Chapter 86 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 86
- Section
- XVII — Vehicles, aircraft & vessels
- Tariff headings
- 9 (23 subheadings)
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
HS Chapter 86 covers railway & tramway locomotives & rolling-stock. Every tariff heading in the chapter is listed below, with its subheadings. Headings we have researched carry a duty page link showing the South African customs duty, a worked landed-cost example and any anti-dumping or ITAC permit exposure.
All 9 tariff headings in Chapter 86
Harmonised System HS 2022 nomenclature — the same headings and subheadings the SARS Tariff Book is built on. South Africa classifies to 8 digits, so confirm the last two digits of your line in the Tariff Book before you clear.
8601 Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators
- 8601.10 Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity
- 8601.20 Rail locomotives; powered by electric accumulators
8602 Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders
- 8602.10 Rail locomotives; diesel-electric powered
- 8602.90 Rail locomotives and locomotive tenders; other than diesel-electric powered
8603 Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 8604
- 8603.10 Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)
- 8603.90 Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered other than from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)
8604 Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles; whether or not self-propelled (e.g. workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)
- 8604.00 Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles; whether or not self-propelled (e.g. workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)
8605 Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)
- 8605.00 Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)
8606 Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled
- 8606.10 Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; tank wagons and the like, not self-propelled
- 8606.30 Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; self-discharging, not self-propelled, excluding those of item no. 8606.10
- 8606.91 Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; covered and closed, not self-propelled
- 8606.92 Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled
- 8606.99 Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled
8607 Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof
- 8607.11 Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, driving bogies and bissel-bogies
- 8607.12 Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, bogies and bissel-bogies (excluding driving bogies and bissel-bogies)
- 8607.19 Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof
- 8607.21 Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, air brakes and parts thereof
- 8607.29 Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, brakes (other than air brakes) and parts thereof
- 8607.30 Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, hooks and other coupling devices, buffers and parts thereof
- 8607.91 Railway or tramway locomotives; parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8607
- 8607.99 Railway or tramway rolling stock; parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8607
8608 Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts thereof
- 8608.00 Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts thereof
8609 Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
- 8609.00 Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport