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HS 9010Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof

Customs duty
7.5% to 10%
4 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg or units
Duty in China
0% to 12%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

4 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
9010 10 00Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper7.5%18%units
9010 50 00Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes7.5%18%units
9010 60 00Projection screens10%18%units
9010 90 00Parts and accessories7.5%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 4 tariff items: 7.5% to 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 4 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. 563Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens18%

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
9010Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens1.2%—

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: 4 tariff items

China: the same goods (9010)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 12 in force under 9010. 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
9010.10.10.00Automatic developing apparatus and equipment for cinematographic film电影用胶卷的自动显影装置及设备7.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin12%13%13%None
9010.10.20.00Automatic developing apparatus and equipment for special photographic film特种照相胶卷自动显影装置及设备5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin8%13%13%None
9010.10.91.00Automatic developing apparatus and equipment for color film彩色胶卷用自动显影及设备12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%13%13%None
9010.10.99.00Other automatic developing apparatus and equipment for photographic film其他胶卷的自动显影装置及设备12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%13%13%None
9010.50.10.00Negative displays负片显示器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9010.50.21.00Developing and printing apparatus for cinematography电影用的洗印装置0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
9010.50.22.00Special photographic developing or printing apparatus特种照相用的洗印装置0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9010.50.29.00Other photographic developing or printing apparatus其他照相用的洗印装置0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9010.60.00.00Screens and other projection screens银幕及其他投影屏幕0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9010.90.10.00Parts and accessories for cinematographic film processing apparatus电影洗印用洗印装置的零件、附件0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9010.90.20.00Parts and accessories for apparatus for special photographic processing特种照相洗印用装置的零件、附件0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9010.90.90.00Parts & accessories for other photographic lab apparatus其他洗印用装置的零件、附件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.