Heading · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8511Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines (for example, ignition magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, sparking plugs and glow plugs, starter motors), generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Customs duty
- 15%
- 9 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 5% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg or units
- Duty in China
- 1% to 8%
- 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.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8511 10 00 | Sparking plugs | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8511 20 | Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8511 30 | Distributors; ignition coils | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8511 40 00 | Starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8511 50 00 | Other generators | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8511 80 00 | Other equipment | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8511 90 00 | Parts | 15% | 18% | kg |
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: 15%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
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%, or 5% for some goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 28%, or 12% or 18% for some goods.
- Change: Down.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 484 | Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark- ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines (for example, ignition magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, sparking plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines | 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 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 | 12%, 18% or 28% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8511 | Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark- ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines (for example, ignition magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, sparking plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines | 1.7% | — |
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 (8511)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 15 in force and 2 expired under 8511. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8511.10.00.00 | Sparking plugs火花塞 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.20.10.00 | Ignition magnetos, permanent magnet DC generators点火磁电机,永磁直流发电机 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.20.90.00 | Other ignition magnetos, magneto-flywheels其他点火磁电机、磁飞轮 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.30.10.00 | Distributors and ignition coils分电器及点火线圈 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.30.90.00 | Distributors and ignition coils for other uses其他用途用分电器、点火线圈 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.40.10.10 | Aircraft APU power start motors飞机辅助动力装置电源启动马达 | 1%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.40.10.90 | Other starting motors and dual-purpose starter-generators其他启动电机及两用启动发电机 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.40.91.00 | Starting motors of an output of ≥ 132.39 kW输出功率≥132.39千瓦启动电机 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.40.99.00 | Starter motors for other uses其他用途的启动电机 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.50.10.00 | Other generators for locomotives, aircraft or vessels其他机车,航空器,船舶用发电机 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.50.90.00 | Other generators for internal combustion engines其他附属于内燃发动机的发电机 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.80.00.00 | Other electric ignition or starting equipment for engines发动机用电点火,启动的其他装置 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.90.10.10 | Casings for three-phase AC generators for aircraft engines飞机发动机用三相交流发电机用壳体 | 1%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.90.10.90 | Parts of other electrical ignition or starting equipment for vehicles, vessels or aircraft车船飞机用其他电点火,启动装置零件 | 4.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8511.90.90.00 | Parts of other electric ignition or starting equipment其他用电点火,电启动装置的零件 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 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
- 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.