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

HS 8519Sound recording or reproducing apparatus

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
10%
8 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
0% to 7.8%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

4 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
8519 20 00Apparatus operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment10%18%units
8519 30 00Turntables (record-decks)10%18%units
8519 81 00Using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media10%18%units
8519 89Other10%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 8 tariff items: 10%. 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: 8 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
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 492Sound recording or reproducing apparatus18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 202518%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 itemGoodsRateCap
8519Sound recording or reproducing apparatus1%—

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: 8 tariff items

China: the same goods (8519)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 12 in force and 3 expired under 8519. 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 codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
8519.20.00.00Sound recording or reproducing apparatus, operated by specific payment methods以特定支付方式使其工作的声音录制或重放设备7.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin12%13%13%None
8519.30.00.00Turntables转盘7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)7%13%13%None
8519.81.11.00Cassette-type sound reproducing apparatus, without sound recording device未装有声音录制装置的盒式磁带型声音重放装置0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%AL
8519.81.12.00Cassette-type sound recorders incorporating sound reproducing devices装有声音重放装置的盒式磁带型录音机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%AL
8519.81.19.00Other sound recording or reproducing apparatus using magnetic media其他使用磁性媒体的声音录制或重放设备0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%6AL
8519.81.21.00Laser disc players, not incorporating sound recording devices激光唱机,未装有声音录制装置0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%AL
8519.81.29.10Laser disc players with recording function具有录音功能的激光唱机0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%6AL
8519.81.29.90Other sound recording or reproducing apparatus using optical media其他使用光学媒体的声音录制或重放设备0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%AL
8519.81.31.00Flash memory type sound recording apparatus incorporating sound reproducing device装有声音重放装置的闪速存储器型声音录制设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%6AL
8519.81.39.00Other sound recording or reproducing apparatus using semiconductor media其他使用半导体媒体的声音录制或重放设备0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%6AL
8519.89.10.00Other record players, without sound recording device, whether or not incorporating loudspeakers不带录制装置的其他唱机,不论是否带有扬声器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%AL
8519.89.90.00Other sound recording or reproducing apparatus其他声音录制或重放设备0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%6AL
  • 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

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.