Tariff item · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances

HS 8537 10 00Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 8517 for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v: for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v

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 › For a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v

Customs duty: 7.5%; Notified, 45/2025-Customs
GST now: 18%; or 5% for some goods
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 1% to 4%; On Indian goods

Landed cost Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
Duty	Rate	Charged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), rate notified under 45/2025-Customs	7.5%	Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)	Nil	Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)	10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess	BCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)	18%	Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

BCD is the rate notified under 45/2025-Customs (S.No. 281); the tariff's statutory rate is 15%.

Lower duty under trade agreements

No trade agreement gives a lower rate than the duty above on this line.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

Notes on these rates

The statutory rate comes from CBIC's Customs Tariff (as on 30.06.2025): this tariff line is not in our snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Changes the Finance Act 2026 made to the tariff from 1 May 2026 are not in it.
BCD is the standard rate notified under 45/2025-Customs (Table I, S.No. 281), 7.5%, not the statutory 15%: an exemption notification lets customs charge the lower.
Table I of 45/2025-Customs also has 18 entries that cover this code for named goods or on a condition (for example S.No. 269: 2.5%, condition 3). They lower the duty only if the importer meets the condition, so they are not in the totals.
IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.
Preferences that only the Indian Trade Portal lists, such as duty-free tariff preference for least-developed countries, are not shown for this line; agreement rates from CBIC's schedules still are.

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

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 509	Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 8517	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

GST rate 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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback item	Goods	Rate	Cap
8537	Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 8517	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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): Omitted from 10.10.2024 by 39/2024-25.
RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): Omitted from 10.10.2024 by 39/2024-25.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8537 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8537 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 11 in force and 2 expired under 8537 10. 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
8537.10.11.01	Programmable controllers for machine tools机床用可编程序控制器	2.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	5%	13%	13%	None
8537.10.11.10	Regulating and programming controllers调节和编程控制器	2.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	5%	13%	13%	3
8537.10.11.90	Other programmable controllers其他可编程控制器	2.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	5%	13%	13%	None
8537.10.19.01	Other numerical control units for machine tools机床用其他数控单元	2.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	5%	13%	13%	None
8537.10.19.90	Other numerical control devices for non-machine tools其他非机床用数控装置	2.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	5%	13%	13%	None
8537.10.90.01	Control cabinets for lifts and PCBs for control cabinets电梯用控制柜及控制柜专用印刷电路板	4%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	8%	13%	13%	None
8537.10.90.21	Controllers控制器	4%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	8%	13%	13%	3
8537.10.90.22	Digital controllers数字控制器	4%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	8%	13%	13%	3
8537.10.90.30	Control modules for aircraft飞机用控制模块	1%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN	8%	13%	13%	None
8537.10.90.40	Export-controlled high-pressure water cannon control systems出口管制的高压水炮操控系统	4%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	8%	13%	13%	3AL
8537.10.90.90	Other apparatus for the control or distribution of electricity其他电力控制或分配的装置	4%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	8%	13%	13%	AL

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

8537.10.11Programmable controllers for voltage <= 1000 V

8537.10.11.01Programmable controllers for machine tools机床用可编程序控制器

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: 3%
General import duty: 14%
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.Use用途
3.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.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: 2.5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 2.5%

RCEP rates

Australia: 3.8%
Brunei: 3.8%
Cambodia: 3.8%
Laos: 3.8%
Malaysia: 3.8%
New Zealand: 4%
Singapore: 3.8%
Thailand: 3.8%
Vietnam: 3.8%
Indonesia: 3.8%
Philippines: 3.8%
Myanmar: 3.8%

CIQ codes

8537101101101Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) for machine tools (low-voltage electrical apparatus and parts thereof)机床用可编程序控制器(PLC)(低压电器及其零件)
8537101101102Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) for machine tools (integrated circuits)机床用可编程序控制器(PLC)(集成电路)
8537101101103Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) for machine tools (other electronic components)机床用可编程序控制器(PLC)(其它电子元器件)

8537.10.11.10Regulating and programming controllers调节和编程控制器

For winding machines8479899960绕线机用

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14%
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

3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证

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.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.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: 2.5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 2.5%

