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

HS 8542Electronic integrated circuits

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
0% to 7.5%
5 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg or units
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

5 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
8542 31 00Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuitsFree18%units
8542 32 00MemoriesFree18%units
8542 33 00AmplifiersFree18%units
8542 39 00Other7.5%18%units
8542 90 00PartsFree18%kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 5 tariff items: 0% to 7.5%. 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: 5 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. 514Electronic integrated circuits18%

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
8542Electronic integrated circuits1%—

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: 5 tariff items

China: the same goods (8542)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 19 in force and 16 expired under 8542. 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
8542.31.11.00Semiconductor modules with converter function, in multi-component integrated circuits多元件集成电路中的具有变流功能的半导体模块0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8542.31.19.10Security chip安全芯片0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
8542.31.19.91Other microprocessors (MPU)其他微处理器(MPU)0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
8542.31.19.92Other micro-controller units (MCUs)其他微控制单元(MCU)0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
8542.31.19.99Other multi-component integrated circuits for use as processors and controllers其他用作处理器及控制器的多元件集成电路0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
8542.31.90.10Security chip安全芯片0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3
8542.31.90.91Other microprocessors (MPU)其他微处理器(MPU)0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8542.31.90.92Other micro-controller units (MCUs)其他微控制单元(MCU)0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8542.31.90.99Other integrated circuits for use as processors and controllers其他用作处理器及控制器的集成电路0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8542.32.10.10Multi-component integrated circuits for use as memories (volatile memories)用作存储器的多元件集成电路（易失性存储器）0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
8542.32.10.90Multi-component integrated circuits for use as memories (non-volatile memory)用作存储器的多元件集成电路（非易失性存储器）0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
8542.32.90.10Other integrated circuits for use as memories (volatile memory)其他用作存储器的集成电路（易失性存储器）0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8542.32.90.90Other integrated circuits for use as memories (non-volatile memories)其他用作存储器的集成电路（非易失性存储器）0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8542.33.10.00Multi-component integrated circuits for use as amplifiers用作放大器的多元件集成电路0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
8542.33.90.00Other integrated circuits for use as amplifiers其他用作放大器的集成电路0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8542.39.10.10Other multi-component integrated circuits containing silicon-based transducers含硅基换能器的其他多元件集成电路0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
8542.39.10.90Other multi-component integrated circuits其他多元件集成电路0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
8542.39.90.00Other integrated circuits其他集成电路0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8542.90.00.00Parts of other integrated circuits and micro-assemblies其他集成电路及微电子组件零件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.