Code 8608 00 · Heading 8608

Stationary railway and tramway equipment; mechanical or electromechanical signalling, safety or traffic-control equipment, and parts, excluding sleepers, rails and other structural parts

This covers stationary equipment for railways and tramways, plus mechanical or electromechanical signalling, safety or traffic-control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, waterways, parking areas, ports or airports. It also covers parts for this equipment, but not wooden, concrete or steel sleepers, railway or tramway rails, or other structural parts.

For example

A stationary mechanical railway signalling device
An electromechanical road traffic-control device
A mechanical railway crossing barrier
A part for stationary tramway equipment, excluding rails and other structural parts

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings (excl. sleepers of wood, concrete or steel, sections of track and other track fixtures not yet assembled and railway or tramway track construction material); mechanical, incl. electromechanical, signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing

How we got to this code

XVII
86
8608
8608 00

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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 8608 Stationært jernbane- og sporvejsmateriel; mekanisk … 8 of 9 headings under chapter 86
Is it stationary railway or tramway equipment, or mechanical or electromechanical signalling, safety or traffic-control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, rivers or canals, parking areas, ports or airports, including a part, but not a wooden, concrete or steel sleeper, a railway or tramway rail, or another structural part?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8608 00 Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings (exc… 1 of 1 subheading under heading 8608
Does the item belong to the listed stationary railway or tramway equipment, mechanical or electromechanical signalling, safety or traffic-control equipment, or parts thereof, rather than being a wooden, concrete or steel sleeper, a railway or tramway rail, or another structural part?

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Import duty on the codes below: 1.7%

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8608 00 00

1.7%

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

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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

86.08.0000 Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical)

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

8608 00 00 00 Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electromechanical)

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8608.00.00.00 Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical)

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

86.08.0000

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 of the foregoing.

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.

8608 00 00 00

Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electromechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing

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 1 US line

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.

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

General rate

3.8%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

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.