Subheading · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances

HS 8515 21Fully or partly automatic

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 › Electric (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

Customs duty: 10%; 3 tariff items
GST now: 18%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: units
Duty in China: 10%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty 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
Code	Description	Customs duty	GST now	Unit
8515 21 10	Automatic spot welding machinery	10%	18%	units
8515 21 20	Automatic butt welding machinery	10%	18%	units
8515 21 90	Other	10%	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: 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: 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
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

GST rate 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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
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 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 8515 21, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8515 21)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force and 6 expired under 8515 21. 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 code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
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

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

8515.21.10

8515.21.10.00Straight seam pipe welding machines (automatic or semi-automatic)直缝焊管机(全自动或半自动的 )Expired

Fully automatic or semi-automatic全自动或半自动的

Unit: unit
MFN import duty: 10.0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 30.0%
Import VAT: 17.0%
Consumption tax: 0.0%
Export duty: 0.0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 17.0%
Updated by China: 30 Dec 2018

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

LCivil commodities inbound verification (CCC)入境民用商品认证

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

8515.21.20Resistance welding robots

8515.21.20.00Resistance welding robots电阻焊接机器人

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 10%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 30%
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.Principle原理
3.whether automatic or semi-automatic是否为全自动或半自动
4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
5.Model型号
6.GTIN
7.CAS
8.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 1.5%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 6%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 7%
Ecuador: 8.5%
Serbia: 4%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 7.5%
Brunei: 7.5%
Cambodia: 7.5%
Laos: 7.5%
Malaysia: 7.5%
New Zealand: 8%
Singapore: 7.5%
Thailand: 7.5%
Vietnam: 7.5%
Indonesia: 7.5%
Philippines: 7.5%
Myanmar: 7.5%

CIQ codes

8515212000999Resistance welding robots电阻焊接机器人

8515.21.20.01Resistance welding robots for automotive production lines汽车生产线电阻焊接机器人Expired

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 10%
Provisional import duty: 5%
General import duty: 30%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 1 Jan 2025

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.Principle原理
3.whether automatic or semi-automatic是否为全自动或半自动
4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
5.Model型号
6.GTIN
7.CAS
8.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 3.5%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 5%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 9.5%
Brunei: 9.5%
Cambodia: 9.5%
Laos: 9.5%
Malaysia: 9.5%
New Zealand: 9.5%
Singapore: 9.5%
Thailand: 9.5%
Vietnam: 9.5%

CIQ codes

8515212001999Resistance welding robots for automotive production lines汽车生产线电阻焊接机器人

8515.21.20.90Other resistance welding robots其他电阻焊接机器人Expired

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 10%
Provisional import duty: 0%
General import duty: 30%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 1 Jan 2025

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.Principle原理
3.whether automatic or semi-automatic是否为全自动或半自动
4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
5.Model型号
6.GTIN
7.CAS
8.Other其他

RCEP rates

Australia: 9.5%
Brunei: 9.5%
Cambodia: 9.5%
Laos: 9.5%
Malaysia: 9.5%
New Zealand: 9.5%
Singapore: 9.5%
Thailand: 9.5%
Vietnam: 9.5%

CIQ codes

8515212090999Other resistance welding robots其他电阻焊接机器人

8515.21.90

8515.21.90.00Other fully automatic or semi-automatic resistance welding machines (including welding apparatus)其他全自动或半自动电阻焊接机器(包括焊接装置 )Expired

Incl. welding apparatus包括焊接装置

Unit: unit
MFN import duty: 10.0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 30.0%
Import VAT: 17.0%
Consumption tax: 0.0%
Export duty: 0.0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 17.0%
Updated by China: 30 Dec 2018

Licences and certificates

AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
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

LCivil commodities inbound verification (CCC)入境民用商品认证

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

8515.21.90.01Expired

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.

8515.21.90.90Expired

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.

8515.21.91Fully automatic or semi-automatic resistance straight seam pipe welding machines

8515.21.91.00Longitudinal seam pipe welding machines直缝焊管机

Resistance welding, fully or semi-automatic电阻焊接式,全自动或半自动的

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 10%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 30%
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.Principle原理
3.whether automatic or semi-automatic是否为全自动或半自动
4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
5.Model型号
6.GTIN
7.CAS
8.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: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 6%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 7%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 7%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 7.5%
Brunei: 7.5%
Cambodia: 7.5%
Laos: 7.5%
Malaysia: 7.5%
New Zealand: 8%
Singapore: 7.5%
Thailand: 7.5%
Vietnam: 7.5%
Indonesia: 7.5%
Philippines: 7.5%
Myanmar: 7.5%

CIQ codes

8515219100999Straight seam pipe welding machines (resistance welding type, automatic or semi-automatic)直缝焊管机(电阻焊接式,全自动或半自动的)

8515.21.99Automatic or semi-automatic resistance welding machines and apparatus, n.e.s.

8515.21.99.00Other resistance welding machines其他电阻焊接机器

Fully automatic or semi-automatic全自动或半自动的

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 10%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 30%
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.Principle原理
3.whether automatic or semi-automatic是否为全自动或半自动
4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
5.Model型号
6.GTIN
7.CAS
8.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 1.5%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 6%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 7%
Ecuador: 8.2%
Serbia: 4%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 7.5%
Brunei: 7.5%
Cambodia: 7.5%
Laos: 7.5%
Malaysia: 7.5%
New Zealand: 8%
Singapore: 7.5%
Thailand: 7.5%
Vietnam: 7.5%
Indonesia: 7.5%
Philippines: 7.5%
Myanmar: 7.5%

CIQ codes

8515219900999Other resistance welding machines (automatic or semi-automatic)其他电阻焊接机器(全自动或半自动的)

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

Previous8513 10Lamps One level up8515Electric (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 Next8515 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

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.