Subheading · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8523 49Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of chapter 37 magnetic media: other
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%
- or 5% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 0%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8523 49 10 | Compact disc (Audio) | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8523 49 20 | Compact disc (video) | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8523 49 30 | Stamper for CD audio, CD video and CD-ROM | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8523 49 40 | DVD | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8523 49 50 | Matrices for production of records; prepared record blank | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8523 49 60 | Cartridge tape | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8523 49 70 | 1/2" Videocassette suitable to work with digital VCR | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8523 49 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 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 20 Oct 2026. 3 earlier measures have 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%, or 5% for some goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%, or 12% for some goods.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 495 | Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37 | 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% or 18% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8523 | Discs, tapes, solid state non volatile storage devices “smart cards” and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenolmena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37 | 1% | — |
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: 8 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8523 49, and China's below.
China: the same goods (8523 49)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 9 in force and 3 expired under 8523 49. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8523.49.10.10 | Optical media containing human genetic resource information, solely for reproducing sound information含人类遗传资源信息资料的仅用于重放声音信息的光学媒体 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | V |
| 8523.49.10.20 | Optical media recorded with broadcast, cinema or television programmes, for sound reproduction only录有广播电影电视节目的仅用于重放声音信息的光学媒体 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | b |
| 8523.49.10.90 | Other recorded optical media, for reproducing sound only其他仅用于重放声音信息的已录制光学媒体 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | f |
| 8523.49.20.10 | Optical media for reproducing information other than sound or images, containing human genetic resource information含人类遗传资源信息资料的用于重放声音、图像以外信息的光学媒体 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | V |
| 8523.49.20.90 | Other optical media for reproducing information other than sound or image其他用于重放声音、图像以外信息的光学媒体 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | None |
| 8523.49.90.10 | Other optical media containing human genetic resource information其他含人类遗传资源信息资料的光学媒体 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | V |
| 8523.49.90.20 | Other optical media recorded with radio, television or cinema programmes其他录有广播电影电视节目的光学媒体 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | b |
| 8523.49.90.30 | Other recorded optical discs processed abroad and returned to China其他赴境外加工并返回境内的已录制光盘 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | Z |
| 8523.49.90.90 | Other recorded optical media其他已录制光学媒体 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | f |
- 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
8523.49.10Recorded optical media for reproducing sound only
8523.49.10.10Optical media containing human genetic resource information, solely for reproducing sound information含人类遗传资源信息资料的仅用于重放声音信息的光学媒体
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 130%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- VHuman genetic resources export certificate人类遗传资源材料出口出境证明
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.Use用途
- 3.Recording function是否录制
- 4.Type of recorded content录制内容类型
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.Storage capacity存储容量
- 8.Read speed读取速度
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.5%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523491010999Optical media containing human genetic resource information, solely for reproducing sound information含人类遗传资源信息资料的仅用于重放声音信息的光学媒体
8523.49.10.20Optical media recorded with broadcast, cinema or television programmes, for sound reproduction only录有广播电影电视节目的仅用于重放声音信息的光学媒体
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 130%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- bRelease form for imported advertising films and TV programmes进口广告电影电视节目带(片)提取单
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.Use用途
- 3.Recording function是否录制
- 4.Type of recorded content录制内容类型
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.Storage capacity存储容量
- 8.Read speed读取速度
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.5%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523491020999Optical media recorded with broadcast, cinema or television programmes, for sound reproduction only录有广播电影电视节目的仅用于重放声音信息的光学媒体
8523.49.10.90Other recorded optical media, for reproducing sound only其他仅用于重放声音信息的已录制光学媒体
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 130%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- fRecord certificate for discs processed abroad; audio-visual products import approval赴境外加工光盘进口备案证明,音像制品(成品)进口批准单
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.Use用途
- 3.Recording function是否录制
- 4.Type of recorded content录制内容类型
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.Storage capacity存储容量
- 8.Read speed读取速度
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.5%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523491090999Other recorded optical media, for reproducing sound only其他仅用于重放声音信息的已录制光学媒体
8523.49.10.00Recorded optical media, for reproducing sound only仅用于重放声音信息的已录制光学媒体Expired
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 2.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 130%
- Import VAT
