8702.30.61.00 - Other

This HTS classification, 8702.30.61.00, covers "Other" motor vehicles designed for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver, which are powered by both a spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and an electric motor for propulsion. This specific subheading acts as a residual category for vehicles that meet the hybrid propulsion requirement but do not fall under other more specific subheadings at this level.

The distinction from its sibling category, 8702.30.31.00, lies solely in the number of persons the vehicle is designed to transport. While 8702.30.31.00 specifically addresses vehicles designed for sixteen or more persons, 8702.30.61.00 encompasses those vehicles with hybrid propulsion systems that are designed to carry a number of persons between ten and fifteen, inclusive.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS database, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification under this code is therefore determined by ensuring the vehicle possesses both a spark-ignition internal combustion engine and an electric motor for propulsion, is intended for transporting ten or more individuals, and does not qualify for the more specific sibling category based on its passenger capacity.