30-Passenger Diesel School Bus from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
2%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.060%Articles of iron or steel, derivative articles of iron or steel, articles of aluminum, derivative articles of aluminum, passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks and parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks, semiconductor articles, semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivative products, wood products, or medium- and heavy-duty vehicles or medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.74.070%Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, as provided for in subdivision (g) of U.S. note 38 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