Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8702.40
8702.40.61: With only electric motor for propulsion: other
Electric buses
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8702 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver:
- 8702.40 With only electric motor for propulsion:
- 8702.40.61 Other
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
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 2
- Additional dutySection 232 — Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, buses and parts 10%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2025
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.74.02
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 100%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 27 September 2024
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.91.03
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 2% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 25% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Same subheading in other tariffs
8702.40 With only electric motor for propulsion
UK 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
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 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 20% – 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 27.5% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 15% – 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 21.7% 
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 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 8.3% USA lines: 8702.40
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.
- N282170 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of various automotive parts from China
- 600011332 HMRC
Chassis and Body Frame with Batteries At time of import the product will be part exterior finished with no interior finishings and no motor. This includes a full assembled frame with wheels. The final product will be a battery-electric small bus. The item is to be packaged and transported on a…
- 600010983 HMRC
A body and chassis (frame) with fitted battery, also includes a electric motor, with interior/exterior part finished. The bus has no wheels attached at time of import. The bus is considered to be a complete functioning bus, with Passenger capacity - Up to 30 (8.9m), 34 (9.7m), 40 (10.8m) or 46…
- 600010984 HMRC
Fully assembled electric bus: Passenger capacity: Up to 96 passengers with up to 80 seats (51 in upper deck, 29 in lower deck) / Up to 87 passengers with 62 seats (42 in upper deck, 20 in lower deck) It Is electric only It is shipped ready to go into service.
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.
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8702.90.
HTS code 8702.40.61 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 8702.40 (with only electric motor for propulsion).
The general duty is 2%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 10%, the Türkiye duty is 10%, the Canada duty is 6.1%, the Mexico duty is 15%–50%, the Brazil duty is 35%, the Argentina duty is 20%–35%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 15%–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 United States imported goods of subheading 8702.40 worth US$174m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8702.40.61?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 2%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 8702.40.61 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU,B, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 8702.40 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$126m), followed by China.