40-Passenger Diesel School Bus from Canada
This diesel-powered school bus is designed to transport up to 40 students plus the driver, featuring reinforced seating and safety equipment for educational transport. It falls under HTS 8702.10.31.00 as a motor vehicle with a compression-ignition engine for 16 or more persons. The vehicle's primary purpose is safe passenger transport in a school setting.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
27%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify EPA and DOT compliance certifications for diesel emissions and safety standards before import
• Include detailed vehicle specifications and GVWR documentation to confirm classification for 16+ passengers
• Avoid misclassification as used vehicles by providing proof of no prior sale to end-users per statistical notes