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Harmonized Tariff Schedule

Chapter 86: Railway

HTS Chapter 86 covers railway imported into the United States. Use this page to review tariff classifications, MFN duty rates, and special program rates by code.

HTS Codes in Chapter 86

50 codes
CodeDescriptionGeneral RateSpecial RateFlags
8601Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators (batteries):Free-
Section 301
8601.10.00.00Powered from an external source of electricityFree-
Section 301
8601.20.00.00Powered by electric accumulators (batteries)Free-
Section 301
8602Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders:Free-
Section 301
8602.10.00.00Diesel-electric locomotivesFree-
Section 301
8602.90.00.00OtherFree-
Section 301
8603Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 8604:Free-
Section 301
8603.10.00.00Powered from an external source of electricity5%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8603.90.00.00Other5%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8604.00.00.00Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, whether or not self-propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)2.9%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8605.00.00.00Railway 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)14%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8606Railway or tramway freight cars, not self-propelled:Free-
Section 301
8606.10.00.00Tank cars and the like14%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8606.30.00.00Self-discharging cars, other than those of subheading 8606.1014%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8606.91.00.00Covered and closed14%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8606.92.00.00Open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60 cm14%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8606.99.01Other14%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8606.99.01.30Flatcars having a flat floor or deck laid on the underframe, with no roof and with no raised sides or endsFree-
Section 301
8606.99.01.60OtherFree-
Section 301
8607Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock:Free-
Section 301
8607.11.00.00Truck assemblies for self-propelled vehiclesFree-
Section 301
8607.12.00.00Other truck assemblies3.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.19Other, including parts:Free-
Section 301
8607.19.03.00Axles0.4%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.19.06.00Parts of axles0.4%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.19.12.00Wheels, whether or not fitted with axlesFree-
Section 301
8607.19.15.00Parts of wheelsFree-
Section 301
8607.19.30Parts of truck assemblies of vehicles of heading 8605 or 86063.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.19.30.10BolstersFree-
Section 301
8607.19.30.20Side framesFree-
Section 301
8607.19.30.90OtherFree-
Section 301
8607.19.90.00Other2.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.21Air brakes and parts thereof:Free-
Section 301
8607.21.10.00For vehicles of heading 8605 or 86063.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.21.50.00Other3.9%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.29Other:Free-
Section 301
8607.29.10.00For vehicles of heading 8605 or 86063.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.29.50.00Other2.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.30Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof:Free-
Section 301
8607.30.10For vehicles of heading 8605 or 86063.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.30.10.10Assembled freight rail couplers
Section 301
8607.30.10.50Freight rail coupler parts
Section 301
8607.30.10.90Other
Section 301
8607.30.50.00Other2.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.91.00.00Of locomotivesFree-
Section 301
8607.99Other:Free-
Section 301
8607.99.10.00For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606, except brake regulators2.8%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8607.99.50.00Other3.1%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8608.00.00.00Railway 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 foregoing3.8%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Section 301
8609.00.00.00Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transportFree-
Section 301

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