# HS heading 86.08: 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

> HS heading 86.08 covers 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. It is in chapter 86 (railway 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 kinds). It is not split further: its only subheading is 8608.00. National tariff lines under heading 86.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/8608
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 86](https://border.bot/hs-codes/86) / [86.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8608)

## Key facts

- Heading: 86.08
- Description: 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
- Chapter: 86: Railway 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 kinds
- Subheadings: 1
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 86.08 covers 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.

It is not split further: its only subheading is 8608.00.

- [8608.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/860800) 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

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 86 are classified in its other 8 headings, listed below.

- [86.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8601) Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators
- [86.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8602) Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders
- [86.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8603) Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 86.04
- [86.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8604) Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, whether or not self-propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)
- [86.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 86.04)
- [86.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8606) Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled
- [86.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8607) Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock
- [86.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8609) Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

## How it is structured

Heading 86.08 is one of 9 headings in chapter 86. Its first two digits, 86, are the chapter; the next two, 08, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (8608.00).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 86.08 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/860800): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [86.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8607) Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock
- Next heading: [86.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8609) Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 86.08 cover?

HS heading 86.08 covers 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.

### Which chapter is HS heading 86.08 in?

HS heading 86.08 is in chapter 86 (railway 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 kinds).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 86.08 have?

HS heading 86.08 has one subheading, 8608.00.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 86.08?

National tariff lines under heading 86.08 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/8608.json