Chapter · Chapter 86 · Section XVII, Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
HS 86Railway or 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 kind
- Customs duty
- 10%
- 41 tariff items
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg or units
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this chapter
9 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8601 | Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8602 | Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8603 | Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 8604 | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8604 | Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles whether or not self-propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, track-liners ,testing coaches and track inspection vehicles) | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8605 | 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) | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8606 | Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8607 | Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 8608 | Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electo-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railway, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installation or air-fields; parts of the foregoing | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 8609 | Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | 10% | 18% | units |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 41 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 43 tariff items
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 43 tariff items
Nearby codes
PreviousChapter 85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articlesNextChapter 87Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.