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

HS 8455 21Hot or combination hot and cold

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › Converters, ladles, ingot moulds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries

Customs duty
7.5%
2 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
9.8% to 10.5%
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
8455 21 10Hot7.5%18%units
8455 21 20Combination hot and cold7.5%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%. 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. 441Metal-rolling mills and rolls therefo r18%

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
8455Metal-rolling mills and rolls therefore1.5%—

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 8455 21, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8455 21)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force under 8455 21. 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
8455.21.10.00Other hot rolling mills for flat products of metal其他金属板材热轧机9.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin15%13%13%None
8455.21.20.00Section mills型钢轧机9.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin15%13%13%O
8455.21.30.00Metal wire rolling mills金属线材轧机9.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin15%13%13%O
8455.21.90.00Other hot or hot and cold rolling mills for metal其他金属热轧或冷热联合轧机10.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin15%13%13%O
  • 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

8455.21.10Hot rolling mills for flat products

8455.21.10.00Other hot rolling mills for flat products of metal其他金属板材热轧机
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
15%
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.Use用途
  • 3.Processing method加工方式
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
2.3%
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
12%
Serbia
10.5%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
9.8%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7.5%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8455211000999Other hot rolling mills for flat products of metal其他金属板材热轧机

8455.21.20Section mills

8455.21.20.00Section mills型钢轧机
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
15%
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
  • 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
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use用途
  • 3.Processing method加工方式
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
2.3%
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
12%
Serbia
10.5%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
9.8%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7.5%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8455212000999Section mills型钢轧机

8455.21.30Wire rod mills

8455.21.30.00Metal wire rolling mills金属线材轧机
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
15%
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
  • 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
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use用途
  • 3.Processing method加工方式
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
2.3%
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
12%
Serbia
10.5%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
9.8%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7.5%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8455213000999Metal wire rolling mills金属线材轧机

8455.21.90Other hot or hot and cold rolling mills for metal

8455.21.90.00Other hot or hot and cold rolling mills for metal其他金属热轧或冷热联合轧机
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
15%
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
  • 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
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use用途
  • 3.Processing method加工方式
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
2.3%
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
12%
Serbia
10.5%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
10.5%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7.5%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8455219000999Other hot or hot and cold rolling mills for metal其他金属热轧或冷热联合轧机

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

Previous8454 30Casting machinesOne level up8455Converters, ladles, ingot moulds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundriesNext8456 90Other

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.