8703.60.00.05 - Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc

This HTS category, 8703.60.00.05, specifically classifies motor vehicles designed primarily for transporting persons that are powered by both a spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and an electric motor. A key defining characteristic for this subcategory is that the electric motor's propulsion capability is supplemented by the ability to recharge the vehicle's battery by plugging into an external electrical source. The goods falling under this code are those where the cylinder capacity of the internal combustion engine does not exceed 1,000 cubic centimeters (cc).

This classification is distinguished from its sibling categories by the specific engine size limitation. Sibling categories at the same level address vehicles with higher cylinder capacities: 8703.60.00.10 covers engines exceeding 1,000 cc but not exceeding 1,500 cc, while further sibling categories would exist for vehicles with cylinder capacities exceeding 1,500 cc up to 3,000 cc, and those exceeding 3,000 cc. Therefore, the determining factor for this particular classification is the engine's displacement falling strictly within the "not exceeding 1,000 cc" range.

As a leaf node, this category does not have further subdivisions. The classification is complete once a vehicle meets all the criteria of its parent headings and subheadings, including being a passenger-carrying motor vehicle, utilizing both a spark-ignition internal combustion engine and an electric motor for propulsion, being externally chargeable, and having an internal combustion engine with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc. Examples would include hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with smaller engine displacements.