Tariff item · Chapter 87 · Section XVII, Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

HS 8711 40 90Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars;: other

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof › With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding500 cc but not exceeding 800 cc

Customs duty
100%
Tariff rate
GST now
5%, 18% or 40%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
40%
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 rate100%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)Not determinedAssessable value11/2021-Customs
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD
Integrated GST (IGST)5%, 18% or 40%Assessable value + BCD + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
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–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA9%United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETAOnly for: Applies to: All goods, which have not been registered anywhere prior to importation, and imported as a Completely Built Unit (CBU) (S. No. 10398 of Table I).29/2026-Customs32.9% BCD + 18.8% AIDCplus AIDC 18.8%United Kingdom

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

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

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 not in the totals: 11/2021-Customs names these goods only in words or on a condition. For example S.No. 16AH of 11/2021-Customs (All goods other than goods covered under S. Nos. 328 and 329 of TABLE I of 45/2025-Customs: 40%; only for goods covered by another notification's entry (a condition the importer must meet)). Check the AIDC with your customs broker.
  • 11/2018-Customs exempts some goods of this code from SWS only by name or on a condition, for example S.No. 8C of 11/2018-Customs (All goods falling under heading 8711 other than those covered under S. Nos. 328 and 329 of: Nil; only for goods covered by another notification's entry (a condition the importer must meet)). The totals charge SWS.
  • 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 5%, 18% or 40%, depending on the goods.
  • Until 21 September 2025 28%.
  • Change: Changed.
  • No compensation cess.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 546Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor not exceeding 350 cc, with or without side-cars; side-cars18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule III, S.No. 8Motorcycles of engine capacity exceeding 350 cc40%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 440Fuel Cell Motor Vehicles including hydrogen vehicles based on fuel cell technology5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 441Electrically operated vehicles, including two and three wheeled electric vehicles. Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, "Electrically operated vehicles" means vehicles which are run solely on electrical energy derived from an external source or from one or more electrical batteries fitted to such road vehicles and shall include E- bicycles.5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202528%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255%, 18% or 40%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
8711Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars——
871101Motorcycles of cylinder capacity of 500cc and above3%Rs. 11,177 per Piece
871199Others2%—

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): 0.8% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free.
  • Condition: Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the chapter.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8711 40, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8711 40)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 8711 40. 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
8711.40.00.00Motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity > 500 cc but ≤ 800 cc500<排量≤800毫升装有活塞内燃发动机摩托车及脚踏两用车40%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)40%13%13%46AxyLM
  • 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

8711.40.00Motorcycles (including mopeds) with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 500 cc but not exceeding 800 cc

8711.40.00.00Motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity > 500 cc but ≤ 800 cc500<排量≤800毫升装有活塞内燃发动机摩托车及脚踏两用车
Unit
vehicle / kg
MFN import duty
40%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
150%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
10%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
2 Apr 2026
Licences and certificates
  • 4Export licence出口许可证
  • 6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
  • yExport licence (border trade)出口许可证(边境小额贸易)
Inspection and quarantine
  • LCivil commodities inbound verification (CCC)民用商品入境验证
  • MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Engine type发动机类型
  • 3.Cubic capacity排气量
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
New Zealand
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
16%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
32%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
30%
Brunei
30%
Cambodia
30%
South Korea
30%
Laos
30%
Malaysia
30%
New Zealand
32%
Singapore
30%
Thailand
30%
Vietnam
30%
Indonesia
30%
Philippines
30%
Myanmar
30%
CIQ codes
  • 8711400000999Motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity > 500 cc but ≤ 800 cc500<排量≤800毫升装有活塞内燃发动机摩托车及脚踏两用车

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

Previous8711 40 10Motor-cyclesOne level up8711 40With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding500 cc but not exceeding 800 ccNext8711 50 00With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800 cc

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.