HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
86021000 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders: Diesel-electric locomotives”: tariff item 8602 10 00 under heading 8602 of the Customs Tariff of India. The GST rate depends on the goods: the entries for this code carry 18%. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 86Heading 8602Sub-heading 8602 10Tariff item 8602 10 00
Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders: Diesel-electric locomotives
Tariff item 8602 10 00 · Heading 8602 · Chapter 86, Customs Tariff of India
The code
What the code covers in the Customs Tariff of India, and the GST rate entries that apply to it.
860210008 digits: 86 + 02 + 10 + 008602 10 00Diesel-electric locomotivesHow to read it
An HSN code is built in layers. Each pair of digits narrows the one before it: 2 digits = chapter, 4 = heading, 6 = sub-heading, 8 = tariff item in the Customs Tariff of India.
The broadest layer. Chapter 86 covers railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof, mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signaling equipment of all kinds. It sits in Section XVII, vehicles; aircraft; vessels & associated transport equipment.
Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders.
8602 10 is the 6-digit level of this tariff item; the Customs Tariff prints the item directly under heading 8602.
Diesel-electric locomotives. The full 8-digit code used in the Customs Tariff of India and on invoices that show the complete HSN.
Unit of quantity: u.
GST rate
1 entry of the GST rate notifications names this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and it carries carry 18%. No single rate is stated for 86021000 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 8602 (this code's heading) | |||
| Schedule II, S. No. 523Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 8602 | Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders; such as Diesel electric locomotives, Steam locomotives and tenders thereof | 18%IGST 18% · CGST 9% · SGST/UTGST 9%From 22 September 2025 |
Each entry applies only to the goods it describes. If none describes your goods, the entry for goods not specified elsewhere applies: Schedule II, S. No. 639, 18%: “Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII”.
Rates are IGST on inter-State supplies; on supplies within a State the same rate is split equally between CGST and SGST/UTGST, under Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) with the same S. Nos.
On your invoice
Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020 sets the minimum number of HSN digits on B2B tax invoices from 1 April 2021, by the business's aggregate turnover in the previous year.
Businesses with aggregate turnover up to ₹5 crore in the previous year show at least the heading, 8602, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 860210, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 86021000, the tariff item itself.
Rate history
Rate depends on the goods
Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), which superseded Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017. The 1 entry in force from this date is listed in the GST rate section above.
Earlier rates under Notification 1/2017 are not shown here
Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 applied until it was superseded by Notification 9/2025.
Related codes
Heading 8602, other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders. The codes below sit closest to 86021000 in the Customs Tariff of India: codes elsewhere in chapter 86. Each is shown in the official wording and has its own page with its GST rate entries. Use the search above for any other code.
86040000Heading 8604 · tariff item 8604 00 0086061020Heading 8606 · tariff item 8606 10 20Codes under other headings of 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 signaling equipment of all kinds. Each page shows that code's own heading and GST rate entries.
Questions
It depends on the goods: 1 entry of the rate notifications names this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and it carries 18%: Schedule II, S. No. 523 (18%). Each entry applies only to the goods it describes; if none describes your goods, Schedule II, S. No. 639 (18%) applies. The full wording of every entry is in the GST rate section above.
At least 4 digits if your aggregate turnover in the previous year was up to ₹5 crore, and at least 6 digits above ₹5 crore, on B2B tax invoices (Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020, from 1 April 2021). For this code that is 8602 or 860210; many businesses use the full 86021000.
Tariff item 8602 10 00 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Diesel-electric locomotives”, under heading 8602 (“Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders”), 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 signaling equipment of all kinds), Section XVII (vehicles; aircraft; vessels & associated transport equipment). Unit of quantity: u.
About this page
The section, chapter, heading, sub-heading and tariff item on this page are taken from the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule (Customs Tariff Act, 1975), CBIC edition as on 30 June 2024, with the tariff-line changes of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2024, Finance Act 2025 and Finance Act 2026 applied. The GST entries are taken from Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), as amended by Notifications 19/2025 and 01/2026; exemptions: Notification No. 10/2025.
This is reference information for classification and invoicing. It is not advice on how your own goods should be classified, and the official tariff and notifications prevail if the two ever differ. A change in the tariff or in a rate notification re-opens this page for an update.
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