8605.00.00.00
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 8604)
Data provenance: Rates from HTS Revision 16 (Aug 15, 2026); trade measures verified against CBP CSMS and Federal Register notices through Aug 15, 2026.
Duty rates
Column 1 (General / MFN)
14%
Column 2 (Non-NTR)
45%
Column 1 (Special / FTA)
Free
Eligible
The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.
Trade measures (Chapter 99)
No active Chapter 99 measures are linked to this code.
Rate-change history
What the rate was before, and when it changed. The government schedule replaces each revision in place; we keep the timeline.
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RATE_INCREASE USITC HTS Revision 2026.7
Rate increase on 9903.82.03: 0% → 15% (Section 232 combined metals)
See the change → -
SCOPE_EXPANSION Proclamation April 2, 2026 - Combined Metals
Section 232 steel scope expanded: 523 HTS codes added under combined-metals framework
See the change → -
Base rate HTS 2023
Column 1 general rate set to 14%.
Related CBP rulings
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The tariff classification of a disassembled self-propelled passenger train and separately shipped components of same from Switzerland
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IA 44/92; Railway Carbodies; Railway Passenger Cars Not Self-Propelled; Unfinished Railcars; GRI 2(a); HQ 089208; HQ 950118; American Import Co. v. U.S.; General Explanatory Note to Chapter 86; Explanatory Note 86.07; 8607.99.10
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Eligibility of not self-propelled railway passenger car bodies for duty-free treatment under the GSP; C.S.D. 85-25; 553574; 055684; 555702
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Duty by origin country
The rate above is the statutory base. Total landed duty depends on origin — see the calculated rate for 8605.00.00.00 from each major US trading partner.
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