Subheading · Chapter 84 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8460 29Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products, other than gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines of heading 8460: other
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 5 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 5% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 9% to 12%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
5 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8460 29 10 | Cylindrical grinders | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8460 29 20 | Internal grinders | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8460 29 30 | Centreless grinders | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8460 29 40 | Profile grinders | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8460 29 90 | Other | 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 5 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: 5 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 18%, or 5% for some goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%, or 5% or 12% for some goods.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 446 | Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products, other than gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines of heading 8461 | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 437 | Following renewable energy devices and parts for their manufacture:- (a) Bio-gas plant; (b) Solar power-based devices; (c) Solar power generator; (d) Wind mills, Wind Operated Electricity Generator (WOEG); (e) Waste to energy plants / devices; (f) Solar lantern / solar lamp; (g) Ocean waves/tidal waves energy devices/plants; (h) Photo voltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels. Explanation:- If the goods specified in this entry are supplied, by a supplier, along with supplies of other goods and services, one of which being a taxable service specified in the entry at S. No. 38 of the Table mentioned in the notification No. 8/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28th June, 2017 [G.S.R. 683(E)], the value of supply of goods for the purposes of this entry shall be deemed as seventy per cent. of the gross consideration charged for all such supplies, and the remaining thirty per cent. of the gross consideration charged shall be deemed as value of the said taxable service | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 479 | Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 386 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with fixed Speed Diesel Engines of power not exceeding 15HP | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 387 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with power driven pumps primarily designed for handling water, namely, centrifugal pumps (horizontal and vertical), deep tube-well turbine pumps, submersible pumps, axial flow and mixed flow vertical pumps | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 473 | E-waste Explanation.- For the purpose of this entry, E-waste means electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I of the E- Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 (published in the Gazette of India vide G.S.R. 338 (E) dated the 23rd March, 2016), whole or in part if discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 5%, 12% or 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5% or 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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8460 | Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal,or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products, other than gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines of heading 8461 | 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: 5 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8460 29, and China's below.
China: the same goods (8460 29)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 3 expired under 8460 29. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8460.29.11.00 | Non-NC external grinding machines for working metal加工金属的非数控外圆磨床 | 12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 12% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8460.29.12.00 | Non-NC internal grinding machines for working metal加工金属的非数控内圆磨床 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8460.29.13.00 | Non-NC roll grinding machines for working metal加工金属的非数控轧辊磨床 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8460.29.19.00 | Other non-NC grinding machines for working metal加工金属的其他非数控磨床 | 12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 12% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8460.29.90.00 | Other non-NC grinding machines for working metal加工金属的其他非数控磨床 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 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
8460.29.10
8460.29.10.00Other external grinding machines for working metal (incl. metal ceramics, with a positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm for any one axis)加工金属的其他外圆磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm )Expired
For working cermets, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm
- Unit
- None
- MFN import duty
- None
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- None
- Import VAT
- None
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- None
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- None
- Updated by China
- 30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
CIQ codes
- 8460291000999Other external cylindrical grinding machines for working metal (incl. cermets, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm)加工金属的其他外圆磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm)
8460.29.11Other external grinding machines, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis
8460.29.11.00Non-NC external grinding machines for working metal加工金属的非数控外圆磨床
For working cermets, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm
- Unit
- unit / kg
- MFN import duty
- 12%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 50%
- 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.Control method控制方式
- 4.Positional accuracy坐标定位精度
- 5.Type of structure (internal, external, etc.)结构类型(内圆、外圆等)
- 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
- 3.6%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- Maldives
- 9%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
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
