8703.40.00.15 - Motor homes

This HTS code, 8703.40.00.15, specifically classifies motor homes. These are motor vehicles designed and equipped for use as living quarters, often featuring integrated sleeping, cooking, and sanitary facilities. They are built on a self-propelled chassis, distinguishing them from towed caravans.

Within the broader category of "Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, other than those capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power," this subcategory further refines the classification based on engine displacement. The primary distinguishing factor for vehicles classified under 8703.40 is the utilization of both an internal combustion engine (spark-ignition) and an electric motor for propulsion, with the caveat that they are not plug-in hybrids.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subdivisions. Therefore, the classification of a motor home under 8703.40.00.15 hinges on it meeting the primary criteria of being a motor home and also satisfying the engine specifications of a spark-ignition internal combustion engine combined with an electric motor for propulsion, where the engine displacement falls between 1,500 cc and 3,000 cc, and the vehicle cannot be externally charged.