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8609 — Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

HS code 8609 classifies Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport. It belongs to Chapter 86 (Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds) of Section XVII (Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment) of the Harmonized System.

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Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

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What is HS code 8609?
Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
What does 8609 include?
It covers 1 subheadings: 860900 Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport.

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