# HS code 8601.20: Powered by electric accumulators

> HS code 8601.20 covers powered by electric accumulators. 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 8601.10 (powered from an external source of electricity).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/860120
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8601.20
- Covers: Powered by electric accumulators
- Heading: [86.01: Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8601)
- 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/86)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 8601.20 covers powered by electric accumulators.

The legal text of the subheading is “Powered by electric accumulators”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 86.01 are classified under 8601.10 (powered from an external source of electricity).

- [8601.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/860110) Powered from an external source of electricity

## How it is structured

8601.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 86, are the chapter; the first four, 8601, are heading 86.01; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- 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
- Heading 86.01: Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators
- Subheading 8601.20: Powered by electric accumulators

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8601.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8601.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8601.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/860110) Powered from an external source of electricity
- Next subheading: [8602.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/860210) Diesel-electric locomotives

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8601.20 cover?

HS code 8601.20 covers powered by electric accumulators.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8601.20 in?

HS code 8601.20 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 8601.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 86.01 are classified under 8601.10 (powered from an external source of electricity).

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/860120.json