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Section XVII — Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

Chapter 86 — Railway or tramway locomotives, rollingstock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds

Heading 8601 — Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators.

Subheading 8601.20 — Powered by electric accumulators

HS code

8601.20.00 Rail locomotives powered by electric accumulators

Applicable taxes: Customs TaxCID, PAL, SSCL, VAT
Last Verified Date - 1 October 2026
Common commodities
Self-contained DC battery locomotiveRechargeable battery-powered shunting engineInternal-battery electric railway engineBattery-driven diesel-electric locomotiveRailway battery locomotive for yard workElectric battery locomotive without overhead wireOnboard rechargeable battery rail engineSolar-assisted self-contained electric locomotiveCompact DC battery shunting engineRechargeable battery power railway engine