Subheading · Chapter 84 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances

HS 8405 10Producer gas or water gas generators, with or without their purifiers, acetylene gas generators and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers

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Customs duty
7.5%
3 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
10%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

3 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
8405 10 10Producer gas or water gas generators7.5%18%units
8405 10 20Acetylene gas generators7.5%18%units
8405 10 90Other7.5%18%units

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 3 tariff items: 7.5%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026. 1 earlier measure has ended.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 3 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 18%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 18%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 392Producer gas or water gas generators, with or without their purifiers; acetylene gas generators and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 202518%9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Exporting from India

Export duty

Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
8405Producer gas or water gas generators, with or without their purifiers; acetylene gas generators and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers1.5%—

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 20 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Free: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8405 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8405 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 8405 10. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
8405.10.00.00Gas generators, acetylene generators and similar water-process gas generators煤气、乙炔及类似水解气体发生器10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)10%13%13%AM
  • India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
  • The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

Every Chinese code in full

8405.10.00Gas generators; water-process gas generators, such as acetylene gas generators

8405.10.00.00Gas generators, acetylene generators and similar water-process gas generators煤气、乙炔及类似水解气体发生器

Whether or not with purifiers不论有无净化器

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
10%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 3.Model型号
  • 4.GTIN
  • 5.CAS
  • 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
3.4%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
5.6%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
7%
Ecuador
8.2%
Serbia
4%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
10.5%
Brunei
10.5%
Cambodia
10.5%
South Korea
14%
Laos
10.5%
Malaysia
10.5%
New Zealand
11.2%
Singapore
10.5%
Thailand
10.5%
Vietnam
10.5%
Indonesia
10.5%
Philippines
10.5%
Myanmar
10.5%
CIQ codes
  • 8405100000999Gas, acetylene and similar water gas generators (whether or not with purifiers)煤气、乙炔及类似水解气体发生器(不论有无净化器)

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

Nearby codes

Previous8402 90PartsOne level up8405Producer gas or water gas generators, with or without their purifiers; acetylene gas generators and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiersNext8407 31Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cc

Sources

For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.