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

HS 8456Machine-tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light orphoton beam, ultra-sonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes, water-jet cutting machines

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

Customs duty
0% to 7.5%
9 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
0% to 10%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

7 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
8456 11 00Operated by laser7.5%18%units
8456 12 00Operated by other light or photon beam processes7.5%18%units
8456 20 00Operated by ultrasonic processes7.5%18%units
8456 30 00Operated by electro-discharge processes7.5%18%units
8456 40 00Operated by plasma arc processes7.5%18%units
8456 50 00Water-jet cutting machines7.5%18%units
8456 90Other0% to 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 9 tariff items: 0% to 7.5%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force

  • Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: Nil to 147.2% of CIF value, by origin and producer (until 21 Dec 2028). Industrial Laser Machines, used for cutting, marking, or welding. 15/2023-ADD

Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 9 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. 442Machine-tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes18%

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
8456Machine-tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultra-sonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes1.5%—

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: 9 tariff items

China: the same goods (8456)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 12 in force and 5 expired under 8456. 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
8456.11.00.10Irradiated element cutting machines, laser辐照元件激光切割机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3
8456.11.00.90Other machine-tools for working by laser其他用激光处理的机床0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8456.12.00.00Machine tools for working by other light or photon beam processes用其他光或光子束处理的机床0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8456.20.00.00Machine tools for working any material by ultrasonic processes用超声波处理各种材料的加工机床10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)10%13%13%None
8456.30.10.10NC electro-discharge machines数控放电加工机床9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%3O
8456.30.10.90Other NC electro-discharge machine tools其他数控的放电处理加工机床9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%O
8456.30.90.10Non-NC electrical discharge machines非数控放电加工机床10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)10%13%13%3
8456.30.90.90Other non-numerically controlled electro-discharge machine tools其他非数控的放电处理加工机床10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)10%13%13%None
8456.40.10.00Plasma cutting machines等离子切割机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%AL
8456.40.90.00Other machine tools for working by plasma arc其他用等离子弧处理的机床0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8456.50.00.00Water-jet cutting machines水射流切割机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8456.90.00.00Machine tools working by other processes其他方法处理材料的加工机床0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%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

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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.