30-Passenger Diesel School Bus from Germany
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 — Germany → 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 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