# HS heading 86.09: Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

> HS heading 86.09 covers containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport. 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 8609.00. National tariff lines under heading 86.09 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/8609
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 86](https://border.bot/hs-codes/86) / [86.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8609)

## Key facts

- Heading: 86.09
- Description: Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
- 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 86.09 covers containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport.

It is not split further: its only subheading is 8609.00.

- [8609.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/860900) Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

## 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
- [86.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8608) 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

## How it is structured

Heading 86.09 is one of 9 headings in chapter 86. Its first two digits, 86, are the chapter; the next two, 09, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (8609.00).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 86.09 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/860900): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [86.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8608) 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
- Next heading: [87.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8701) Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 86.09 cover?

HS heading 86.09 covers containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport.

### Which chapter is HS heading 86.09 in?

HS heading 86.09 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 86.09 have?

HS heading 86.09 has one subheading, 8609.00.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 86.09?

National tariff lines under heading 86.09 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/8609.json