Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8705.30

8705.30.00

8705.30.00: Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: fire fighting vehicles

Fire fighting vehicles

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 8705 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, wreckers, mobile cranes, fire fighting vehicles, concrete mixers, road sweepers, spraying vehicles, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units):
  2. 8705.30.00 Fire fighting vehicles

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges —
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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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.

No additional measures recorded for this origin.

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 Canada 6.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 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 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8705.30.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8705.30, special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: fire fighting vehicles.

The general duty is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 3.7%, the Türkiye duty is 3.7%, 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 GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 3% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 8705.30 worth US$22m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada, and the United Kingdom ranked 3rd with US$3m.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8705.30.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 8705.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$12m), followed by Austria.

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