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

HS 8449 00Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats, blocks for making hats

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms), parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald frames, hosiery needles)

Customs duty
7.5%
2 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
6% to 8%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 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
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
8449 00 10Machinery for manufacture or finishing of felt in piece or inshapes (including felt hat-making machines and hat making blocks)7.5%18%kg
8449 00 90Other7.5%18%kg

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%. 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: 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. 436Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats18%

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
8449Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or non-wovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats1.5%—

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: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8449 00, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8449 00)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force and 2 expired under 8449 00. 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
8449.00.10.01High-speed needle punching machines, needling frequency > 2000 punches/min高速针刺机,针刺频率>2000次/分钟6%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN8%13%13%None
8449.00.10.90Other needle-punching machines其他针刺机8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)8%13%13%None
8449.00.20.00Hydroentanglement equipment水刺设备8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)8%13%13%None
8449.00.90.00Other machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens, in the piece or in shapes其他成匹、成形的毡呢制造或整理机器8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)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

8449.00.10Needle-punching machines

8449.00.10.01High-speed needle punching machines, needling frequency > 2000 punches/min高速针刺机,针刺频率>2000次/分钟
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
6%
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%
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
  • 8449001001999High-speed needle punching machines, needling frequency > 2000 punches/min高速针刺机,针刺频率>2000次/分钟
8449.00.10.90Other needle-punching machines其他针刺机
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
2 Apr 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%
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
  • 8449001090999Other needle-punching machines其他针刺机

8449.00.20Hydroentanglement equipment

8449.00.20.00Hydroentanglement equipment水刺设备
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%
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
  • 8449002000999Hydroentanglement equipment水刺设备
8449.00.20.01High-speed wide spunlace equipment高速宽幅水刺设备Expired

Working width >3.5 m, working speed >250 m/min, hydroentanglement pressure ≥400 Pa工作幅宽>3.5米,工作速度>250米/分钟,水刺压力≥400帕

Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
6%
General import duty
30%
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

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
2%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
7.3%
CIQ codes
  • 8449002001999High-speed wide-width hydroentanglement equipment (working width > 3.5m, working speed > 250m/min, hydroentanglement pressure >= 400 Pa)高速宽幅水刺设备(工作幅宽>3.5米,工作速度>250米/分钟,水刺压力≥400帕)
8449.00.20.90Other hydroentanglement equipment其他水刺设备Expired
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
6%
General import duty
30%
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

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
2%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
7.3%
CIQ codes
  • 8449002090999Other hydroentanglement equipment其他水刺设备

8449.00.90Other machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens; hat-making blocks

8449.00.90.00Other machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens, in the piece or in shapes其他成匹、成形的毡呢制造或整理机器

Including machines for the manufacture or finishing of nonwovens, felt hat-making machines, hat-blocks包括无纺织物制造或整理机,制毡呢帽机,帽模

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
1.6%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
3.2%
Ecuador
6.4%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
6%
Brunei
5.3%
Cambodia
5.3%
South Korea
5.3%
Laos
5.3%
Malaysia
5.3%
New Zealand
6.4%
Singapore
5.3%
Thailand
5.3%
Vietnam
5.3%
Japan
5.5%
Indonesia
5.3%
Philippines
5.3%
Myanmar
5.3%
CIQ codes
  • 8449009000999Other machines for the manufacture or finishing of felt in the piece or in shapes (incl. machines for manufacture or finishing of nonwovens, machines for making felt hats, hat-blocks)其他成匹、成形的毡呢制造或整理机器(包括无纺织物制造或整理机,制毡呢帽机,帽模)

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

Previous8448 51Sinkers, needles and other articles used in forming stitchesOne level up8449Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms), parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald frames, hosiery needles)Next8450 90Parts

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.