Chapter
Chapter 86: Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Chapter 86 of the Harmonized System has 9 headings and belongs to section XVII (vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment).
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 29 tariff lines 
EU Free – 3.7% Third-country duty 29 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Türkiye Free – 3.7% Third-country duty 43 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
USA Free – 14% General (MFN) 32 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Canada Free – 11% General (MFN) 42 tariff lines · average 5.6% 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 31 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Brazil 7.2% – 30% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines · average 21% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 43 tariff lines · average 12% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 24 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 32 tariff lines · average 3.4% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 23 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 38 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 23 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 24 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 10% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 23 tariff lines Headings 9
- 8601Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators
- 8602Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders
- 8603Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 8604
- 8604Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, whether or not self-propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)
- 8605Railway 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 goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled
- 8607Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock
- 8608Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electromechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing
- 8609Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$24m+US$465m+> US$2.3bn
Exports: 198
- China: US$7.4bn
- Germany: US$4.3bn
- Mexico: US$3.7bn
- United States: US$3.6bn
- Spain: US$2.5bn
- Poland: US$2.3bn
- Austria: US$1.7bn
- Czechia: US$1.5bn
- France: US$1.1bn
- Italy: US$1.1bn
- South Korea: US$1.1bn
- Switzerland: US$962m
- Slovakia: US$846m
- Russia: US$825m
- Japan: US$735m
- Hungary: US$653m
- Canada: US$646m
- United Kingdom: US$507m
- Romania: US$506m
- Türkiye: US$465m
- Serbia: US$448m
- India: US$394m
- Croatia: US$363m
- Netherlands: US$341m
- Bulgaria: US$302m
- Belgium: US$248m
- Ukraine: US$246m
- Sweden: US$240m
- Slovenia: US$177m
- Brazil: US$167m
- Kazakhstan: US$156m
- South Africa: US$125m
- Belarus: US$106m
- Norway: US$99m
- Thailand: US$80m
- Denmark: US$76m
- Australia: US$71m
- Finland: US$62m
- Malaysia: US$61m
- Singapore: US$57m
- United Arab Emirates: US$54m
- Indonesia: US$45m
- Taiwan: US$42m
- North Macedonia: US$38m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$37m
- Ireland: US$35m
- Latvia: US$26m
- Portugal: US$26m
- Estonia: US$25m
- Mozambique: US$24m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$23m
- Luxembourg: US$23m
- Vietnam: US$21m
- Saudi Arabia: US$19m
- Lithuania: US$19m
- New Zealand: US$18m
- Morocco: US$15m
- Kuwait: US$14m
- Fiji: US$14m
- Uzbekistan: US$14m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$8mUS$8m+US$138m+US$543m+> US$1.1bn
Imports: 216
- United States: US$5.7bn
- Germany: US$3.7bn
- Mexico: US$1.9bn
- Canada: US$1.5bn
- France: US$1.4bn
- Austria: US$1.2bn
- Switzerland: US$1.1bn
- Czechia: US$1bn
- Italy: US$1bn
- United Kingdom: US$970m
- Sweden: US$963m
- Poland: US$934m
- Netherlands: US$911m
- Australia: US$902m
- Kazakhstan: US$873m
- Spain: US$850m
- India: US$759m
- China: US$726m
- Slovakia: US$712m
- Belgium: US$629m
- Israel: US$603m
- South Korea: US$543m
- Taiwan: US$527m
- Tanzania: US$523m
- Singapore: US$457m
- Hungary: US$438m
- Japan: US$400m
- Norway: US$400m
- Romania: US$393m
- Russia: US$392m
- Saudi Arabia: US$356m
- United Arab Emirates: US$351m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$335m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$324m
- Bermuda: US$316m
- Türkiye: US$287m
- Serbia: US$280m
- Brazil: US$276m
- Philippines: US$259m
- Egypt: US$258m
- Denmark: US$245m
- Indonesia: US$237m
- Kenya: US$219m
- Bulgaria: US$204m
- Luxembourg: US$200m
- British Virgin Islands: US$194m
- Portugal: US$192m
- Azerbaijan: US$187m
- Malaysia: US$182m
- Latvia: US$175m
- Croatia: US$167m
- Uzbekistan: US$165m
- Finland: US$162m
- New Zealand: US$138m
- South Africa: US$134m
- Estonia: US$133m
- Panama: US$115m
- Ireland: US$111m
- Mozambique: US$103m
- Peru: US$99m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$7.4bn | 18.1% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$4.3bn | 10.4% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$3.7bn | 9% |
| 4 | United States | US$3.6bn | 8.7% |
| 5 |  Spain | US$2.5bn | 6% |
| 6 |  Poland | US$2.3bn | 5.6% |
| 7 |  Austria | US$1.7bn | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Czechia | US$1.5bn | 3.8% |
| 9 |  France | US$1.1bn | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$1.1bn | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$5.7bn | 14% |
| 2 | Germany | US$3.7bn | 9% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$1.9bn | 4.6% |
| 4 | Canada | US$1.5bn | 3.6% |
| 5 | France | US$1.4bn | 3.5% |
| 6 | Austria | US$1.2bn | 2.9% |
| 7 | Switzerland | US$1.1bn | 2.7% |
| 8 | Czechia | US$1bn | 2.5% |
| 9 | Italy | US$1bn | 2.5% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$970m | 2.4% |
The UK Global Tariff divides chapter 86 into 29 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free. 26 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, chapter 86 covers 29 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 3.7%. 2 of them are duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides chapter 86 into 43 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 3.7% (average 1.7%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported chapter 86 goods worth US$40.9bn (+8.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$7.4bn), followed by Germany.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$5.7bn.
Chapter 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.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds?
Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds make up HS chapter 86, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 86 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 86 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 3.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and…?
China, with US$7.4bn in 2024 (18.1% of world exports).