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

HS 8544 42 99Fitted with connectors: other

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 › Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors, optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with

Customs duty
15%
Tariff rate
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
metres
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty 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
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate15%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)18%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
ASEAN–India FTA0%Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Korea CEPA0%South Korea
India–Malaysia CECA0%Malaysia
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs0%Oman
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA0%United Arab Emirates
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka
India–EFTA TEPA52/2025-Customs6%Norway
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs7.14%Switzerland, Liechtenstein
SAPTA7.5%Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs8%Iceland
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs8%United Kingdom

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

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

Clearance by other agencies

  • Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under The Bureau Of Standards Act,1986,The Bureau Of Standards Rules 1987.

Documents: Registration Certificate (BIS).

"*BIS Standard is 14255:1995 is applicable on aerial bunched cables for working voltages up to and including 1100 volts specification. refer cables (quality control) order, 2020[so 294 (e) dated 21-01-2020]*ensure compliance of DGFT pn no 17/2023 dtd 22-06-23 para (i to xv), wherein it is notified that DGFT shall be the designated authority for allocation and monitoring of all trq items under revised india-nepal treaty and revised procedure for allocation and monitoring of 10000mt of copper products (chapter 74 and cth 8544) for fy 2023-24 under trq and under para 2.92 of the hbp, 2023*indian standard 17293:2020 is applicable on solar dc cable.indian standard 17505 (part 1):2021 is applicable on fire surival cable wef 26-02-2024.goods or article shall confirm and bear standard mark under licence from the bureau in accordance with scheme i of schedule ii to the bureau of indian standards (conformity assessment) regulations, 2018 under the solar dc cable and fire surival cable (quality control) order, 2023.refer s.o.3807(e) DT 24-08-23* indian standard 14927(part 2):2001 is applicable on cable trunking and ducting systems for electrical installations-cable trunking and ducting systems intended for mounting on walls or ceiling wef 01-07.2024. for small wef 01-10-2024. for micro wef 01-01-2025. goods or article shall confirm and bear standard mark under licence from the bureau of indian standars as per scheme i of schedule ii to the bureau of indian standards (conformity assessment) regulations, 2018under the electrical accessories (quality control) order, 2023. refer s.o.43(e) DT 01-01-24 **"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Free.
Notes on these rates
  • BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
  • 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.

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. 516Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors18%

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
8544Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co- axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors——
854401Optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors1%—
854499Others1.7%—

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): 0.7% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.4% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Foreign Trade (Developmentand Regulation) Act, 1992. The Foreign Trade (Development & Regulations) Amendment Act, 2010.the Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993 and the Foreign Trade Regulation) amendment Rules, 2015.

*EXPORT OF ITEMS LISTED IN CATEGORY 4A/4B OF APPENDIX 3 OF THE SCOMET LIST IS RESTRICTED AND REGULATED UNDER SCOMET.*AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION,THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE.IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.*REFER DGFT PUBLIC NOTICE NO 31/2015-20 DTD 14-10-22 FOR INCLUSION OF PARAGRAPH 2.79C (D) IN THE HBP OF THE FOREIGN TRADE POLICY (FTP) 2015-20 TO NOTIFY THE PROCEDURE FOR GENERAL AUTHORISATION FOR EXPORT AFTER REPAIR IN INDIA (GAER) FOR EXPORT OF SAME IMPORTED SCOMET ITEMS TO SAME ENTITY ABROAD UNDER GAER**REFER DGFT PN NO 51/2015-20 DT 17-01-2023 WHEREIN THE EXISTING STOCK AND SALE POLICY UNDER PARA 2.79A OF THE HBP OF THE FTP 2015-20 HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REVISE THE APPLICABILITY OF THE POLICY FOR EXPORT FROM THE INDIAN SUBSIDIARY OF FOREIGN COMPANY (APPLICANT EXPORTER) TO ITS FOREIGN PARENT/ANOTHER SUBSIDIARY OF FOREIGN PARENT COMPANY AND ALLOW REPEAT ORDER AUTHORIZATION UNDER THE STOCK AND SALE POLICY, FOR GRANT OF AUTHORIZATION FOR BULK EXPORT OF SCOMET ITEMS (EXCLUDING CATEGORY 0, CATEGORY 3A4001, CATEGORY 6 AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY UNDER ANY CATEGORY) FROM AN INDIAN EXPORTER TO AN ENTITY ABROAD (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS STOCKIST) FOR SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER TO THE ULTIMATE END USERS AS PER CONDITIONS LAID DOWN*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8544 42, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8544 42)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force under 8544 42. 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
8544.42.11.00Cables fitted with connectors, for a rated voltage ≤ 80 V额定电压≤80伏有接头电缆0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8544.42.19.00Electrical conductors with connectors, for a voltage <= 80V额定电压≤80伏有接头电导体0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8544.42.21.00Cables with connectors, 80V < rated voltage <=1000V80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电缆0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%AL
8544.42.29.00Electric conductors with connectors, for a voltage >80V but ≤1000V80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电导体0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%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

