Heading · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8515Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photobeam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting, electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets
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
- 7.5% to 10%
- 13 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg or units
- Duty in China
- 0% to 10%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8515 11 00 | Soldering irons and guns | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8515 19 00 | Other | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8515 21 | Fully or partly automatic | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8515 29 00 | Other | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8515 31 00 | Fully or partly automatic | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8515 39 | Other | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8515 80 | Other machines and apparatus | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8515 90 00 | Parts | 7.5% | 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 13 tariff items: 7.5% to 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: Nil to 147.2% of CIF value, by origin and producer (until 21 Dec 2028). Industrial Laser Machines, used for cutting, marking, or welding. 15/2023-ADD
Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 13 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. 488 | Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photo beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8515 | Electric (including electri-cally heated gas), laser or other light or photo beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; Electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets | 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: 13 tariff items
China: the same goods (8515)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 16 in force and 15 expired under 8515. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8515.11.00.00 | Soldering irons and guns for brazing machines and apparatus钎焊机器及装置用烙铁及焊枪 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8515.19.00.10 | Other wave soldering machines specially or principally used for manufacturing printed circuit assemblies专门或主要用于印刷电路组件制造的其他波峰焊接机器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8515.19.00.90 | Other brazing machines and apparatus其他钎焊机器及装置 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8515.21.20.00 | Resistance welding robots电阻焊接机器人 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | O |
| 8515.21.91.00 | Longitudinal seam pipe welding machines直缝焊管机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8515.21.99.00 | Other resistance welding machines其他电阻焊接机器 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | O |
| 8515.29.00.00 | other electric resistance welding machines and apparatus其他电阻焊接机器及装置 | 6.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8515.31.20.00 | Arc welding robots电弧焊接机器人 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | AOL |
| 8515.31.91.00 | Spiral pipe welding machines螺旋焊管机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 8515.31.99.00 | Other electric arc welding machines and apparatus其他电弧焊接机及装置 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | AOL |
| 8515.39.00.00 | other electric arc welding machines and apparatus其他电弧焊接机器及装置 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | AL |
| 8515.80.10.00 | Laser welding robots激光焊接机器人 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8515.80.90.10 | automatic electron beam or laser welding machines电子束、激光自动焊接机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8515.80.90.90 | Other welding machines and apparatus其他焊接机器及装置 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 8515.90.00.10 | Parts of other wave soldering machines specially or principally used for manufacturing printed circuit assemblies专门或主要用于印刷电路组件制造的其他波峰焊接机器的零件 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8515.90.00.90 | Parts of other electric welding machines and apparatus其他电气等焊接机器及装置零件 | 3%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 6% | 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.