HS Code Detail
871200 Chapter 87 · Vehicles Bicycles
Six-digit subheading in Vehicles, chapter 87 of the Harmonized System, priced here for 6 destination markets.
Anatomy of 871200
You will declare against a longer local code that begins 871200: ten digits in the United States and the United Kingdom, eight in the European Union, and the first six the same everywhere. Which trailing digits apply is what the 6 rates below differ on.
What this code covers
Import duty by country
MFN duty rate · 6 countries| Country | Duty | VAT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺Australia | 5% | 10% | |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 13% | 5% | |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 14% to 15% | 19% | |
| No single rate for Germany Germany splits this subheading into 7 national tariff lines and they do not all carry the same duty. Two official readings agree the schedule runs from 14% to 15%, and neither of them names a single rate for the six digit code, so the cell above shows the range rather than a figure from inside it.
Read them at the official tariff. | |||
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 14% to 15% | 23% | |
| No single rate for Portugal Portugal splits this subheading into 7 national tariff lines and they do not all carry the same duty. Two official readings agree the schedule runs from 14% to 15%, and neither of them names a single rate for the six digit code, so the cell above shows the range rather than a figure from inside it.
Read them at the official tariff. | |||
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 14% to 15% | 20% | |
| No single rate for United Kingdom United Kingdom splits this subheading into 7 national tariff lines and they do not all carry the same duty. Two official readings agree the schedule runs from 14% to 15%, and neither of them names a single rate for the six digit code, so the cell above shows the range rather than a figure from inside it.
Read them at the official tariff. | |||
| 🇺🇸United States | 3.7% to 11% | 0% | |
| No single rate for United States United States splits this subheading into 6 national tariff lines and they do not all carry the same duty. Two official readings agree the schedule runs from 3.7% to 11%, and neither of them names a single rate for the six digit code, so the cell above shows the range rather than a figure from inside it.
Read them at the official tariff. | |||
Germany, Portugal, United Kingdom and United States split this six digit code into national lines that do not all carry the same duty, which is why the cell above shows a range; which line your goods take is a classification decision and it is what decides the duty, so this site shows the range rather than choosing a line for you.
Rates shown are MFN (Most Favoured Nation), the default for WTO members. Preferential FTA rates may be lower with valid proof of origin. Section 301 / anti-dumping surcharges on Chinese-origin goods are not included.
Duty figures on this page have not yet been checked against official tariff schedules and should be treated as estimates.
What that costs: 871200 into Australia
An illustrative consignment of 871200 invoiced at AUD 2,000.00, priced in AUD because a threshold is set in the destination's currency and nothing here is converted.
| Goods value on the invoice | AUD 2,000.00 |
| International freight | AUD 120.00 |
| Cargo insurance | AUD 30.00 |
| Value the duty is charged on, FOB basis | AUD 2,000.00 |
| Duty at 5% | AUD 100.00 |
| Australia tax at 10%, charged on the value plus the duty | AUD 225.00 |
| Total, before commercial charges | AUD 2,475.00 |
And if the consignment were small
Australia relieves customs duty, GST and the Import Processing Charge on consignments at or under AUD 1,000. The 871200 shipment above is over that, so its duty is charged in full. The same code invoiced at exactly AUD 1,000 with no freight would be charged AUD 0.00 of duty and AUD 0.00 of tax, a total of AUD 1,000.00. The rate on the 871200 row has not changed; only the charge is relieved. The tax is not simply absent at that value: Australia collects it on the sale instead of at the border, so an overseas seller or marketplace above the registration threshold charges it at checkout. What the relief removes is the charge on arrival, not the tax.
Selling rather than buying? AUD 2,475.00 is what your buyer in Australia pays to take delivery of this consignment, yours to pay if you quote DDP and theirs if you quote DAP: Exporting to Australia sets out who collects it and what your invoice has to say.
An illustration, not a quotation: broker fees, handling and any trade remedy on the origin sit outside it. Price 871200 on your own numbers in the duty calculator.
How these rates were verified
The markets listed below were read from the official tariff database of the market that charges it. Nothing here is copied from another aggregator. The other rows in the table above are not yet traced to a source, which is why no date is shown over them.
- 🇦🇺AU
- MFN for 871200 AU, read on 2026-09-01 from https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/tariff-classification/current-tariff/schedule-3/section-xvii/chapter-87 and again on 2026-09-01 from https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04997/latest/text. Both returned 5%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 8712.00.00 5%
- 🇨🇦CA
- MFN for 871200 CA, read on 2026-08-31 from https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/html/00/ch87-eng.html and again on 2026-09-01 from https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/2026/menu-eng.html. Both returned 13%. The Canada Border Services Agency is the only body that publishes this schedule. The Department of Justice publishes the Act and refers readers to the Agency for the schedule itself, so both readings are the Agency's, taken from two different products. Retrieved text: 8712.00.00 13%
What falls under 871200
- Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised
What's specifically excluded
These look similar but belong under a different code:
Commonly confused with
871160: Electric bicycle (e-bike)
Adding an auxiliary motor moves a bicycle out of 871200 into 871160 (electrically powered cycles). E-bikes are also a frequent anti-dumping/CVD target, so the code change matters for more than just the base rate.
950300: Kids' tricycle (toy)
A child's tricycle designed as a toy is Chapter 95, while a genuine cycle for transport is 8712.
Classification & cost note
The bicycle vs e-bike line is the one that costs importers money. Conventional bicycles (871200) carry ordinary MFN duty, but e-bikes (871160) are subject to anti-dumping and countervailing duties in the EU and elsewhere against certain origins (notably China) that can add tens of percentage points. Confirm whether a model has an auxiliary motor before quoting any landed cost.
Typical products: Adult road and mountain bikes · City and commuter bicycles · Non-motorised cargo tricycles
What the notes to section XVII say
Chapter 87 sits in section XVII, vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment, where a section note governs every chapter in the section and applies before the heading notes below; the 5 reaching chapter 87 name no heading this site holds a code under, and they are quoted whole on the chapter 87 page, read from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/sections/17 on 2026-09-08.
What the nomenclature says about heading 8712
871200 is a subheading of 8712, bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised , and it is the only code this site holds under that heading.
One numbered note to chapter 87 takes heading 8712 as its own subject, and it is quoted below in full, as published.
Note 4 to chapter 87
Heading 8712 includes all children's bicycles. Other children's cycles fall in heading 9503.
Read from the notes to chapter 87 published in the UK Trade Tariff by HM Revenue and Customs, at https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/chapters/87, with the heading title from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/headings/8712, on 2026-09-07, with the whole layer and the reason a heading note is a chapter note set out on the chapter 87 page. These notes are part of the international text of the Harmonized System, so the rule is the same whichever destination a shipment is going to, and it decides classification and never a rate.
Questions about 871200
Is an e-bike classified under 871200?
No. A cycle with an auxiliary electric motor is 871160, not 871200. The distinction matters because e-bikes face anti-dumping/countervailing duties in several markets.
Are bicycle parts the same code as bicycles?
No. Frames, wheels, and other components are classified under 8714 (e.g. 871499), separately from complete bicycles under 8712.
Related codes in Chapter 87
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