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

HS 8444Machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials

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Customs duty
7.5% to 12.5%
2 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
5.2% to 5.6%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

1 code. 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
8444 00Machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials7.5% to 12.5%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 2 tariff items: 7.5% to 12.5%. 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 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. 431Machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials18%

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
8444Machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials1.5%—

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

China: the same goods (8444)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 6 in force under 8444. 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
8444.00.10.00Spinning machines for synthetic filaments合成纤维长丝纺丝机5.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin8%13%13%None
8444.00.20.00Spinning machines for synthetic staple fibres合成纤维短丝纺丝机5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin8%13%13%None
8444.00.30.00Man-made fibre spinning machines人造纤维纺丝机5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin8%13%13%None
8444.00.40.00Man-made fibre texturing machines化学纤维变形机5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin8%13%13%None
8444.00.50.00Man-made fibre cutting machines化学纤维切断机5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin8%13%13%None
8444.00.90.00Other machines for extruding, drawing or cutting chemical fibers其他化纤挤压、拉伸、切割机器5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin8%13%13%None
  • 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.

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

Previous8443Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereofOne level upChapter 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereofNext8445Machines for preparing textile fibres; spinning, doubling or twisting machines and other machinery for producing textile yarns; textile reeling or winding (including weft-winding) machines and machines for preparing textile yarns for use on the machines of heading 8446 or 8447

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.