Code 8609 00 · Heading 8609

Freight containers, including liquid and gas containers, specially made and equipped for one or more transport modes

This code covers freight containers, including containers for liquids and gases, that are specially made and equipped for use with one or more transport modes. It does not cover the separately listed containers with lead shielding for protecting against radiation when transporting radioactive substances under Euratom.

For example

An intermodal freight container specially made and equipped for use with one or more transport modes
A tank container specially made and equipped for transporting liquids by one or more transport modes

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Official tariff text

Containers, incl. containers for the transport of fluids, specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transpor…
Is the item railway or tramway equipment, another vehicle, an aircraft or spacecraft, or a ship, boat or floating structure?
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Step 2 · Chapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and p… 1 of 4 chapters in section XVII
What is the item: an electric locomotive; another locomotive or tender; a self-propelled railway or tramway vehicle; a work or service vehicle; a non-self-propelled passenger, baggage, postal or other special vehicle; a non-self-propelled freight wagon; a part for a locomotive or other rolling stock; stationary railway or tramway equipment or mechanical or electromechanical signalling, safety or traffic-control equipment; or a specially designed and equipped freight container?
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Step 3 · Heading 8609 Godsbeholdere "containere", også til væsker og gass… 9 of 9 headings under chapter 86
Is it a goods container, including a container for liquids or gases, specially constructed and equipped for one or more transport modes?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8609 00 Containers, incl. containers for the transport of f… 1 of 1 subheading under heading 8609
Does the container have lead shielding for protection against radiation and transport radioactive substances under Euratom?

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Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

86.09.0001

Containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perhalogenated fluorocarbons (PFC) or regulated chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
86.09.0009

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

All 2 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.