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

HS 8457 20Unit construction machines (single station)

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%
3 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
8%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 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
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
8457 20 10Unit head boring7.5%18%units
8457 20 20Unit head drilling7.5%18%units
8457 20 90Other7.5%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 20 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
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 443Machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi-station transfer machines, for working metal18%

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
8457Machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi- station transfer machines for working metal1.5%—

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: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8457 20, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8457 20)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 8457 20. 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
8457.20.00.00Single-station unit construction machine tools for working metal加工金属的单工位组合机床8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)8%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

8457.20.00Single-station unit construction machine tools

8457.20.00.00Single-station unit construction machine tools for working metal加工金属的单工位组合机床
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
8%
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.Number of machining stations加工工位数
  • 5.Number of power heads动力头个数
  • 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
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
3.2%
Maldives
4.8%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
3.2%
Ecuador
5.6%
Serbia
3.2%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
6%
Brunei
6%
Cambodia
6%
South Korea
8%
Laos
6%
Malaysia
6%
New Zealand
6.4%
Singapore
6%
Thailand
6%
Vietnam
6%
Japan
6.1%
Indonesia
6%
Philippines
6%
Myanmar
6%
CIQ codes
  • 8457200000999Single-station unit construction machine tools for working metal加工金属的单工位组合机床

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

Previous8457 10Machining centresOne 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 machinesNext8457 30Multi-station transfer machines

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.