RCEP rates

Australia: 3.8%
Brunei: 3.8%
Cambodia: 3.8%
Laos: 3.8%
Malaysia: 3.8%
New Zealand: 4%
Singapore: 3.8%
Thailand: 3.8%
Vietnam: 3.8%
Indonesia: 3.8%
Philippines: 3.8%
Myanmar: 3.8%

CIQ codes

8537101110101Regulating & programming controllers (for winding machines of 8479899960) (integrated circuit)调节和编程控制器(8479899960绕线机用)(集成电路)
8537101110102Regulating and programming controllers (for winding machines of 8479899960) (other electronic components)调节和编程控制器(8479899960绕线机用)(其它电子元器件)

8537.10.11.90Other programmable controllers其他可编程控制器

For a voltage not exceeding 1000 V用于电压不超过1000伏的线路

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14%
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.Use用途
3.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.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: 2.5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 2.5%

RCEP rates

Australia: 3.8%
Brunei: 3.8%
Cambodia: 3.8%
Laos: 3.8%
Malaysia: 3.8%
New Zealand: 4%
Singapore: 3.8%
Thailand: 3.8%
Vietnam: 3.8%
Indonesia: 3.8%
Philippines: 3.8%
Myanmar: 3.8%

CIQ codes

8537101190999Other programmable controllers (for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V)其他可编程控制器(用于电压不超过1000伏的线路)

8537.10.11.85Expired

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.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 2.5%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 1%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 2.5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

8537.10.19Other numerical control apparatus for voltage <= 1000 V

8537.10.19.01Other numerical control units for machine tools机床用其他数控单元

Including CNC operating units imported separately包括单独进口的CNC操作单元

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: 3%
General import duty: 14%
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.Use用途
3.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 2.5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 2.5%

RCEP rates

Australia: 4.4%
Brunei: 4.4%
Cambodia: 4.4%
Laos: 4.4%
Malaysia: 4.4%
New Zealand: 4.5%
Singapore: 4.4%
Thailand: 4.4%
Vietnam: 4.4%
Indonesia: 4.4%
Philippines: 4.4%
Myanmar: 4.4%

CIQ codes

8537101901999Other numerical control units for machine tools (incl. separately imported CNC operating units)机床用其他数控单元(包括单独进口的CNC操作单元)

8537.10.19.90Other numerical control devices for non-machine tools其他非机床用数控装置

For a voltage not exceeding 1000 V用于电压不超过1000伏的线路

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 2 Apr 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.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 2.5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 2.5%

RCEP rates

Australia: 4.4%
Brunei: 4.4%
Cambodia: 4.4%
Laos: 4.4%
Malaysia: 4.4%
New Zealand: 4.5%
Singapore: 4.4%
Thailand: 4.4%
Vietnam: 4.4%
Indonesia: 4.4%
Philippines: 4.4%
Myanmar: 4.4%

CIQ codes

8537101990999Other numerical control apparatus not for machine-tools (for voltages not exceeding 1000 V)其他非机床用数控装置(用于电压不超过1000伏的线路)

8537.10.19.02Electronic injection ignition program controllers电喷点火程序控制器Expired

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.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 2.5%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 2.5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

8537.10.90Other electric control or power distribution boards, panels, etc., voltage ≤ 1000V

8537.10.90.01Control cabinets for lifts and PCBs for control cabinets电梯用控制柜及控制柜专用印刷电路板

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: 4%
General import duty: 50%
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.Use用途
3.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 3.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 3.2%
Serbia: 3.2%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 6.3%
Brunei: 5.6%
Cambodia: 5.6%
South Korea: 5.6%
Laos: 5.6%
Malaysia: 5.6%
New Zealand: 6.7%
Singapore: 5.6%
Thailand: 5.6%
Vietnam: 5.6%
Japan: 5.8%
Indonesia: 5.6%
Philippines: 5.6%
Myanmar: 5.6%

CIQ codes

8537109001999Control cabinets for elevators and dedicated printed circuit boards for control cabinets (for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V)电梯用控制柜及控制柜专用印刷电路板(电压不超过1000伏的线路)

8537.10.90.21Controllers控制器

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
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

