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8601
Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators (batteries):
HTS Code 8601 covers any article best defined as Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport EquipmentRailway 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 kindsRail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators (batteries): in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 2 sub-classifications.
Where 8601 Appears in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
2 sub-codes- Section 17Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment
- 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 kinds
- 8601Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators (batteries):
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