Code 8607 30 · Heading 8607

Traction hooks, other coupling equipment, buffers and parts for railway and tramway rolling stock, not elsewhere specified

This code covers traction hooks, other coupling equipment, buffers and parts for railway and tramway rolling stock. It applies when the item is not covered by one of the separately named neighbouring categories, such as bogies, axles, wheels or brakes.

For example

Traction hook for railway rolling stock
Buffer for tramway rolling stock
Replacement part for a railway rolling-stock coupling hook

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof, for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, n.e.s.

How we got to this code

XVII
86
8607
8607 30

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The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transpor…
Is the item railway or tramway equipment, another vehicle, an aircraft or spacecraft, or a ship, boat or floating structure?
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Step 2 · Chapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and p… 1 of 4 chapters in section XVII
What is the item: an electric locomotive; another locomotive or tender; a self-propelled railway or tramway vehicle; a work or service vehicle; a non-self-propelled passenger, baggage, postal or other special vehicle; a non-self-propelled freight wagon; a part for a locomotive or other rolling stock; stationary railway or tramway equipment or mechanical or electromechanical signalling, safety or traffic-control equipment; or a specially designed and equipped freight container?
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Step 3 · Heading 8607 Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling … 7 of 9 headings under chapter 86
What type of part is it: a powered or non-powered bogie or bissel bogie; an axle, wheel or related part; a brake or brake part; a draw hook, coupling device, buffer or related part; a locomotive part other than these; or another rolling-stock part other than these and excluding locomotive parts?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8607 30 Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and part… 6 of 8 subheadings under heading 8607
Is the item a traction hook, other coupling equipment, a buffer, or a part for one of these, for railway or tramway rolling stock, rather than a separately named type such as a bogie, axle, wheel or brake?

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: 1.7%

Only one code below

8607 30 00

Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof, for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, n.e.s.

1.7%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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This is the catch-all under 8607: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

Within the parent group of parts for locomotives and other railway and tramway rolling stock, this is for the named traction-hook, coupling-equipment and buffer goods, and their parts, that are not covered by the sibling categories for bogies, axles, wheels, brakes or other separately named parts.

Compare the sibling codes

See all 8 codes at this level

8607 11 Driving bogies and bissel-bogies for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock 1.7%
8607 12 Bogies and driving bissel-bogies for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock (excl. driving bogies) 1.7%
8607 19 Axles, for electrical purposes, and wheels and parts thereof for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts of bogies and bissel-bogies, n.e.s. 1.7–2.7%
8607 21 Air brakes and parts thereof for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, n.e.s. 1.7%
8607 29 Brakes (other than air brakes), and parts thereof, for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, n.e.s. 1.7%
8607 30 Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof, for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, n.e.s. you are here 1.7%
8607 91 Parts of railway or tramway locomotives, n.e.s. 1.7–3.7%
8607 99 Parts of rolling stock of heading 8603, 8604, 8605 or 8606, n.e.s. 1.7–3.7%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

86.07.3000 Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

8607 30 00 00 Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

We do not estimate this one.

The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Not estimated

Their lines4 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8607.30.10.10 Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, Hooks and other coupling devices

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

86.07.3000

Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

8607 30 00 00

Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 4 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8607.30.10.10

Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof, For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606, Assembled freight rail couplers

General rate

3.6%

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.
8607.30.10.50

Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof, For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606, Freight rail coupler parts

General rate

3.6%

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.
8607.30.10.90

Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof, For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606, Other

General rate

3.6%

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.
8607.30.50.00

Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof, Other

General rate

2.6%

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.