30-Passenger Diesel School Bus from China
A diesel-powered school bus designed to transport up to 30 students plus the driver, featuring reinforced seating and safety features like stop arms and emergency exits. Classified under HTS 8702.10.61.00 as a motor vehicle for ten or more persons with a compression-ignition engine, excluding specialized buses. It meets the 'other' category for non-urban or non-trolley types.
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 GVWR and seating capacity documentation to confirm classification for 10+ passengers
• Ensure EPA and DOT compliance certifications for diesel engines to avoid customs holds
• Report as 'new' only if unsold to end-user per statistical notes; used buses require title transfer proof