Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8705.90

8705.90.00

8705.90.00: Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: other

Other special purpose vehicles

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 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. 8705.90.00 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures
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.

Additional duties and charges 2

  • Additional dutySection 232 — Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, buses and parts 25%
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    from 1 November 2025
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.74.01
  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 23 August 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.02

Subdivisions

  1. 8705.90.00 Other Free
  2. 8705.90.00.10 Mobile radiological units No.
  3. 8705.90.00.20 Mobile medical clinics No.
  4. 8705.90.00.80 Other No.

Same subheading in other tariffs

8705.90 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: other

UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Canada Free – 6.1% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.1% Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 5% Brazil Free – 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 17.5% Argentina Free – 35% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · average 30.1% Peru Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 2.5% – 30% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 11.8% GCC 5% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 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.

  • N364050 U.S. CBP 7 August 2026 · 8705.90.00.80

    The tariff classification of a concrete sprayer from Finland

  • N362351 U.S. CBP 25 June 2026 · 8705.90.00.80

    The tariff classification of agricultural sprayers and floaters from unspecified countries

  • N349268 U.S. CBP 17 June 2025 · 8705.90.00.80

    The tariff classification of a road marking truck from Canada

  • H339816 U.S. CBP 19 September 2024 · 8705.90.00

    Tariff classification of a Mobile Industrial Vacuum/Pump System

  • N321696 U.S. CBP 7 October 2021 · 8705.90.00.80

    The tariff classification of a manure spreader truck from Canada

  • N313745 U.S. CBP 12 August 2020 · 8705.90.00.80

    The tariff classification of a rail-grinding vehicle from Germany

  • N310558 U.S. CBP 20 March 2020 · 8705.90.00.00

    The tariff classification of vacuum trucks from the Netherlands

  • N300680 U.S. CBP 4 October 2018 · 8705.90.00.00

    The tariff classification of a replica 1965 Volkswagen van from China

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, 8705.90.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8705.90, special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: other.

The general duty is free.

3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

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 0%–6.1%, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 0%–35%, the Argentina duty is 0%–35%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%–30%, 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%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 8705.90 worth US$762m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8705.90.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. 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 8705.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$477m), followed by Denmark.

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