# HS code 8530.10: Equipment for railways or tramways

> HS code 8530.10 covers equipment for railways or tramways. It sits in heading 85.30 (electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields (other than those of heading 86.08)) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles). Other goods of heading 85.30 are classified under 8530.80 (other equipment) or 8530.90 (parts). National tariff lines under 8530.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/853010
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) / [85.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8530) / [8530.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/853010)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8530.10
- Covers: Equipment for railways or tramways
- Heading: [85.30: Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields (other than those of heading 86.08)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8530)
- Chapter: [85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/853010)

## What this code covers

HS code 8530.10 covers equipment for railways or tramways.

The legal text of the subheading is “Equipment for railways or tramways”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.30 are classified under 8530.80 (other equipment) or 8530.90 (parts).

- [8530.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/853080) Other equipment
- [8530.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/853090) Parts

## How it is structured

8530.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8530, are heading 85.30; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Heading 85.30: Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields (other than those of heading 86.08)
- Subheading 8530.10: Equipment for railways or tramways

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8530.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/853010): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8529.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/852990) Other
- Next subheading: [8530.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/853080) Other equipment

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8530.10 cover?

HS code 8530.10 covers equipment for railways or tramways.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8530.10 in?

HS code 8530.10 is in heading 85.30 (electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields (other than those of heading 86.08)) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles).

### Where are goods of heading 85.30 classified when 8530.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.30 are classified under 8530.80 (other equipment) or 8530.90 (parts).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8530.10?

National tariff lines under 8530.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/853010.json