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Goods guide · HS chapter 86

Railway equipment

Official chapter title: Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock, track fixtures and fittings, and parts thereof; mechanical etc. traffic signal equipment of all kinds

In 2025 the United States exported $3.2 billion of goods in HS chapter 86 and imported $1.8 billion. Exports were down 11.2% on 2024 and imports down 28.4% on 2024.

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US exports, 2025
$3.2BDown 11.2% on 2024
US imports, 2025
$1.8BDown 28.4% on 2024
Share of US goods exports
0.1%52nd of 96 chapters by export value

By country, 2025

Where US exports go

The 10 largest destinations shown here took 84% of the US total.

  1. 1Canada$1.2 billion36.8%
  2. 2Mexico$936.7 million28.9%
  3. 3Indonesia$161.7 million5.0%
  4. 4Australia$123.9 million3.8%
  5. 5Brazil$85.5 million2.6%
  6. 6Germany$77.7 million2.4%
  7. 7Kazakhstan$40.7 million1.3%
  8. 8China$36.7 million1.1%
  9. 9United Kingdom$36.4 million1.1%
  10. 10Netherlands$35.6 million1.1%

Where US imports come from

The 10 largest sources shown here took 81% of the US total.

  1. 1China$350.0 million20.0%
  2. 2Mexico$316.6 million18.1%
  3. 3Canada$229.3 million13.1%
  4. 4Japan$158.4 million9.0%
  5. 5Germany$101.4 million5.8%
  6. 6India$71.2 million4.1%
  7. 7Austria$64.4 million3.7%
  8. 8Netherlands$45.1 million2.6%
  9. 9France$42.2 million2.4%
  10. 10Poland$39.7 million2.3%

Through Norfolk-Newport News

Census port figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, in 2025.

Exports through the port
$86.7M2.7% of US exports in this chapter
Leading destination
Germany$21.7 million
Imports through the port
$57.8M3.3% of US imports in this chapter

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Paperwork

Exports in this chapter are reported under Schedule B numbers that begin 86, and imports are classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers that begin 86.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026. Countries under comprehensive US sanctions are left out of the country lists; shares are of the full US total.
  • Chapter titles: the Census API commodity descriptions (E_COMMODITY_LDESC). Schedule B: Census Bureau. HTSUS: US International Trade Commission.
  • Port figures: US Census Bureau, port-level trade for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia (Census port 1401), calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.