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Chapter 86 HSN codes: railway equipment

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 kind. Every heading in chapter 86 with its GST rate; search any 8-digit code below.

Rates checked · from the official GST notifications

    Rates from the CBIC notifications (9/2025, 10/2025 and 19/2025 for goods; 11/2017 as amended by 15/2025 for services), checked October 2026. Calculate GST

    Headings in chapter 86 and their GST

    HSNDescriptionGST
    8601Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators2 tariff items18%
    8602Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders3 tariff items18%
    8603Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 86042 tariff items18%
    8604Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles whether or not self-propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, track-liners,testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)1 tariff item18%
    8605Railway 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 8604)1 tariff item18%
    8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled12 tariff items18%
    8607Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock15 tariff items18%
    8608Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings, mechanical (including electo-mechanical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railway, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installation or air-fields, parts of the foregoing5 tariff items18%
    8609Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport3 tariff items18%

    Where a heading shows two rates, its codes or its goods differ: tap the heading to see each 8-digit code and the condition for each rate.

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    What chapter 86 covers

    Chapter 86 of the tariff is "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 kind". It has 9 four-digit headings and 44 eight-digit tariff items, such as 8601 (Rail locomotives powered from an external source of), 8602 (Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders), 8603 (Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks,).

    GST rates in chapter 86

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. By tariff item: 44 at 18%.

    Questions

    What is the GST rate for chapter 86 goods?

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. Of the 44 eight-digit codes in chapter 86, 44 at 18%. Check the exact code in the table: some headings have more than one rate.

    What is HSN code 8601?

    Heading 8601 is "Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators". GST: 18%.

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