Chapter 86Railway 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 kindsUS Harmonized Tariff Schedule
U.S. Import Duty, Tariffs, and Classification Details for 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, classified under Section XVII (Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment) in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 9 headings.
Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Chapter 86 with its notes (PDF)
HTS Headings in Chapter 86
98601Rail 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:
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)
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)
8606Railway or tramway freight cars, not self-propelled:
8607Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock:
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 foregoing
8609.00.00.00Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
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