Subheading · Chapter 86 · Heading 8607
8607.99: Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock: other, other
Other railway rolling stock parts
Official description Other
8607.99 is the HS subheading for other railway rolling stock parts, under heading 8607 in chapter 86.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8607 99 00 00 Other
- 8607 99 10 00 Axle-boxes and parts thereof Free
- 8607 99 80 00 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
Import requirements 5
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/583
- Documents
- L100 Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
- Y902
- 9Y06
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £110m | 45.6% | +156.4% | |
| £61m | 25.3% | +1.6% | |
| £17.3m | 7.2% | +6.1% | |
| £10.7m | 4.4% | +103.1% | |
| £9.3m | 3.8% | +65.4% | |
| £5.7m | 2.4% | +824.9% | |
| £4.8m | 2% | -58% | |
| £3.9m | 1.6% | +0.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$27m+US$128m+> US$422m
Exports: 106
- China: US$634m
- Germany: US$626m
- Poland: US$569m
- Czechia: US$422m
- United States: US$386m
- Austria: US$349m
- Spain: US$346m
- France: US$201m
- Italy: US$191m
- Serbia: US$135m
- Japan: US$128m
- Hungary: US$113m
- Türkiye: US$110m
- Switzerland: US$103m
- Mexico: US$70m
- Slovakia: US$64m
- India: US$55m
- Sweden: US$54m
- Croatia: US$45m
- United Kingdom: US$43m
- Canada: US$40m
- Belgium: US$39m
- Finland: US$38m
- Russia: US$37m
- Brazil: US$28m
- Netherlands: US$28m
- Denmark: US$27m
- Romania: US$25m
- South Korea: US$25m
- Slovenia: US$14m
- Bahrain: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$8m
- Luxembourg: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Singapore: US$842k
- Georgia: US$613k
- Anguilla: US$583k
- North Macedonia: US$539k
- Vietnam: US$486k
- Montenegro: US$327k
- Sri Lanka: US$302k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$14m+US$59m+> US$335m
Imports: 154
- Germany: US$751m
- Italy: US$475m
- France: US$450m
- Mexico: US$414m
- United States: US$335m
- Austria: US$303m
- Spain: US$261m
- Switzerland: US$212m
- Poland: US$187m
- United Kingdom: US$169m
- Czechia: US$166m
- Belgium: US$124m
- Canada: US$86m
- India: US$80m
- Netherlands: US$63m
- Kazakhstan: US$59m
- Slovakia: US$59m
- Australia: US$57m
- China: US$49m
- Serbia: US$49m
- Sweden: US$48m
- Croatia: US$46m
- Romania: US$43m
- South Korea: US$42m
- Türkiye: US$40m
- Indonesia: US$40m
- Luxembourg: US$34m
- Brazil: US$30m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$26m
- Finland: US$25m
- Tanzania: US$25m
- Japan: US$22m
- Pakistan: US$21m
- Hungary: US$20m
- Taiwan: US$17m
- Norway: US$16m
- Saudi Arabia: US$15m
- Russia: US$14m
- Singapore: US$14m
- Dominican Republic: US$13m
- South Africa: US$13m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Azerbaijan: US$11m
- Ukraine: US$11m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- Latvia: US$8m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Egypt: US$7m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- Israel: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Mauritania: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$634m | 12.5% | |
| 2 | US$626m | 12.4% | |
| 3 | US$569m | 11.2% | |
| 4 | US$422m | 8.3% | |
| 5 | US$386m | 7.6% | |
| 6 | US$349m | 6.9% | |
| 7 | US$346m | 6.8% | |
| 8 | US$201m | 4% | |
| 9 | US$191m | 3.8% | |
| 10 | US$135m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$751m | 14.8% | |
| 2 | US$475m | 9.4% | |
| 3 | US$450m | 8.9% | |
| 4 | US$414m | 8.2% | |
| 5 | US$335m | 6.6% | |
| 6 | US$303m | 6% | |
| 7 | US$261m | 5.2% | |
| 8 | US$212m | 4.2% | |
| 9 | US$187m | 3.7% | |
| 10 | US$169m | 3.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 62number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Maldives
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 0% – 11% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 1.7% – 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0.5%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.7% | 1.7% – 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 0% – 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2.8% – 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 79199 Parts of railway/tramway locomotives/rolling-stock
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 49540 Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings, and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields, and parts thereof
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2599 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.3020 Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8607.99 | changed |
| 2012 | 8607.99 | changed |
| 2007 | 8607.99 | changed |
| 2002 | 8607.99 | changed |
| 1996 | 8607.99 | changed |
| 1992 | 8607.99 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8607.99 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8607.99 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 1.7% and 3.7% (average 2.7%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported other railway rolling stock parts worth £241.3m (up 42% on the year before), at an average of £38.10 per kg; Austria supplied 46%, followed by Spain.
World trade in other railway rolling stock parts reached US$5.1bn in 2024, up 4.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 12.5% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock: other, other?
Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock: other, other fall under HS subheading 8607.99, part of heading 8607, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on parts of railway or tramway locomotives or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8607.99 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 parts of railway or tramway locomotives or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8607.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7% to 3.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most parts of railway or tramway locomotives or…?
China, with US$634m in 2024 (12.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export other railway rolling stock parts to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other railway rolling stock parts?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import other railway rolling stock parts from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Austria (46%), Spain (25%) and Germany (7%), out of total imports of £241.3m.