HS code 8601.10: Powered from an external source of electricity
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8601.10
- Covers
- Powered from an external source of electricity
- Heading
- 86.01: Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8601.10 covers powered from an external source of electricity. It sits in heading 86.01 (rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators) in chapter 86 (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 kinds). Other goods of heading 86.01 are classified under 8601.20 (powered by electric accumulators).
What this code covers
HS code 8601.10 covers powered from an external source of electricity.
The legal text of the subheading is “Powered from an external source of electricity”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 86.01 are classified under 8601.20 (powered by electric accumulators).
- 8601.20Powered by electric accumulators
How it is structured
8601.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 86, are the chapter; the first four, 8601, are heading 86.01; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Heading 86.01
- Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators
- Subheading 8601.10
- Powered from an external source of electricity
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8601.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8601.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8601.10 cover?
HS code 8601.10 covers powered from an external source of electricity.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8601.10 in?
HS code 8601.10 is in heading 86.01 (rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators) in chapter 86 (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 kinds).
Where are goods of heading 86.01 classified when 8601.10 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 86.01 are classified under 8601.20 (powered by electric accumulators).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.