- 10%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 10%
- Updated by China
- 30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates
- ZAudio-visual products import approval or programme release form音像制品进口批准单或节目提取单
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 4%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 3%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523491000999Recorded optical media, for reproducing sound only仅用于重放声音信息的已录制光学媒体
8523.49.20Recorded optical media for reproducing information other than sound or image, for machines of heading 84.71
8523.49.20.10Optical media for reproducing information other than sound or images, containing human genetic resource information含人类遗传资源信息资料的用于重放声音、图像以外信息的光学媒体
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- VHuman genetic resources export certificate人类遗传资源材料出口出境证明
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.Use用途
- 3.Recording function是否录制
- 4.Type of recorded content录制内容类型
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.Storage capacity存储容量
- 8.Read speed读取速度
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.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
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523492010999Optical media for reproducing information other than sound or images, containing human genetic resource information含人类遗传资源信息资料的用于重放声音、图像以外信息的光学媒体
8523.49.20.90Other optical media for reproducing information other than sound or image其他用于重放声音、图像以外信息的光学媒体
Recorded, for machines of heading 84.71品目8471所列机器用,已录制
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 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.Use用途
- 3.Recording function是否录制
- 4.Type of recorded content录制内容类型
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.Storage capacity存储容量
- 8.Read speed读取速度
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.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
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523492090999Other optical media for reproducing information other than sound or image其他用于重放声音、图像以外信息的光学媒体
8523.49.20.00Optical media for reproducing information other than sound or image用于重放声音、图像以外信息的光学媒体Expired
Recorded, for machines of heading 84.71品目8471所列机器用，已录制
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 10%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 10%
- Updated by China
- 30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
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
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523492000999Optical media for reproducing information other than sound or image (for machines of heading 8471, recorded)用于重放声音、图像以外信息的光学媒体(品目8471所列机器用，已录制)
8523.49.90Other recorded optical media
8523.49.90.10Other optical media containing human genetic resource information其他含人类遗传资源信息资料的光学媒体
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- VHuman genetic resources export certificate人类遗传资源材料出口出境证明
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.Use用途
- 3.Recording function是否录制
- 4.Type of recorded content录制内容类型
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.Storage capacity存储容量
- 8.Read speed读取速度
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.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
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523499010999Other optical media containing human genetic resource information其他含人类遗传资源信息资料的光学媒体
8523.49.90.20Other optical media recorded with radio, television or cinema programmes其他录有广播电影电视节目的光学媒体
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- bRelease form for imported advertising films and TV programmes进口广告电影电视节目带(片)提取单
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.Use用途
- 3.Recording function是否录制
- 4.Type of recorded content录制内容类型
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.Storage capacity存储容量
- 8.Read speed读取速度
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.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
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523499020999Other optical media recorded with radio, television or cinema programmes其他录有广播电影电视节目的光学媒体
8523.49.90.30Other recorded optical discs processed abroad and returned to China其他赴境外加工并返回境内的已录制光盘
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- ZAudio-visual products import approval or programme release form音像制品进口批准单或节目提取单
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.Use用途
- 3.Recording function是否录制
- 4.Type of recorded content录制内容类型
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.Storage capacity存储容量
- 8.Read speed读取速度
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.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
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523499030999Other recorded optical discs processed abroad and returned to China其他赴境外加工并返回境内的已录制光盘
8523.49.90.90Other recorded optical media其他已录制光学媒体
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- fRecord certificate for discs processed abroad; audio-visual products import approval赴境外加工光盘进口备案证明,音像制品(成品)进口批准单
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.Use用途
- 3.Recording function是否录制
- 4.Type of recorded content录制内容类型
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.Storage capacity存储容量
- 8.Read speed读取速度
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.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
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523499090999Other recorded optical media其他已录制光学媒体
8523.49.90.00Other recorded optical media其他已录制光学媒体Expired
- Unit
- sheet / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 16%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 10%
- Updated by China
- 30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates
- ZAudio-visual products import approval or programme release form音像制品进口批准单或节目提取单
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
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
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8523499000999Other recorded optical media其他已录制光学媒体
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
Previous8523 41UnrecordedOne level up8523Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of chapter 37 magnetic mediaNext8523 52Smart cards
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.