the tractor, of tools, seeds, fertilisers or other goods. Machines and working tools designed for fitting to tractors of heading 8701 as interchangeable equipment remain classified in their respective headings even if presented with the tractor, and whether or not mounted on it.

3. Motor chassis fitted with cabs fall in headings 8702 to 8704, and not in heading 8706.

4. Heading 8712 includes all children's bicycles. Other children's cycles fall in heading 9503.

Subheading note

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. Subheading 8708 22 covers:

(a) front windshields, rear windows and other framed windows; and

(b) front windshields, rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, containing heating or other electrical or electronic devices;

used exclusively or mainly with motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705.

Additional notes of the Eurasian Economic Union

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. For the purposes of headings 8701, 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 and 8716, the term “in service” applies to vehicles which have been in service for 3 years or more, irrespective of the mileage of the motor vehicle.

In the absence of documentary confirmation of the moment of release, that is, the date of manufacture of the vehicle, the year of release is determined by the manufacturing code specified in the identification number of the vehicle, while the full year of release is calculated from July 1 of the year of manufacture.

2. For the purposes of headings 8702 and 8703, the term “vehicles specially designed for medical purposes” means motor vehicles bearing special markings, audible and light-signalling equipment equipped with stretchers for the transport of the patient, devices for fixing stretchers during transport and ensuring the transport of the patient on stretchers installed therein.

3. In the supplementary note of the Eurasian Economic Union 6 to this chapter and heading 8704, the term "total vehicle mass" means the road mass specified by the manufacturer as the maximum design vehicle mass equal to the sum of the vehicle's own mass, the maximum load mass, the driver's mass and the mass of the full fuel tank.

4. For the purposes of subheadings 8716 39 300 1, 8716 39 500 2, 8716 39 800 3 and 8716 39 800 6, the term “total mass” means the road mass specified by the manufacturer as the maximum design mass of the semi-trailer or trailer equal to the sum of the proper mass of the semi-trailer or trailer and the maximum load mass.

5. In this chapter, the term "ecological class" means the classification code characterizing motor vehicles according to the level of emissions of harmful (polluting) substances, which are the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines and evaporation of motor vehicles fuel containing harmful (polluting) substances (carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and particulates).

6. For the purpose of heading 8703, the term “road vehicles” means motor vehicles satisfying all the following conditions:

(a) the gross mass of the vehicle is less than 5000 kg;

(b) a single enclosed interior space consists of a zone for the driver and one or two passengers in a row with the driver (zone 1) and an area that can be used for the transport of both people and goods (zone 2);

(c) both areas are equipped with permanent anchorages and fittings for the installation of seats and safety devices for each person, the seats may be fixed, folding or removable;

(d) the number of seats that can be installed in two zones shall allow the carriage of no more than 9 persons, including the driver;

(e) the side walls of zone 2 are equipped with windows;

(f) Area 2 has at least one door equipped with a window, side wall or rear;

(g) the ground clearance (including adjustable) provided by the vehicle manufacturer is not less than 210 mm;

(h) there is an all-wheel drive switchable to 2 wheels or non-switchable.

7. For subheadings 8703 21 109 1, 8703 40 109 1, 8703 40 109 2, 8703 60 109 1, 8703 60 109 2:

(а) термин «моторные транспортные средства повышенной проходимости» применяется к моторным транспортным средствам, не предназначенным для движения по дорогам общего пользования;

(b) the term “off-road tyres” means tyres with a rated pressure of not more than 100 kPa when driving off-road, having a tread pattern consisting of tracks of the same or different configuration separated by recesses.

8. In this chapter, any reference to an “electric motor” also applies to several electric motors.

9. In this chapter, the term "maximum 30-minute power of an electric motor" means the maximum load power that an electric motor can continuously provide for a 30-minute time period specified in the vehicle type approval. If there are several electric motors in a motor vehicle that drive it, their maximum 30-minute power is added.

10. For the purposes of headings 8703 80 000 3 and 8703 80 000 5, the term "passenger cars of category M1 or M1G" means motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and having, in addition to the driver's seat, not more than 8 seats. The category of motor vehicle shall be indicated in the type approval of the vehicle.