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HS code for workshops, railway vehicle
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “workshops, railway vehicle” points to heading 8604: railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, whether or not self-propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles). Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
8604 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 1.7%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 8604 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is 1.7%.
8604 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 2.9%.
Duty rates compared
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 8 tariff lines 
USA 2.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
Mexico 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 13.6% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for workshops, railway vehicle?
Workshops, railway vehicle are classified under 8604 (Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.