Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 8608.00
8608.00.10.00: Fixed and sliding railway bumping posts and friction buffer stops; Signalling equipment for railways and parts thereof
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8608.00 Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing.
- 8608.00.10 Fixed and sliding railway bumping posts and friction buffer stops; Signalling equipment for railways and parts thereof
- 8608.00.10.00 Fixed and sliding railway bumping posts and friction buffer stops; Signalling equipment for railways and parts thereof
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA 3.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 20% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada lines: 8608.00
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N303180 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of railway switch parts from China.
- 600014185 HMRC
The heavy duty assisted lift trunnion is a device designed for use in the railway environment, used to hold signalling equipment for Railways. It forms the support structure for a signal once it is erected. It folds up and down and uses twin reactive springs. These are controlled by a fulcrum…
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) railway or tramway sleepers of wood or of concrete, or concrete guide-track sections for hovertrains (heading 4406 or 6810);
(b) railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel of heading 7302; or
(c) electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment of heading 8530.
2. Heading 8607 applies, inter alia, to:
(a) axles, wheels, wheel sets (running gear), metal tyres, hoops and hubs and other parts of wheels;
(b) frames, underframes, bogies and bissel-bogies;
(c) axle-boxes; brake gear;
(d) buffers for rolling-stock; hooks and other coupling gear and corridor connections;
(e) coachwork.
3. Subject to the provisions of note 1 above, heading 8608 applies, inter alia, to:
(a) assembled track, turntables, platform buffers, loading gauges;
(b) semaphores, mechanical signal discs, level-crossing control gear, signal and point controls, and other mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment, whether or not fitted for electric lighting, for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 8608.00.10.00 is one of 2 lines under subheading 8608.00, railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings.
The MFN tariff rate is free.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 1.7%, the Türkiye duty is 1.7%, the US duty is 3.8%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 20%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%–5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 8608.00 worth US$54m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States, and the United Kingdom ranked 3rd with US$1m.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 8608.00.10.00?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 8608.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$45m), followed by China.