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

HS 8447 90Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting.: other

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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: 4% to 5.2%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 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
Code	Description	Customs duty	GST now	Unit
8447 90 10	Machines for making of tulle and lace	7.5%	18%	units
8447 90 20	Machines for making embroidery	7.5%	18%	units
8447 90 30	Other	7.5%	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 19 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
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 434	Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting	18%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	18%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	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
8447	Knitting machines, stich-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting	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: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8447 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8447 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force under 8447 90. 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
8447.90.11.00	Carpet weaving machines地毯织机	4.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	7%	13%	13%	None
8447.90.19.00	Other tufting machines其他簇绒机	5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	8%	13%	13%	None
8447.90.20.00	Embroidery machines绣花机	5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	8%	13%	13%	None
8447.90.90.00	Machines n.e.s. in other subheadings of heading 8447品目8447其他子目未列名机器	4%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.

Every Chinese code in full

8447.90.11Tufting machines for carpets

8447.90.11.00Carpet weaving machines地毯织机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 7%
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

None.

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.Principle原理
3.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 5.6%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4.6%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 3.8%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

8447901100999Carpet weaving machines地毯织机

8447.90.19Other tufting machines

8447.90.19.00Other tufting machines其他簇绒机

excl. carpet looms地毯织机除外

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
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

None.

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.Principle原理
3.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 6.6%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 5.2%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 4.4%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

8447901900999Other tufting machines (excluding carpet looms)其他簇绒机(地毯织机除外)

8447.90.20Embroidery machines

8447.90.20.00Embroidery machines绣花机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
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

None.

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.Principle原理
3.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 6.4%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 5.2%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 4.4%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

8447902000999Embroidery machines绣花机

8447.90.90Machines for making fancy yarn, net, tulle, lace or other fabrics, n.e.s.

8447.90.90.00Machines n.e.s. in other subheadings of heading 8447品目8447其他子目未列名机器

Machines for making coarse spiral yarn, net tulle, braids or nets包括制粗松螺旋花线,网眼薄纱,编织带或网的机器

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
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

None.

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.Principle原理
3.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 6.4%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 5%
Cambodia: 5%
Laos: 5%
Malaysia: 5%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 5%
Thailand: 5%
Vietnam: 5%
Indonesia: 5%
Philippines: 5%
Myanmar: 5%

CIQ codes

8447909000101Other machines not specified in subheadings of 8447 (including machines for making coarse spiral chenille, net tulle, woven bands or nets) (cotton picking machines)品目8447其他子目未列名机器(包括制粗松螺旋花线,网眼薄纱,编织带或网的机器)(采棉机)
8447909000102Other machines not specified in subheadings of 8447 (including machines for making coarse spiral chenille, net tulle, woven bands or nets) (cotton cleaning machines)品目8447其他子目未列名机器(包括制粗松螺旋花线,网眼薄纱,编织带或网的机器)(清花机)
8447909000103Other machines of heading 8447, not specified in other subheadings (including machines for making coarse loose spiral fancy yarns, net tulle, woven bands or nets) (other textile machinery and parts thereof)品目8447其他子目未列名机器(包括制粗松螺旋花线,网眼薄纱,编织带或网的机器)(其它纺织机械及其零件)

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

Previous8447 20Flat kniting machines; stitch-bonding machines One level up8447Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting.Next8448 11Dobbies and jacquards; card reducing, copying, punching or assembling machines for use therewith

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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