8602.90.00.00 - Other 🖩

HTS Code 8602.90.00.00, described as "Other," serves as a residual classification for railway or tramway locomotives and locomotive tenders not specifically enumerated in preceding subheadings of heading 8602. This category encompasses a variety of self-propelled railway vehicles designed for traction and hauling, but which do not fit into more specific classifications. Examples may include locomotives powered by steam, electric overhead current, or other less common propulsion methods, as well as specialized types of locomotive tenders.

This subheading is distinct from HTS 8602.10.00.00, which specifically covers "Diesel-electric locomotives." Therefore, any locomotive or tender not operating on a diesel-electric system would generally fall under this "Other" classification, provided it meets the broader criteria of heading 8602. The defining characteristic for classification here is the exclusion from more narrowly defined categories within the same heading.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. Classification within 8602.90.00.00 relies on a process of elimination, confirming that the locomotive or tender does not qualify for any other subheading under 8602. The primary criteria for inclusion are the inherent nature and function of the equipment as a railway locomotive or tender, and its propulsion system not being of the diesel-electric type.