Chapter 86

Railway or Tramway Locomotives, Rolling Stock and Track Fixtures

50 tariff lines · 37 filing-ready 10-digit codes · codes begin with 86

Chapter 86 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers railway or Tramway Locomotives, Rolling Stock and Track Fixtures. Every code in this chapter starts with the digits 86. Work down the nested list below: the bold headings are broad categories, and the 10-digit statistical codes underneath them are what you actually declare to US Customs. Duty rates shown are the general (Column 1) rates that apply to most trading partners.

Codes in Chapter 86

HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8601.10.00.00Powered from an external source of electricity10-digit statistical codeFree
8601.20.00.00Powered by electric accumulators (batteries)10-digit statistical codeFree
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8602.10.00.00Diesel-electric locomotives10-digit statistical codeFree
8602.90.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8603.10.00.00Powered from an external source of electricity10-digit statistical code5%
8603.90.00.00Other10-digit statistical code5%
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8606.10.00.00Tank cars and the like10-digit statistical code14%
8606.30.00.00Self-discharging cars, other than those of subheading 8606.1010-digit statistical code14%
8606.91.00.00Covered and closed10-digit statistical code14%
8606.92.00.00Open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60 cm10-digit statistical code14%
8606.99.01Other8-digit subheading14%
8606.99.01.30Flatcars having a flat floor or deck laid on the underframe, with no roof and with no raised sides or ends10-digit statistical code
8606.99.01.60Other10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8607.11.00.00Truck assemblies for self-propelled vehicles10-digit statistical codeFree
8607.12.00.00Other truck assemblies10-digit statistical code3.6%
8607.19Other, including parts6-digit heading
8607.19.03.00Axles10-digit statistical code0.4%
8607.19.06.00Parts of axles10-digit statistical code0.4%
8607.19.12.00Wheels, whether or not fitted with axles10-digit statistical codeFree
8607.19.15.00Parts of wheels10-digit statistical codeFree
8607.19.30Parts of truck assemblies of vehicles of heading 8605 or 86068-digit subheading3.6%
8607.19.30.10Bolsters10-digit statistical code
8607.19.30.20Side frames10-digit statistical code
8607.19.30.90Other10-digit statistical code
8607.19.90.00Other10-digit statistical code2.6%
8607.21Air brakes and parts thereof6-digit heading
8607.21.10.00For vehicles of heading 8605 or 860610-digit statistical code3.6%
8607.21.50.00Other10-digit statistical code3.9%
8607.29Other6-digit heading
8607.29.10.00For vehicles of heading 8605 or 860610-digit statistical code3.6%
8607.29.50.00Other10-digit statistical code2.6%
8607.30Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof6-digit heading
8607.30.10For vehicles of heading 8605 or 86068-digit subheading3.6%
8607.30.10.10Assembled freight rail couplers10-digit statistical code
8607.30.10.50Freight rail coupler parts10-digit statistical code
8607.30.10.90Other10-digit statistical code
8607.30.50.00Other10-digit statistical code2.6%
8607.91.00.00Of locomotives10-digit statistical codeFree
8607.99Other6-digit heading
8607.99.10.00For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606, except brake regulators10-digit statistical code2.8%
8607.99.50.00Other10-digit statistical code3.1%

Not sure which line applies?

Classification follows the General Rules of Interpretation: the most specific description wins, and you must use a 10-digit statistical code on the entry. When two lines look equally plausible, a CBP binding ruling is the only way to be certain.

Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.

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