3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证

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.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 3.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 3.2%
Serbia: 3.2%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 6.3%
Brunei: 5.6%
Cambodia: 5.6%
South Korea: 5.6%
Laos: 5.6%
Malaysia: 5.6%
New Zealand: 6.7%
Singapore: 5.6%
Thailand: 5.6%
Vietnam: 5.6%
Japan: 5.8%
Indonesia: 5.6%
Philippines: 5.6%
Myanmar: 5.6%

CIQ codes

8537109021999Controllers (for robots or end-effectors (see nuclear dual-use list))控制器(用于机器人或末端操纵装置(详见核两用清单))

8537.10.90.22Digital controllers数字控制器

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
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

3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证

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.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 3.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 3.2%
Serbia: 3.2%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 6.3%
Brunei: 5.6%
Cambodia: 5.6%
South Korea: 5.6%
Laos: 5.6%
Malaysia: 5.6%
New Zealand: 6.7%
Singapore: 5.6%
Thailand: 5.6%
Vietnam: 5.6%
Japan: 5.8%
Indonesia: 5.6%
Philippines: 5.6%
Myanmar: 5.6%

CIQ codes

8537109022999Digital controllers (exclusively for electric vibration test systems of 8479899959)数字控制器(专用于编号8479899959电动式振动试验系统)

8537.10.90.30Control modules for aircraft飞机用控制模块

Circuits for a voltage not exceeding 1000V电压不超过1000伏的线路

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: 1%
General import duty: 50%
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.Use用途
3.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 3.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 3.2%
Serbia: 3.2%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 6.3%
Brunei: 5.6%
Cambodia: 5.6%
South Korea: 5.6%
Laos: 5.6%
Malaysia: 5.6%
New Zealand: 6.7%
Singapore: 5.6%
Thailand: 5.6%
Vietnam: 5.6%
Japan: 5.8%
Indonesia: 5.6%
Philippines: 5.6%
Myanmar: 5.6%

CIQ codes

8537109030999Control modules for aircraft (for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V)飞机用控制模块(电压不超过1000伏的线路)

8537.10.90.40Export-controlled high-pressure water cannon control systems出口管制的高压水炮操控系统

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: 0%
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 2 Apr 2026

Licences and certificates

3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证
AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单

Inspection and quarantine

LCivil commodities inbound verification (CCC)民用商品入境验证

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.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 3.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 3.2%
Serbia: 3.2%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 6.3%
Brunei: 5.6%
Cambodia: 5.6%
South Korea: 5.6%
Laos: 5.6%
Malaysia: 5.6%
New Zealand: 6.7%
Singapore: 5.6%
Thailand: 5.6%
Vietnam: 5.6%
Japan: 5.8%
Indonesia: 5.6%
Philippines: 5.6%
Myanmar: 5.6%

CIQ codes

8537109040999Export controlled high-pressure water cannon control systems (for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V)出口管制的高压水炮操控系统(用于电压不超过1000伏的线路)

8537.10.90.90Other apparatus for the control or distribution of electricity其他电力控制或分配的装置

Circuits for a voltage not exceeding 1000V电压不超过1000伏的线路

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
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

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

Inspection and quarantine

LCivil commodities inbound verification (CCC)民用商品入境验证

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.Principle原理
4.Voltage电压
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.Model型号
7.GTIN
8.CAS
9.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 3.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 3.2%
Serbia: 3.2%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 6.3%
Brunei: 5.6%
Cambodia: 5.6%
South Korea: 5.6%
Laos: 5.6%
Malaysia: 5.6%
New Zealand: 6.7%
Singapore: 5.6%
Thailand: 5.6%
Vietnam: 5.6%
Japan: 5.8%
Indonesia: 5.6%
Philippines: 5.6%
Myanmar: 5.6%

CIQ codes

8537109090999Other apparatus for electric control or distribution (for voltages not exceeding 1000 V)其他电力控制或分配的装置(电压不超过1000伏的线路)

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

Previous8536 90 90Other One level up8537Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 8517 for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v Next8537 20 00For a voltage exceeding 1,000 V

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
HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
India's effective basic customs duty (notification 45/2025-Customs, Table I)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 18 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
RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 19 Oct 2026
China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026

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