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

HS 8457 10Machining centres

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › Machine-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

Customs duty: 7.5%; 2 tariff items
GST now: 18%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: units
Duty in China: 6.3%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty 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
Code	Description	Customs duty	GST now	Unit
8457 10 10	Horizontal	7.5%	18%	units
8457 10 20	Vertical	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 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
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 443	Machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi-station transfer machines, for working metal	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
8457	Machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi- station transfer machines for working metal	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 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 8457 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8457 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 1 expired under 8457 10. 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
8457.10.10.00	Vertical machining centres for working metal立式加工金属的加工中心	6.3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	9%	13%	13%	O
8457.10.20.00	Horizontal machining centres for working metal卧式加工金属的加工中心	6.3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	9%	13%	13%	O
8457.10.30.00	Gantry machining centres for working metal龙门式加工金属的加工中心	6.3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	9%	13%	13%	O
8457.10.91.00	Milling-turning machining centres铣车复合加工中心	6.3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	9%	13%	13%	O
8457.10.99.00	Other machining centres for working metal其他加工金属的加工中心	6.3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	9%	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

8457.10.10Vertical machining centres

8457.10.10.00Vertical machining centres for working metal立式加工金属的加工中心

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 20%
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.Functions (e.g. drilling, boring, milling metal)功能(如金属钻、镗、铣等)
4.Can be fitted with tool magazine, specify capacity and optional accessories可加装刀库注明刀库容量及选配件
5.With automatic tool change是否可自动换刀
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Model型号
8.For NC machine tools imported under China-Korea FTA, please specify the brand of the NC unit used中韩自贸协定项下进口数控机床请注明所用数控装置品牌
9.GTIN
10.CAS
11.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 6.7%
Cambodia: 0%
Serbia: 6.3%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 6.3%

RCEP rates

Australia: 7.3%
Brunei: 7.3%
Cambodia: 7.3%
Laos: 7.3%
Malaysia: 7.3%
New Zealand: 7.8%
Singapore: 7.3%
Thailand: 7.3%
Vietnam: 7.3%
Indonesia: 7.3%
Philippines: 7.3%
Myanmar: 7.3%

CIQ codes

8457101000999Vertical machining centres for working metal立式加工金属的加工中心

8457.10.20Horizontal machining centres

8457.10.20.00Horizontal machining centres for working metal卧式加工金属的加工中心

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 20%
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.Functions (e.g. drilling, boring, milling metal)功能(如金属钻、镗、铣等)
4.Can be fitted with tool magazine, specify capacity and optional accessories可加装刀库注明刀库容量及选配件
5.With automatic tool change是否可自动换刀
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Model型号
8.For NC machine tools imported under China-Korea FTA, please specify the brand of the NC unit used中韩自贸协定项下进口数控机床请注明所用数控装置品牌
9.GTIN
10.CAS
11.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 6.7%
Cambodia: 0%
Serbia: 3.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 6.3%

RCEP rates

Australia: 7.3%
Brunei: 7.3%
Cambodia: 7.3%
Laos: 7.3%
Malaysia: 7.3%
New Zealand: 7.8%
Singapore: 7.3%
Thailand: 7.3%
Vietnam: 7.3%
Indonesia: 7.3%
Philippines: 7.3%
Myanmar: 7.3%

CIQ codes

8457102000999Horizontal machining centres for working metal卧式加工金属的加工中心

8457.10.30Gantry machining centres

8457.10.30.00Gantry machining centres for working metal龙门式加工金属的加工中心

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 20%
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.Functions (e.g. drilling, boring, milling metal)功能(如金属钻、镗、铣等)
4.Can be fitted with tool magazine, specify capacity and optional accessories可加装刀库注明刀库容量及选配件
5.With automatic tool change是否可自动换刀
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Model型号
8.For NC machine tools imported under China-Korea FTA, please specify the brand of the NC unit used中韩自贸协定项下进口数控机床请注明所用数控装置品牌
9.GTIN
10.CAS
11.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 6.7%
Cambodia: 0%
Serbia: 6.3%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 6.3%

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

8457103000999Gantry machining centres for working metal龙门式加工金属的加工中心

8457.10.90

8457.10.90.00Other machining centres for working metal其他加工金属的加工中心Expired

Unit: unit
MFN import duty: 9.7%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 20.0%
Import VAT: 17.0%
Consumption tax: 0.0%
Export duty: 0.0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 17.0%
Updated by China: 30 Dec 2018

Licences and certificates

AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
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

MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

8457.10.91Milling-turning machining centres

8457.10.91.00Milling-turning machining centres铣车复合加工中心

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 20%
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.Functions (e.g. drilling, boring, milling metal)功能(如金属钻、镗、铣等)
4.Can be fitted with tool magazine, specify capacity and optional accessories可加装刀库注明刀库容量及选配件
5.With automatic tool change是否可自动换刀
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Model型号
8.For NC machine tools imported under China-Korea FTA, please specify the brand of the NC unit used中韩自贸协定项下进口数控机床请注明所用数控装置品牌
9.GTIN
10.CAS
11.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 6.7%
Cambodia: 0%
Serbia: 6.3%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 6.3%

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

8457109100999Milling-turning machining centres铣车复合加工中心

8457.10.99NC machining centres, n.e.s.

8457.10.99.00Other machining centres for working metal其他加工金属的加工中心

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 20%
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.Functions (e.g. drilling, boring, milling metal)功能(如金属钻、镗、铣等)
4.Can be fitted with tool magazine, specify capacity and optional accessories可加装刀库注明刀库容量及选配件
5.With automatic tool change是否可自动换刀
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Model型号
8.For NC machine tools imported under China-Korea FTA, please specify the brand of the NC unit used中韩自贸协定项下进口数控机床请注明所用数控装置品牌
9.GTIN
10.CAS
11.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 6.7%
Cambodia: 0%
Serbia: 3.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 6.3%

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

8457109900999Other machining centres for working metal其他加工金属的加工中心

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

Previous8456 90Other One level up8457Machine-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 Next8457 20Unit construction machines (single station)

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 19 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.