HS chapter 86
Rail equipment: 16 tariff lines on Canada's September 8 counter-tariff list
16 at 25%. Applies to U.S.-origin goods only, on top of regular duty, from 12:01 a.m. September 8, 2026.
Get non-U.S. alternatives for these lines Search this chapter
Every line in this sector
| Tariff item | Description | Surtax |
|---|---|---|
| 8601.10.00 | Powered from an external source of electricity Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators. | 25% |
| 8601.20.00 | Powered by electric accumulators Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators. | 25% |
| 8602.10.00 | Diesel-electric locomotives Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders. | 25% |
| 8602.90.00 | Other Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders. | 25% |
| 8603.10.00 | Powered from an external source of electricity Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks (cars), other than those of heading 86.04. | 25% |
| 8603.90.00 | Other Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks (cars), other than those of heading 86.04. | 25% |
| 8604.00.10 | Ballast spreaders; Buggies for transporting work crews and track material trailers, not exceeding 20 tonnes; Combination ballast broom and snow switch cleaners; Manual feed spike drivers for maintenance or production applications; On-track brush cutters; Rail tie spacing machines; Snow plows; Supply push carts; Tie cranes; Track carriage cranes Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, whether or not self-propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles). | 25% |
| 8605.00.00 | — Railway or tramway passenger coaches, not self-propelled; luggage vans (baggage cars), post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading 86.04). | 25% |
| 8607.11.00 | Bogies, bissel-bogies (truck assemblies), axles and wheels, and parts thereof: Driving bogies and bissel-bogies (truck assemblies) Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock. | 25% |
| 8607.19.19 | Bogies, bissel-bogies (truck assemblies), axles and wheels, and parts thereof: Other, including parts: Axles: Other Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock. | 25% |
| 8607.19.29 | Bogies, bissel-bogies (truck assemblies), axles and wheels, and parts thereof: Other, including parts: Wheels, whether or not fitted with axles: Other Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock. | 25% |
| 8607.21.10 | Brakes and parts thereof: Air brakes and parts thereof: For self-propelled railway vehicles for the transport of passengers, baggage, mail or express traffic; Parts for use in the manufacture of brake systems for subway and rapid transit cars Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock. | 25% |
| 8607.30.10 | Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof: For self-propelled railway vehicles for the transport of passengers, baggage, mail or express traffic; For use in the repair of tramway vehicles (excluding subway cars) with magnetic track brakes; Parts for use in the manufacture of hydraulic cushioning devices (buffers) for railway rolling-stock Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock. | 25% |
| 8607.91.00 | Other: Of locomotives Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock. | 25% |
| 8607.99.11 | Other: Other: Of self-propelled rolling-stock: For use in the repair of tramway vehicles (excluding subway cars) with magnetic track brakes; Of the vehicles of heading 86.04; Of railway vehicles for the transport of passengers, baggage, mail or express traffic Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock. | 25% |
| 8609.00.10 | Reusable, specially designed to be employed in the transportation of motor vehicle components which are free of customs duties, presented with the goods therein Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport. | 25% |
Source: Department of Finance Canada, list updated August 26, 2026. Indicative descriptions; read with the Schedule to the Customs Tariff.
Where the alternatives usually are
For rail equipment, replacement supply typically comes from CETA (EU) and CPTPP (Japan, Vietnam, Australia, Mexico) partners, Korea under CKFTA, and Canadian producers where capacity exists. The diagnostic prices each option at landed cost, including preferential duty, freight and certification.