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 code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8601.10.00.00 | Powered from an external source of electricity | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 8601.20.00.00 | Powered by electric accumulators (batteries) | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8602.10.00.00 | Diesel-electric locomotives | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 8602.90.00.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8603.10.00.00 | Powered from an external source of electricity | 10-digit statistical code | 5% |
| 8603.90.00.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 5% |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
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| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8606.10.00.00 | Tank cars and the like | 10-digit statistical code | 14% |
| 8606.30.00.00 | Self-discharging cars, other than those of subheading 8606.10 | 10-digit statistical code | 14% |
| 8606.91.00.00 | Covered and closed | 10-digit statistical code | 14% |
| 8606.92.00.00 | Open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60 cm | 10-digit statistical code | 14% |
| 8606.99.01 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 14% |
| 8606.99.01.30 | Flatcars having a flat floor or deck laid on the underframe, with no roof and with no raised sides or ends | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 8606.99.01.60 | Other | 10-digit statistical code |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8607.11.00.00 | Truck assemblies for self-propelled vehicles | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 8607.12.00.00 | Other truck assemblies | 10-digit statistical code | 3.6% |
| 8607.19 | Other, including parts | 6-digit heading | |
| 8607.19.03.00 | Axles | 10-digit statistical code | 0.4% |
| 8607.19.06.00 | Parts of axles | 10-digit statistical code | 0.4% |
| 8607.19.12.00 | Wheels, whether or not fitted with axles | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 8607.19.15.00 | Parts of wheels | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 8607.19.30 | Parts of truck assemblies of vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 | 8-digit subheading | 3.6% |
| 8607.19.30.10 | Bolsters | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 8607.19.30.20 | Side frames | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 8607.19.30.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 8607.19.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 2.6% |
| 8607.21 | Air brakes and parts thereof | 6-digit heading | |
| 8607.21.10.00 | For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 | 10-digit statistical code | 3.6% |
| 8607.21.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 3.9% |
| 8607.29 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 8607.29.10.00 | For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 | 10-digit statistical code | 3.6% |
| 8607.29.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 2.6% |
| 8607.30 | Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof | 6-digit heading | |
| 8607.30.10 | For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 | 8-digit subheading | 3.6% |
| 8607.30.10.10 | Assembled freight rail couplers | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 8607.30.10.50 | Freight rail coupler parts | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 8607.30.10.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 8607.30.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 2.6% |
| 8607.91.00.00 | Of locomotives | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 8607.99 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 8607.99.10.00 | For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606, except brake regulators | 10-digit statistical code | 2.8% |
| 8607.99.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 3.1% |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
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| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
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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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