HSN 86 — Railway Or Tramway Locomotives

Description: 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

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 8601 — RAIL LOCOMOTIVES POWERED FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY OR BY
  • 8602 — OTHER RAIL LOCOMOTIVES; LOCOMOTIVE TENDERs
  • 8603 — SELF-PROPELLED RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY COACHES, VANS AND TRUCKS, OTHER THAN
  • 8604 — RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE VEHICLES WHETHER OR NOT SELF
  • 8605 — RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY PASSENGER COACHES, NOT SELF-PROPELLED; LUGGAGE VANS
  • 8606 — RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY GOODS VANS AND WAGONS, NOT SELF-PROPELLED
  • 8607 — PARTS OF RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY LOCOMOTIVES OR ROLLING-STOCK
  • 8608 — RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY TRACK FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, MECHANICAL (INCLUDING
  • 8609 — CONTAINERS (INCLUDING CONTAINERS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF FLUIDS) SPECIALL
India import policy (DGFT ITC-HS)

Status: not in our table

DGFT's ITC-HS is the authority for 'Freely importable / Restricted / Prohibited / Canalised / STE'. Missing from our table is not the same as 'Free' — check DGFT before a filing.

Source: DGFT ITC-HS schedule (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.762611

Export incentive (RoDTEP / RoSCTL)

No recorded benefit for this HS code in our table. Many codes carry none at all — verify against DGFT's notification before quoting a benefit, because rates change annually.

Source: DGFT RoDTEP/RoSCTL notifications (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.764860

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - decision support only

no CBAM-relevant chapter by heading — still verify code-level CN scope

EU CBAM transitional reporting applied from 1 Oct 2023; the definitive carbon levy phase begins 1 Jan 2026 (subject to ongoing legislative changes).

Source: EU Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), Annex I (sector list) . reviewed 2026-10-16; CBAM is applied at CN-code level - verify the exact code.

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