Section XVII: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment
Chapter 86: Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signaling equipment of all kinds
Chapter 86 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signaling equipment of all kinds and sits within Section XVII: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment.
About Chapter 86
Chapter 86 contains 37 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 5 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signaling equipment of all kinds on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the applicable Column 1, Special, and Column 2 duty rates.
General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 86 range from 0.4% to 14%, with a median of 3.6%. About 24% of the chapter's lines (9 of 37) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-program rates (USMCA, KORUS, GSP, AGOA, and others) and Chapter 99 overlays modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.
Every code page links into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the HTS code prefilled, so you can compute the full landed duty for a specific shipment by entering value, country of origin, and (where relevant) material content or date of entry. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.
8601Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators (batteries):
8601Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators (batteries):| Code | Description | General | Column 2 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8601.10.00.00 | Powered from an external source of electricity | Free | 35% | — | No. |
| 8601.20.00.00 | Powered by electric accumulators (batteries) | Free | 35% | — | No. |
8602Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders:
8602Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders:| Code | Description | General | Column 2 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8602.10.00.00 | Diesel-electric locomotives | Free | 35% | — | No. |
| 8602.90.00.00 | Other | Free | 35% | — | No. |
8603Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 8604:
8603Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 8604:| Code | Description | General | Column 2 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8603.10.00.00 | Powered from an external source of electricity | 5% | 35% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | No. |
| 8603.90.00.00 | Other | 5% | 35% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | No. |
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)
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)| Code | Description | General | Column 2 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8604.00.00.00 | 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) | 2.9% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | No. |
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)
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)| Code | Description | General | Column 2 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8605.00.00.00 | Railway 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) | 14% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | No. |
8606Railway or tramway freight cars, not self-propelled:
8606Railway or tramway freight cars, not self-propelled:| Code | Description | General | Column 2 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8606.10.00.00 | Tank cars and the like | 14% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | No. |
| 8606.30.00.00 | Self-discharging cars, other than those of subheading 8606.10 | 14% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | No. |
| 8606.91.00.00 | ·Covered and closed | 14% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | No. |
| 8606.92.00.00 | ·Open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60 cm | 14% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | No. |
| 8606.99.01 | ·Other | 14% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | — |
| 8606.99.01.30 | ··Flatcars having a flat floor or deck laid on the underframe, with no roof and with no raised sides or ends | — | — | — | No. |
| 8606.99.01.60 | ··Other | — | — | — | No. |
8607Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock:
8607Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock:| Code | Description | General | Column 2 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8607.11.00.00 | ·Truck assemblies for self-propelled vehicles | Free | 35% | — | No. |
| 8607.12.00.00 | ·Other truck assemblies | 3.6% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | No. |
| 8607.19 | ·Other, including parts: | — | — | — | — |
| 8607.19.03.00 | ···Axles | 0.4% | 3% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
| 8607.19.06.00 | ···Parts of axles | 0.4% | 3% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
| 8607.19.12.00 | ···Wheels, whether or not fitted with axles | Free | 2.2¢/kg | — | kg |
| 8607.19.15.00 | ···Parts of wheels | Free | 2.2¢/kg | — | kg |
| 8607.19.30 | ··Parts of truck assemblies of vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 | 3.6% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | — |
| 8607.19.30.10 | ···Bolsters | — | — | — | kg |
| 8607.19.30.20 | ···Side frames | — | — | — | kg |
| 8607.19.30.90 | ···Other | — | — | — | kg |
| 8607.19.90.00 | ··Other | 2.6% | 35% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
| 8607.21 | ·Air brakes and parts thereof: | — | — | — | — |
| 8607.21.10.00 | ··For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 | 3.6% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
| 8607.21.50.00 | ··Other | 3.9% | 35% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
| 8607.29 | ·Other: | — | — | — | — |
| 8607.29.10.00 | ··For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 | 3.6% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
| 8607.29.50.00 | ··Other | 2.6% | 35% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
| 8607.30 | Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof: | — | — | — | — |
| 8607.30.10 | ·For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 | 3.6% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | — |
| 8607.30.10.10 | ··Assembled freight rail couplers | kg | |||
| 8607.30.10.50 | ··Freight rail coupler parts | kg | |||
| 8607.30.10.90 | ··Other | kg | |||
| 8607.30.50.00 | ·Other | 2.6% | 35% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
| 8607.91.00.00 | ·Of locomotives | Free | 35% | — | kg |
| 8607.99 | ·Other: | — | — | — | — |
| 8607.99.10.00 | ··For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606, except brake regulators | 2.8% | 45% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
| 8607.99.50.00 | ··Other | 3.1% | 35% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
8608Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signaling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing
8608Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signaling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing| Code | Description | General | Column 2 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8608.00.00.00 | Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signaling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing | 3.8% | 45% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | kg |
8609Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
8609Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport| Code | Description | General | Column 2 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8609.00.00.00 | Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | Free | 25% | — | No. |
Frequently asked questions
What does HTS Chapter 86 cover?
Chapter 86 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signaling equipment of all kinds. It sits within Section XVII: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment. Tandom's catalog lists all 37 10-digit statistical lines and 5 4-digit headings in this chapter.
What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 86 imports?
General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 0.4% to 14% (median 3.6%); roughly 31% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to compute the full landed rate, including Section 301/232 overlays, IEEPA tariffs, and AD/CVD deposits where applicable.
Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 86 products?
Section 301 (China) and Section 232 (steel, aluminum, copper) tariffs are layered on top of the base HTSUS rate via Chapter 99 provisions. Whether they apply to a specific 10-digit line in Chapter 86 depends on the product's country of origin, material content, and the active proclamation. Open any code in this chapter to see the live overlay stack and effective rate.
Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 86 products?
AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Tandom's AD/CVD catalog cross-references every active order to the HTS codes it covers — open any code in Chapter 86 to see flagged orders, deposit rates, and the underlying scope determinations.