Heading · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8543Electrical machines and apparatus having individual functions, not specified or including elsewhere in this chapter
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%
- 40 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Mostly Free
- Prohibited: 1 item, Restricted: 1 item
- Export policy
- Mostly Free
- Prohibited: 1 item
- Unit
- kg or units
- Duty in China
- 0% to 8%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8543 10 | Particle accelerators | 0% to 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8543 20 | Signal generators | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8543 30 00 | Machines and apparatus for electroplating, electrolysis or electrophoresis | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8543 40 00 | Electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporising devices | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8543 70 | Other machines and apparatus | 0% to 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8543 90 00 | Parts | 7.5% | 18% | kg |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 40 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: 37 tariff items
- Prohibited: 1 tariff item
- Restricted: 1 tariff item
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
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 515 | Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8543 | Electrical machines and apparatus having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter | 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 19 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 38 tariff items
- Prohibited: 1 tariff item
China: the same goods (8543)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 27 in force under 8543. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8543.10.00.10 | Pulse electron accelerators脉冲电子加速器 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8543.10.00.20 | Neutron generator systems, including neutron tubes中子发生器系统,包括中子管 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8543.10.00.90 | Other particle accelerators其他粒子加速器 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.20.10.00 | Universal signal generators, with output signal frequency < 1500 MHz输出信号频率<1500Mhz的通用信号发生器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.20.90.10 | High-speed pulse generators高速脉冲发生器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8543.20.90.90 | Other general purpose signal generators, with output signal frequency ≥ 1500 MHz其他输出信号频率≥1500Mhz的通用信号发生器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.30.00.10 | Electrochemical reduction cells; lithium-amalgam electrolytic cells电化学还原槽;锂汞齐电解槽 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8543.30.00.20 | Electrolytic cells for fluorine production产氟电解槽 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8543.30.00.90 | Other electro-plating, electrolysis or electrophoresis machinery and apparatus其他电镀、电解或电泳设备及装置 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.40.00.10 | Devices and apparatus capable of atomizing the products of subheading 24041200 into inhalable aerosols, whether or not fitted with cartridges可将税目24041200所列产品中的雾化物雾化为可吸入气溶胶的设备及装置,无论是否配有烟弹 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.40.00.90 | Other electronic cigarettes and similar personal electronic vaping devices其他电子烟及类似的个人电子雾化设备 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 8543.70.91.00 | Metal, mineral detectors金属,矿藏探测器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.70.92.00 | Other high and medium frequency amplifiers其他高,中频放大器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.70.93.00 | Electric fence energisers电篱网激发器 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.70.99.10 | Flight data recorders and reporters飞行数据记录器、报告器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.70.99.20 | Exciters for radio or television broadcasting无线广播电视用激励器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | O |
| 8543.70.99.30 | Analogue/digital converters模/数转换器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8543.70.99.40 | Ion sources for mass spectrometers质谱仪用的离子源 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8543.70.99.50 | Cipher machines, cipher cards, key management products密码机、密码卡、密钥管理产品 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 23 |
| 8543.70.99.60 | Dual-use anti-drone system dedicated electronic jamming equipment for civilian use两用物项管制的民用反无人机系统专用电子干扰设备 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8543.70.99.90 | Other electrical apparatus and equipment, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere其他未列名的具有独立功能的电气设备及装置 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 9% | None |
| 8543.90.10.00 | Parts for particle accelerators粒子加速器用零件 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.90.21.00 | Parts of general purpose signal generators, with output signal frequency < 1500 MHz输出信号频率<1500Mhz通用信号发生器零件 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.90.29.00 | Parts of general purpose signal generators, with output signal frequency ≥ 1500 MHz输出信号频率≥1500Mhz通用信号发生器零件 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.90.30.00 | Parts for metal or mineral detectors金属,矿藏探测器用零件 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.90.40.00 | Parts for high and medium frequency amplifiers高、中频放大器用零件 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8543.90.90.00 | Parts of other electrical machinery of heading 85.43税目85.43项下其他电气设备零件 | 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.
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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.