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

HS 8532Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set)

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

Codes under this heading

9 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
8532 10 00Fixed capacitors designed for use in 50 or 60 Hz circuits and having a reactive power handling capacity of not less than 0.5 kvar (power capacitors)Free18%units
8532 21 00TantalumFree18%units
8532 22 00Aluminium electrolyticFree18%units
8532 23 00Ceramic dielectric, single layerFree18%units
8532 24 00Ceramic dielectric, multilayerFree18%units
8532 25 00Dielectric of paper or plasticsFree18%units
8532 29OtherFree18%units
8532 30 00Variable or adjustable (pre-set) capacitorsFree18%units
8532 90 00PartsFree18%units

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 10 tariff items: Free. 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: 10 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. 504Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set)18%

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
8532Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set)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 19 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Free: 10 tariff items

China: the same goods (8532)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 14 in force under 8532. 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
8532.10.00.00Fixed capacitors, power capacitors固定电容器,电力电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.21.10.00Chip tantalum capacitors片式钽电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.21.90.00Other tantalum capacitors其他钽电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.22.10.00Chip type aluminium electrolytic capacitors片式铝电解电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.22.90.00Other aluminium electrolytic capacitors其他铝电解电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.23.00.00Single layer ceramic dielectric capacitors单层瓷介电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.24.10.00Chip multi-layer ceramic dielectric capacitors片式多层瓷介电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.24.90.00Other multi-layer ceramic dielectric capacitors其他多层瓷介电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.25.10.00Chip paper or plastic dielectric capacitors片式纸介质或塑料介质电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.25.90.00Other paper or plastic dielectric capacitors其他纸介质或塑料介质电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.29.00.00Other fixed capacitors其他固定电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.30.00.00Other variable or adjustable capacitors其他可变或可调电容器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.90.10.00Parts of capacitors of subheading 85321000编号85321000所列电容器零件0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8532.90.90.00Other parts of capacitors其他电容器零件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.