HTS Index

HTS heading 8606

Railway or tramway freight cars, not self-propelled — 8 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8606Railway or tramway freight cars, not self-propelled + Ch. 99not stated
8606.10.00.00Tank cars and the like + Ch. 9914%No.
8606.30.00.00Self-discharging cars, other than those of subheading 8606.10 + Ch. 9914%No.
8606.91.00.00Covered and closed + Ch. 9914%No.
8606.92.00.00Open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60 cm + Ch. 9914%No.
8606.99.01Other + Ch. 9914%
8606.99.01.30Flatcars having a flat floor or deck laid on the underframe, with no roof and with no raised sides or ends + Ch. 9914% (inherited from 8606.99.01)No.
8606.99.01.60Other + Ch. 9914% (inherited from 8606.99.01)No.

2 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

8 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.