8702.20.61.00 - Other

This HTS category, 8702.20.61.00, encompasses "Other" motor vehicles designed for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver, that are propelled by both a compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and an electric motor. This classification applies to vehicles meeting the hybrid propulsion criteria and designed for carrying a specific passenger capacity, but which do not fall under more specific sibling categories.

Unlike the sibling category 8702.20.31.00, which is specifically for vehicles designed to transport 16 or more persons, this classification applies to vehicles with a capacity of 10 to 15 persons (inclusive of the driver), provided they also meet the dual propulsion requirement of a diesel/semi-diesel engine and an electric motor. The distinction is primarily based on the vehicle's designed passenger capacity.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification structure, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the classification hinges entirely on meeting the defined criteria for hybrid propulsion (diesel/semi-diesel and electric motor) and the specified passenger carrying capacity. This category serves as a residual for vehicles fitting the hybrid propulsion criteria for 10-15 passengers that are not otherwise specifically enumerated.