Heading · Chapter 84 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8445Machines 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 8446
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- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 36 tariff items
- GST now
- 0%, 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 5% to 8%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
8 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8445 11 | Carding machines | 7.5% | 0%, 5% or 18% | units |
| 8445 12 | Combing machines | 7.5% | 0%, 5% or 18% | units |
| 8445 13 00 | Drawing or roving machines | 7.5% | 0%, 5% or 18% | units |
| 8445 19 | Other | 7.5% | 0%, 5% or 18% | units |
| 8445 20 | Textile spinning machines | 7.5% | 0%, 5% or 18% | units |
| 8445 30 | Textile doubling or twisting machines | 7.5% | 0%, 5% or 18% | units |
| 8445 40 | Textile winding (including weft-winding) or reeling machines | 7.5% | 0%, 5% or 18% | units |
| 8445 90 00 | Other | 7.5% | 0%, 5% or 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 36 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 19 Oct 2026. 1 earlier measure has ended.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 36 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 0%, 5% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 0%, 5%, 12% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 157 | Charkha for hand spinning of yarns, including amber charkha | Nil |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 432 | Machines 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 | 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
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 0%, 5%, 12% or 18% | 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 0%, 5% or 18% | 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8445 | Machines 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 | 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: 36 tariff items
China: the same goods (8445)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 29 in force and 2 expired under 8445. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8445.11.11.00 | Blowing and carding machines for cotton type fibres棉纤维型清梳联合机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.11.12.00 | Automatic bale pluckers for cotton type fibres棉纤维型自动抓棉机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.11.13.00 | Carding machines for cotton fibres棉纤维型梳棉机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.11.19.00 | Other carding machines for cotton type fibres其他棉纤维型梳理机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.11.20.00 | Carding machines for wool fibres毛纤维型梳理机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.11.90.01 | Carding machines for wide nonwovens宽幅非织造布梳理机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.11.90.90 | Other carding machines for textile fibres其他纺织纤维梳理机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.12.10.00 | Cotton combing machines棉精梳机 | 5.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.12.20.00 | Wool combing machines毛精梳机 | 5.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.12.90.00 | Other combing machines for textile fibres其他纺织纤维精梳机 | 5.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.13.10.00 | Textile fibre drawing machines纺织纤维拉伸机 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.13.21.00 | Cotton roving machines棉纺粗纱机 | 5.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.13.22.00 | Wool roving machines毛纺粗纱机 | 5.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.13.29.00 | Other roving machines for textile fibres其他纺织纤维粗纱机 | 5.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.19.00.00 | Other pre-treatment machines for textile fibers纺织纤维的其他预处理机器 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.20.31.01 | Automatic open-end spinning machines全自动转杯纺纱机 | 5%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.20.31.90 | Other open-end spinning machines其他自由端转杯纺纱机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.20.32.00 | Open-end spinning machines, air-jet自由端喷气纺纱机 | 5%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.20.39.00 | Other open-end spinning machines其他自由端纺纱机 | 5.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.20.41.00 | Ring spinning machines for cotton环锭棉细纱机 | 7.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.20.42.00 | Ring spinning machines for wool环锭毛细纱机 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.20.49.00 | Other ring spinning machines其他环锭细纱机 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.20.90.00 | Other spinning machines其他纺纱机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.30.00.00 | Doubling or twisting machines并线机或加捻机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.40.10.00 | Automatic winding machines自动络筒机 | 7.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | O |
| 8445.40.90.00 | Reeling, warping, winding machines卷纬机及摇纱机、络纱机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.90.10.00 | Warping machines整经机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.90.20.00 | Sizing machines浆纱机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8445.90.90.00 | Other machinery for producing or treating textile yarns其他生产及处理纺织纱线的机器 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 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
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
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.