- 8460291100999Non-numerically controlled external grinding machines for working metal (incl. metal ceramics, with a positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm for any one axis)加工金属的非数控外圆磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm)
8460.29.12Other internal grinding machines, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis
8460.29.12.00Non-NC internal grinding machines for working metal加工金属的非数控内圆磨床
For working cermets, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm
- Unit
- unit / kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 50%
- 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.Control method控制方式
- 4.Positional accuracy坐标定位精度
- 5.Type of structure (internal, external, etc.)结构类型(内圆、外圆等)
- 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
- 3.6%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- Maldives
- 9%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Serbia
- 6.3%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
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
- 8460291200999Non-numerically controlled internal grinding machines for working metal (incl. metal ceramics, with a positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm for any one axis)加工金属的非数控内圆磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm)
8460.29.13Other roll grinding machines, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis
8460.29.13.00Non-NC roll grinding machines for working metal加工金属的非数控轧辊磨床
For working cermets, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm
- Unit
- unit / kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 50%
- 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.Control method控制方式
- 4.Positional accuracy坐标定位精度
- 5.Type of structure (internal, external, etc.)结构类型(内圆、外圆等)
- 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
- 2%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Maldives
- 7.8%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 6.3%
- Ecuador
- 7.4%
- Serbia
- 6.3%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
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
- 8460291300999Non-numerically controlled roll grinding machines for working metal (incl. metal ceramics, with a positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm for any one axis)加工金属的非数控轧辊磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm)
8460.29.19Grinding machines, n.e.s., with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis
8460.29.19.00Other non-NC grinding machines for working metal加工金属的其他非数控磨床
For working cermets, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm
- Unit
- unit / kg
- MFN import duty
- 12%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 50%
- 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.Control method控制方式
- 4.Positional accuracy坐标定位精度
- 5.Type of structure (internal, external, etc.)结构类型(内圆、外圆等)
- 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
- 2%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- Maldives
- 7.8%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
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
- 8460291900999Other non-numerically controlled grinding machines for working metal (incl. metal ceramics, with a positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm for any one axis)加工金属的其他非数控磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm)
8460.29.20
8460.29.20.00Other internal grinding machines for working metal (incl. metal ceramics, with a positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm for any one axis)加工金属的其他内圆磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm )Expired
For working cermets, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm
- Unit
- None
- MFN import duty
- None
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- None
- Import VAT
- None
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- None
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- None
- Updated by China
- 30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
CIQ codes
- 8460292000999Other internal cylindrical grinding machines for working metal (incl. cermets, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm)加工金属的其他内圆磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm)
8460.29.30
8460.29.30.00Non-numerically controlled roll grinding machines for working metal (incl. metal ceramics, with a positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm for any one axis)加工金属的非数控轧辊磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm )Expired
For working cermets, with positioning accuracy of at least 0.01 mm in any one axis含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm
- Unit
- None
- MFN import duty
- None
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- None
- Import VAT
- None
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- None
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- None
- Updated by China
- 30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
CIQ codes
- 8460293000999Non-numerically controlled roll grinding machines for working metal (incl. metal ceramics, with a positioning accuracy of at least 0.01mm for any one axis)加工金属的非数控轧辊磨床(含加工金属陶瓷,任一坐标定位精度至少是0.01mm)
8460.29.90Grinding machines n.e.c. in other codes of this heading
8460.29.90.00Other non-NC grinding machines for working metal加工金属的其他非数控磨床
Incl. for working cermets含加工金属陶瓷
- Unit
- unit / kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 50%
- 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.Control method控制方式
- 4.Positional accuracy坐标定位精度
- 5.Type of structure (internal, external, etc.)结构类型(内圆、外圆等)
- 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
- 3.6%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 6%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Maldives
- 7.8%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Serbia
- 6.3%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 11.3%
- Brunei
- 11.3%
- Cambodia
- 11.3%
- South Korea
- 15%
- Laos
- 11.3%
- Malaysia
- 11.3%
- New Zealand
- 12%
- Singapore
- 11.3%
- Thailand
- 11.3%
- Vietnam
- 11.3%
- Indonesia
- 11.3%
- Philippines
- 11.3%
- Myanmar
- 11.3%
CIQ codes
- 8460299000999Other non-numerically controlled grinding machine tools for working metal (incl. for cermets)加工金属的其他非数控磨床(含加工金属陶瓷)
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
Previous8459 70Other threading or tapping machinesOne level up8460Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products, other than gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines of heading 8460Next8460 39Other
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
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