8544.42.11Cables with connectors, for a voltage <= 80V

8544.42.11.00Cables fitted with connectors, for a rated voltage ≤ 80 V额定电压≤80伏有接头电缆
Unit
kg / m
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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.Structural type (with or without connectors; coaxial or not)结构类型(是否有接头;是否同轴电缆)
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.Rated voltage额定电压
  • 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
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8544421100101Cables with connectors, rated voltage <=80V额定电压≤80伏有接头电缆(电缆)
  • 8544421100102Electric cables fitted with connectors, for a voltage ≤ 80 V (computer connecting cable)额定电压≤80伏有接头电缆(电脑连接线)
  • 8544421100103Cables with connectors, for a voltage ≤80V (video game console cables)额定电压≤80伏有接头电缆(游戏机线)
  • 8544421100104Electric cables fitted with connectors, for a voltage ≤ 80 V (other electric wires and cables)额定电压≤80伏有接头电缆(其它电线电缆)

8544.42.19Other electric conductors fitted with connectors, for a rated voltage not exceeding 80 V

8544.42.19.00Electrical conductors with connectors, for a voltage <= 80V额定电压≤80伏有接头电导体
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
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.Type of construction (with or without connectors; coaxial conductor or not)结构类型(是否有接头;是否同轴电导体)
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.Rated voltage额定电压
  • 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
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8544421900101Electric conductors with connectors, for a voltage ≤80V (stranded wire)额定电压≤80伏有接头电导体(绞股线)
  • 8544421900102Electric conductors with connectors, rated voltage <=80V (electric wire)额定电压≤80伏有接头电导体(电线)
  • 8544421900103Electric conductors fitted with connectors, for a voltage ≤ 80 V (computer connecting cable)额定电压≤80伏有接头电导体(电脑连接线)
  • 8544421900104Electric conductors fitted with connectors, for a voltage ≤ 80 V (video game console cable)额定电压≤80伏有接头电导体(游戏机线)
  • 8544421900105Electric conductors fitted with connectors, for a voltage ≤ 80 V (other electric wires and cables)额定电压≤80伏有接头电导体(其它电线电缆)

8544.42.21Cables with connectors, for a voltage >80V but ≤1000V

8544.42.21.00Cables with connectors, 80V < rated voltage <=1000V80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电缆
Unit
kg / m
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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.Structural type (with or without connectors; coaxial or not)结构类型(是否有接头;是否同轴电缆)
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.Rated voltage额定电压
  • 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
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8544422100101Cables with connectors, for a rated voltage of > 80 V but ≤ 1000 V (electric wire)80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电缆(电线)
  • 8544422100102Cables with connectors, for a rated voltage of > 80 V but ≤ 1000 V (electric cable)80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电缆(电缆)
  • 8544422100103Cables fitted with connectors, for a voltage > 80 V but not exceeding 1000 V (other electric wires and cables)80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电缆(其它电线电缆)

8544.42.29Other electric conductors with connectors, for a rated voltage of > 80 V but ≤ 1000 V

8544.42.29.00Electric conductors with connectors, for a voltage >80V but ≤1000V80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电导体
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
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.Type of construction (with or without connectors; coaxial conductor or not)结构类型(是否有接头;是否同轴电导体)
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.Rated voltage额定电压
  • 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
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8544422900101Electric conductors with connectors, for a rated voltage of > 80 V but ≤ 1000 V (stranded wire)80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电导体(绞股线)
  • 8544422900102Electric conductors with connectors, for a rated voltage of > 80 V but ≤ 1000 V (electric wire)80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电导体(电线)
  • 8544422900103Electric conductors fitted with connectors, for a voltage > 80 V but not exceeding 1000 V (other electric wires and cables)80V<额定电压≤1000V有接头电导体(其它电线电缆)

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

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.