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April 2024, question 37
Classification · Classification: GRIs, notes and headings
Number One Car Company (NOCC), an electric vehicle manufacturer, has asked Jack Frost Customshouse Broker (Jack Frost) to classify imported battery assemblies intended for use in electric vehicles in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) in advance of the next shipment. NOCC tells Jack Frost that it typically classifies the battery assemblies under 8507.60.0010 / 3.4%. Jack Frost has the following information. • the nominal voltage is 696.96 V • the nominal energy is 77.4 kWh • the weight is 480 kg. What additional information does Jack Frost need to confirm that 8507.60.0010 is the correct classification?
- The battery chemistry.
- The HTS subheading of the vehicle into which the battery assembly will be installed.
- The shape of the battery.
- Both A and B
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CBP's answer: D. D: Both A and B
The statistical line 8507.60.0010 covers lithium-ion batteries of a kind used as the primary source of power for electric vehicles of subheadings 8703.40 to 8703.80. To confirm it Jack Frost needs both the battery chemistry (lithium-ion) and the HTS subheading of the vehicle it goes into, which is D. The battery's shape does not matter for this line.
Lithium-ion batteries > Of a kind used as the primary source of electrical power for electrically powered vehicles of subheadings 8703.40, 8703.50, 8703.60, 8703.70 or 8703.80 8507.60.00.10
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CBP's key cites: General Rules of Interpretation
Question and key from CBP's April 2024 exam and answer key. The walk-through is ours; quotes are from the pinned editions in the reference viewer (HTSUS 2026 Basic, 19 CFR 2025 edition).