Heading · Chapter 84 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8465Machine-tools (including machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling) for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials
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- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 10 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 9%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this heading
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8465 10 00 | Machines which can carry out different types of machining operations without tool change between such operations | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8465 20 00 | Machining centres | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8465 91 00 | Sawing machines | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8465 92 00 | Planing, milling or moulding (by cutting) machines | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8465 93 00 | Grinding, sanding or polishing machines | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8465 94 00 | Bending or assembling machines | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8465 95 00 | Drilling or morticing machines | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8465 96 00 | Splitting, slicing or paring machines | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8465 99 | 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 10 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 19 Oct 2026. 1 earlier measure has ended.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 10 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
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 451 | Machine-tools (including machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling) for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials | 18% |
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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8465 | Machine-tools (including machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling) for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials | 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 19 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 10 tariff items
China: the same goods (8465)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 8 in force and 1 expired under 8465. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8465.10.00.00 | Machine-tools for working without changing tools不需变换工具即可进行加工的机床 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8465.91.00.00 | Sawing machine-tools for working wood or similar materials加工木材等材料的锯床 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8465.92.00.00 | Planing, milling or moulding machines for working wood or like materials加工木材等材料的刨,铣,切削机器 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8465.93.00.00 | Grinding or polishing machines for working wood and similar materials, incl. sanders加工木材等材料的研磨或抛光机器,含砂磨 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8465.94.00.00 | Bending or assembling machines for working wood or like materials加工木材等材料的弯曲或装配机器 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8465.95.00.00 | Drilling or mortising machines for working wood or like materials加工木材等材料的钻孔或凿榫机器 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8465.96.00.00 | Sawing, slicing or paring machines for working wood or like materials加工木材等材料的剖,切,刮削机器 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8465.99.00.00 | Other machine tools for working wood or similar materials加工木材等材料的其他机床 | 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.
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
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 18 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.