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

HS 8527Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock

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 15%
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.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
8527 12 00Pocket-size radio cassette-players10%18%units
8527 13 00Other apparatus combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus10%18%units
8527 19 00Other10%18%units
8527 21 00Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus10%18%units
8527 29 00Other10%18%units
8527 91 00Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus10%18%units
8527 92 00Not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus but combined with a clock10%18%units
8527 99 00Other10%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.

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. 499Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock18%

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
8527Reception apparatus for radio- broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock1%—

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 (8527)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 9 in force and 1 expired under 8527. 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
8527.12.00.00Pocket-size cassette-players/recorders, not requiring external power不需外接电源袖珍盒式磁带收放机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8527.13.00.00Radio-cassette recorder combinations, not requiring external power不需外接电源收录音组合机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8527.19.00.00Radio receivers, not requiring external power不需外接电源无线电收音机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8527.21.00.10Car radio-cassette recorder combinations with digital broadcast data system signal reception and conversion functions, requiring external power supply具备接收和转换数字广播数据系统信号功能需外接电源的汽车用收录音组合机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8527.21.00.90Other radio-cassette player combinations for motor vehicles, incorporating an external power source其他需外接电源汽车收录音组合机15%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)15%13%13%None
8527.29.00.00Radio-broadcast receivers for motor vehicles, requiring external power需外接电源汽车用无线电收音机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8527.91.00.00Other radio-cassette or radio-record player combinations其他收录音组合机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%L
8527.92.00.00Radio-receivers with clock带时钟的收音机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8527.99.00.00Other radio-receivers其他收音机0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%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

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.