50-Seat Diesel-Electric Hybrid Coach from Japan
Intercity coach bus for 50 passengers featuring advanced diesel-electric hybrid for highway efficiency. It is encompassed by HTS 8702.20.61.00 as a large-capacity passenger vehicle with compression-ignition and electric propulsion.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12%
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.
9903.03.060%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
• Include third-party testing for noise/vibration standards applicable to buses
• Prevent delays by pre-clearing tractor definitions if any hauling features present
• Bundle documentation for complete vehicle vs. chassis-cab imports