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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 8609: Containers

Heading 8609 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 86, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.

Official description

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

Place in the nomenclature: 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including… > 8609

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

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

Subheadings (6 digits)
1
CN codes (8 digits)
2

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 8609

  • 8609 00Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Containers, incl. containers for the transport of fluids, specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

    • 8609 00 10 Containers with an anti-radiation lead covering, for the transport of radioactive materials (Euratom)
    • 8609 00 90 Other

The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.

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Not a binding classification

These pages show the official texts for reference. They are not a binding classification: check the code with your customs broker, or ask your customs authority for Binding Tariff Information (BTI).

Source

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.