Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 8607.91
8607.91.000: Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof: of locomotives
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8607 Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock
- 8607.30.000 Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof
- 8607.91.000 Of locomotives
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Importing into Japan
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
8607.91 Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock: other, of locomotives
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 1.7% – 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.7% 
Türkiye 1.7% – 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.7% 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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.
- 600016098 HMRC
A 20 mm thick laminated safety-glass windscreen, designed for installation in the front cab of a railway locomotive. The windscreen is manufactured to its finished size and shape, incorporating angled upper corners, shaped side edges and curved lower corner transitions. It is imported without a…
- 600016100 HMRC
Locomotive master controller assembly comprising a manually operated traction and braking control lever with integrated electrical contact mechanism, used to control traction power, braking effort, direction and operating modes of a railway locomotive.
- 600016104 HMRC
An exhaust silencer designed solely for use with railway locomotives. Mounted on the locomotive roof, it forms part of the exhaust system and is used to reduce exhaust noise and regulate exhaust gas flow before discharge.
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 Schedules of Japan, 8607.91.000 is one of 1 line under subheading 8607.91, parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock: other, of locomotives.
The applied rate is free, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 1.7%–3.7%, the Türkiye duty is 1.7%–3.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, 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 5%, 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 free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 8607.91 worth US$16m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 8607.91.000?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is free; the supplementary unit is KG. 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 Japan import these goods from?
For subheading 8607.91 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$15m), followed by the United States.