40-Passenger Diesel School Bus from China
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 — China → United States
37%
Rate breakdown
9903.74.0210%Buses and other vehicles classified in HTSUS heading 8702 as provided for in subdivision (c) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
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