HS chapter 86
Railway equipment
Chapter 86 has 9 headings with 29 EU tariff lines and 30 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 29 EU and 2 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 0 EU and 28 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 29 | 2 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 0 | 20 |
| Excluded (E) | 0 | 8 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8601 | Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulatorsExcluded lines | base 1.7% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8602 | Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders | base 1.7% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8603 | Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 8604 | base 1.7% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8604 | Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles; whether or not self-propelled (e.g. workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles) | base 1.7% | base 0–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8605 | Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)Excluded lines | base 1.7% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8606 | Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelledExcluded lines | base 1.7% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8607 | Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereofExcluded lines | base 1.7–3.7% | base 0–35%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8608 | Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts thereof | base 1.7% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8609 | Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | base 0% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |