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

HS 8408 20Engines of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)

Customs duty: 15%; 2 tariff items
GST now: 5% or 18%; depending on the goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: units
Duty in China: 4% to 17.5%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

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

Codes under this code
Code	Description	Customs duty	GST now	Unit
8408 20 10	Of cylinder capacity not exceeding 250 cc	15%	5% or 18%	units
8408 20 20	Engines of cylinder capacity exceeding 250 cc	15%	5%	units

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 2 tariff items: 15%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026. 1 earlier measure has ended.

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

Free: 2 tariff items

GST

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

Now 5% or 18%, depending on the goods.
Until 21 September 2025 5%, 12%, 18% or 28%, depending on the goods.
Change: Changed.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 423	Fixed Speed Diesel Engines of power not exceeding 15HP	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 395	Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)	18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 437	Following renewable energy devices and parts for their manufacture:- (a) Bio-gas plant; (b) Solar power-based devices; (c) Solar power generator; (d) Wind mills, Wind Operated Electricity Generator (WOEG); (e) Waste to energy plants / devices; (f) Solar lantern / solar lamp; (g) Ocean waves/tidal waves energy devices/plants; (h) Photo voltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels. Explanation:- If the goods specified in this entry are supplied, by a supplier, along with supplies of other goods and services, one of which being a taxable service specified in the entry at S. No. 38 of the Table mentioned in the notification No. 8/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28th June, 2017 [G.S.R. 683(E)], the value of supply of goods for the purposes of this entry shall be deemed as seventy per cent. of the gross consideration charged for all such supplies, and the remaining thirty per cent. of the gross consideration charged shall be deemed as value of the said taxable service	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 479	Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 386	Parts suitable for use solely or principally with fixed Speed Diesel Engines of power not exceeding 15HP	18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 387	Parts suitable for use solely or principally with power driven pumps primarily designed for handling water, namely, centrifugal pumps (horizontal and vertical), deep tube-well turbine pumps, submersible pumps, axial flow and mixed flow vertical pumps	18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 473	E-waste Explanation.- For the purpose of this entry, E-waste means electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I of the E- Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 (published in the Gazette of India vide G.S.R. 338 (E) dated the 23rd March, 2016), whole or in part if discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer	18%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	5%, 12%, 18% or 28%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	5% or 18%	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 item	Goods	Rate	Cap
8408	Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)	1.5%	—

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 19 Oct 2026.

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

Free: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8408 20, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8408 20)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 3 expired under 8408 20. 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 code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
8408.20.10.01	Compression-ignition engines, of an output of 441 kW or more输出功率在441千瓦及以上的柴油发动机	4%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN	9%	13%	13%	6
8408.20.10.10	Diesel engines for tractors, of a power ≥ 132.39 kW功率≥132.39kw拖拉机用柴油机	6.3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	9%	9%	13%	6
8408.20.10.90	Other diesel engines, of a power ≥132.39 kW功率≥132.39kw其他用柴油机	6.3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	9%	13%	13%	6
8408.20.90.10	Diesel engines for tractors, of a power < 132.39 kW功率<132.39kw拖拉机用柴油机	17.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	25%	9%	9%	6
8408.20.90.90	Other diesel engines, of a power <132.39 kW功率<132.39kw其他用柴油机	17.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	25%	13%	13%	6

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

8408.20.10Diesel engines for vehicles, P≥132.39kw (180hp)

8408.20.10.01Compression-ignition engines, of an output of 441 kW or more输出功率在441千瓦及以上的柴油发动机

600 HP600马力

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: 4%
General import duty: 14%
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

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Use用途
3.Output power输出功率
4.Applicable models (for XX brand XX model)适用车型(适用于XX品牌XX车型)
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Part number零部件编号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 5%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 6.3%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1.8%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 6.3%
Ecuador: 7.4%
Serbia: 3.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 6.3%

RCEP rates

Australia: 6.8%
Brunei: 6.8%
Cambodia: 6.8%
South Korea: 9%
Laos: 6.8%
Malaysia: 6.8%
New Zealand: 8.1%
Singapore: 6.8%
Thailand: 6.8%
Vietnam: 6.8%
Japan: 6.9%
Indonesia: 6.8%
Philippines: 6.8%
Myanmar: 6.8%

CIQ codes

8408201001101Diesel engines, of an output of 441 kW or more (600 HP) (other vehicle parts)输出功率在441千瓦及以上的柴油发动机(600马力)(其他车辆零部件)
8408201001102Diesel engines with output power of 441 kW or more (600 hp) (diesel engines)输出功率在441千瓦及以上的柴油发动机(600马力)(柴油发动机)

8408.20.10.10Diesel engines for tractors, of a power ≥ 132.39 kW功率≥132.39kw拖拉机用柴油机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 23 Aug 2026

Licences and certificates

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Use用途
3.Output power输出功率
4.Applicable models (for XX brand XX model)适用车型(适用于XX品牌XX车型)
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Part number零部件编号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 5%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 6.3%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1.8%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 6.3%
Ecuador: 7.4%
Serbia: 3.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 6.3%

RCEP rates

Australia: 6.8%
Brunei: 6.8%
Cambodia: 6.8%
South Korea: 9%
Laos: 6.8%
Malaysia: 6.8%
New Zealand: 8.1%
Singapore: 6.8%
Thailand: 6.8%
Vietnam: 6.8%
Japan: 6.9%
Indonesia: 6.8%
Philippines: 6.8%
Myanmar: 6.8%

CIQ codes

8408201010101Diesel engines for tractors, of a power ≥ 132.39 kW功率≥132.39kw拖拉机用柴油机(其他车辆零部件)
8408201010102Diesel engines for tractors, of a power ≥ 132.39 kW功率≥132.39kw拖拉机用柴油机(柴油发动机)

8408.20.10.90Other diesel engines, of a power ≥132.39 kW功率≥132.39kw其他用柴油机

Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines for Chapter 87 vehicles (132.39kw=180hp)指87章车辆用压燃式活塞内燃发动机(132.39kw=180马力)

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14%
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

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Use用途
3.Output power输出功率
4.Applicable models (for XX brand XX model)适用车型(适用于XX品牌XX车型)
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Part number零部件编号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 5%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 6.3%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1.8%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 6.3%
Ecuador: 7.4%
Serbia: 3.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 6.3%

RCEP rates

Australia: 6.8%
Brunei: 6.8%
Cambodia: 6.8%
South Korea: 9%
Laos: 6.8%
Malaysia: 6.8%
New Zealand: 8.1%
Singapore: 6.8%
Thailand: 6.8%
Vietnam: 6.8%
Japan: 6.9%
Indonesia: 6.8%
Philippines: 6.8%
Myanmar: 6.8%

CIQ codes

8408201090101Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) of a power ≥ 132.39 kW, for vehicles of Chapter 87 (132.39 kW = 180 HP), n.e.s.功率≥132.39kw其他用柴油机(指87章车辆用压燃式活塞内燃发动机(132.39kw=180马力))(其他车辆零部件)
8408201090102Other compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) of a power ≥ 132.39 kW, for vehicles of Chapter 87功率≥132.39kw其他用柴油机(指87章车辆用压燃式活塞内燃发动机(132.39kw=180马力))(柴油发动机)

8408.20.10.02Diesel engines with output power of 257 kW ≤ power < 441 kW (350≤hp<600)257千瓦≤输出功率＜441千瓦的柴油发动机(350≤马力＜600)Expired

350≤HP<600350≤马力＜600

Unit: unit
MFN import duty: 9.0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14.0%
Import VAT: 17.0%
Consumption tax: 0.0%
Export duty: 0.0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 17.0%
Updated by China: 30 Dec 2018

Licences and certificates

OAutomatic import licence (new and old mechanical and electrical products)自动进口许可证(新旧机电产品)
BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口

Inspection and quarantine

NExport commodity inspection出口商品检验

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 6.3%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 6.3%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4.8%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

8408.20.90Other compression-ignition engines for vehicles

8408.20.90.10Diesel engines for tractors, of a power < 132.39 kW功率<132.39kw拖拉机用柴油机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 25%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 35%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 9%
Updated by China: 10 Oct 2026

Licences and certificates

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Use用途
3.Output power输出功率
4.Applicable models (for XX brand XX model)适用车型(适用于XX品牌XX车型)
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Part number零部件编号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 5%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 17.5%
New Zealand: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 10%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 17.5%

CIQ codes

8408209010101Diesel engines for tractors, of a power < 132.39 kW功率<132.39kw拖拉机用柴油机(其他车辆零部件)
8408209010102Diesel engines for tractors, of a power < 132.39 kW功率<132.39kw拖拉机用柴油机(柴油发动机)

8408.20.90.90Other diesel engines, of a power <132.39 kW功率<132.39kw其他用柴油机

Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines for vehicles of Chapter 87指第87章车辆用压燃式活塞内燃发动机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 25%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 35%
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

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Use用途
3.Output power输出功率
4.Applicable models (for XX brand XX model)适用车型(适用于XX品牌XX车型)
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Part number零部件编号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 5%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 17.5%
New Zealand: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 10%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 17.5%

CIQ codes

8408209090101Other diesel engines of power <132.39kW (compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines for vehicles of Chapter 87) (other vehicle parts)功率<132.39kw其他用柴油机(指第87章车辆用压燃式活塞内燃发动机)(其他车辆零部件)
8408209090102Other diesel engines of a power <132.39kW (compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines for vehicles of Chapter 87) (diesel engines)功率<132.39kw其他用柴油机(指第87章车辆用压燃式活塞内燃发动机)(柴油发动机)

8408.20.90.01Diesel engines for motor cars, rated power < 150 kW (power per litre ≥ 40 kW)额定功率<150kw的轿车用柴油发动机(升功率≥40千瓦 )Expired

Unit: unit / kW
MFN import duty: 25%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 35%
Import VAT: 17%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 17%
Updated by China: 30 Dec 2018

Licences and certificates

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口
OAutomatic import licence (new and old mechanical and electrical products)自动进口许可证(新旧机电产品)

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 17.5%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 17.5%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 16.2%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 20%

8408.20.90.20Diesel engines for motor cars, output < 132.39 kW, power per litre ≥ 50 kW升功率≥50kw的输出功率<132.39kw的轿车用柴油发动机Expired

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 25%
Provisional import duty: 20%
General import duty: 35%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 3 Jan 2024

Licences and certificates

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Use用途
3.Output power输出功率
4.Applicable models (for XX brand XX model)适用车型(适用于XX品牌XX车型)
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Part number零部件编号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 5%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 17.5%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 20%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 20%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 15%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 15%

CIQ codes

8408209020101Diesel engines for motor cars, of a specific output ≥ 50 kW & total output < 132.39 kW (other vehicle parts)升功率≥50kw的输出功率<132.39kw的轿车用柴油发动机(其他车辆零部件)
8408209020102Diesel engines for motor cars, of a specific output ≥ 50 kW & total output < 132.39 kW (diesel engines)升功率≥50kw的输出功率<132.39kw的轿车用柴油发动机(柴油发动机)

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

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Sources

GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026

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