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 signaling equipment of all kinds

HeadingDescriptionGeneral
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)2.9%
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)14%
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 foregoing3.8%
8609Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transportFree

Source: USITC HTS (2026 Basic Edition, frozen to the exam). Rates shown at heading level; duty rates are set on 8/10-digit subheadings. Not legal or classification advice.

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 signaling equipment of all kinds · CustomsPrep