Heading · Chapter 86 · Section XVII, Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

HS 8602Railway 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: other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders

Customs duty
10%
3 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
2% to 3%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

2 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
8602 10 00Diesel-electric locomotives10%18%units
8602 90Other10%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 3 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: 3 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 18%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 18%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 523Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders; such as Diesel electric locomotives, Steam locomotives and tenders thereof18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 202518%9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

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.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
8602Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders1.7%—

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 19 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Free: 3 tariff items

China: the same goods (8602)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 8602. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
8602.10.10.00Microcomputer controlled diesel-electric railway locomotives微机控制的柴油电力铁道机车2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin3%13%13%None
8602.10.90.00Other diesel-electric railway locomotives其他柴油电力铁道机车2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin3%13%13%None
8602.90.00.00Other railway locomotives and locomotive tenders其他铁道机车及机车煤水车3%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)3%13%13%None
  • India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
  • The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

Nearby codes

Previous8601Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulatorsOne level upChapter 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 kindNext8603Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 8604

Sources

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.