Section XVII: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment

HTS Chapter 86: Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds

Chapter 86 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule has 9 headings. Open a heading to see every subheading, duty rate and 10-digit statistical line.

  • 8601Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators (batteries):
  • 8602Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders:
  • 8603Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 8604:
  • 8604Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, whether or not self-propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)
  • 8605Railway or tramway passenger coaches, not self- propelled; luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self- propelled (excluding those of heading 8604)
  • 8606Railway or tramway freight cars, not self-propelled:
  • 8607Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock:
  • 8608Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signaling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing
  • 8609Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.