UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8702.90
8702 90 31 00: Other buses (other powertrains): Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 2 800 cm3: new
Other buses (other powertrains)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8702 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver
- 8702 90 00 00 Other
- With spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine
- Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 2 800 cm3
- 8702 90 31 00 New
What you pay
Importing into UK
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
Import requirements 4
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Libya
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1665
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- C057 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option A, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C079 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option B, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C082 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option C, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- 9065
- Y120 Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 10% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | 1.2% |
| CPTPP | Brunei | 2% |
| CPTPP | Malaysia | 2% |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | 3.8% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 6.5% |
Footnotes
TN205 The following regulations impose trade restrictions on internal repression goods and techn…
& amp; bull; The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
& amp; bull; The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023
& amp; bull; The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
& amp; bull; The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021
& amp; bull; The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
& amp; bull; The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
& amp; bull; The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…
TN208 The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain good…
TN210 The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 impose trade restrictions on certain good…
TN211 The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goo…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.
UK: imports by month · HS 8702.90
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £6.7m | 68.4% | -74.7% |
 Australia | £2.1m | 21.4% | +14.8% |
 Sweden | £461k | 4.7% | +1,237.5% |
 United Arab Emirates | £280k | 2.8% | — |
 China | £130k | 1.3% | +4,608.1% |
 United States | £69k | 0.7% | +63.4% |
 Denmark | £24k | 0.2% | +176.7% |
 Netherlands | £20k | 0.2% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8702.90 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons: other
EU 10% – 16% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 12.4% 
Türkiye 10% – 16% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 12.8% USA 2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada 6.1% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 15% – 50% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 22.9% 
Brazil 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 11.7% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 8.3% UK lines: 8702.90
- 8702 90 11 00Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2 800 cm3: new
- 8702 90 19 00Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2 800 cm3: used
- 8702 90 31 00Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 2 800 cm3: new
- 8702 90 39 00Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 2 800 cm3: used
- 8702 90 90 00Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons: other, with other engines
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.
- N337043 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a 1982 Toyota Landcruiser FJ45 Troop Carrier from Japan
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover railway or tramway rolling stock designed solely for running on rails.
2. For the purposes of this chapter, ‘tractors’ means vehicles constructed essentially for hauling or pushing another vehicle, appliance or load, whether or not they contain subsidiary provision for the transport, in connection with the main use of the tractor, of tools, seeds, fertilisers or other goods.
Machines and working tools designed for fitting to tractors of heading 8701 as interchangeable equipment remain classified in their respective headings even if presented with the tractor, and whether or not mounted on it.
3. Motor chassis fitted with cabs fall in headings 8702 to 8704, and not in heading 8706.
4. Heading 8712 includes all children's bicycles. Other children's cycles fall in heading 9503.
In the UK Global Tariff, 8702 90 31 00 is one of 5 lines under subheading 8702.90, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons: other.
The third-country duty is 10%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 10%; 169 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported other buses (other powertrains) (HS 8702.90) worth £9.8m (down 66% on the year before), at an average of £37.23 per kg; Germany supplied 68%, followed by Australia.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 10%–16%, the Türkiye duty is 10%–16%, the US duty is 2%, the Canada duty is 6.1%, the Mexico duty is 15%–50%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 35%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–25%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8702.90 worth US$30m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8702 90 31 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 10%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 8702 90 31 00?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 169 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 8702 90 31 00?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 8702.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$29m), followed by Australia.