GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 8705.30

8705.30.00.00.00

8705.30.00.00.00: Fire fighting vehicles (special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods).

Fire fighting vehicles

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026

What you pay

Importing into GCC

Customs duty 5% standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

8705.30 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: fire fighting vehicles

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada 6.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N304126 U.S. CBP 9 May 2019 · 8705.30.00.00

    The tariff classification of a fire fighting vehicle from Germany

Legal notes

Subheading note

1. Subheading 870822 covers:

  1. (a) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed; and

  2. (b) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices,

when suitable for use solely or principally with the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705.

Chapter notes: Chapter 87 →

HS code 8705.30.00.00.00 is a line of the GCC Common Customs Tariff under HS subheading 8705.30 (special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: fire fighting vehicles).

The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Pieces/Units.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 3.7%, the Türkiye duty is 3.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is 6.7%, the Mexico duty is 5%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 35%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 3% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The GCC states imported goods of subheading 8705.30 worth US$110m in 2024; the largest supplier was Austria.

Questions and answers

What is the GCC import duty for HS code 8705.30.00.00.00?

The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Pieces/Units. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does the GCC import these goods from?

For subheading 8705.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Austria (US$39m), followed by the United States.

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