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HS 9014Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances

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

Customs duty
7.5%
6 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

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
9014 10 00Direction finding compasses7.5%18%units
9014 20 00Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (other than compasses)7.5%18%units
9014 80Other instruments and appliances7.5%18%units
9014 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 6 tariff items: 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.

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

  • Free: 6 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. 567Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances18%

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
9014Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances1.2%—

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: 6 tariff items

China: the same goods (9014)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 17 in force under 9014. 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
9014.10.00.00Directional compasses定向罗盘0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9014.20.10.10Automatic pilots for unmanned aerial vehicles无人航空飞行器的自动驾驶仪0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
9014.20.10.90Other automatic pilots其他自动驾驶仪0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
9014.20.90.11Aeronautical inertial navigation instruments航空惯性导航仪0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
9014.20.90.12Other aerospace inertial navigation instruments其他航天惯性导航仪0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
9014.20.90.13Gyro-stabilized platforms陀螺稳定平台0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
9014.20.90.14Inertial measurement equipment with heading accuracy < 2°, attitude accuracy < 0.5°, and resolution < 0.1 degree航向精度小于2°、姿态精度小于0.5°、分辨率小于0.1度的惯性测量设备0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
9014.20.90.15Gyroscopes陀螺仪0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
9014.20.90.16Specially designed navigation information processing units专门设计的导航信息处理机0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
9014.20.90.17Topographic contour plotting apparatus地形等高线绘制设备0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
9014.20.90.18Scene plotting and related apparatus场景绘图及相关设备0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%3
9014.20.90.90Other aeronautical or space navigation instruments and apparatus其他航空或航天导航仪器及装置0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin0%13%13%None
9014.80.00.10Accelerometers with a proportional error of less than 0.25%比例误差小于0.25%的加速度表0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3
9014.80.00.20Altimeters高度表0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3
9014.80.00.90Other navigational instruments and apparatus其他导航仪器及装置0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9014.90.10.00Parts and accessories for automatic pilots自动驾驶仪用的零件、附件0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9014.90.90.00Parts and accessories of other navigational instruments and apparatus其他导航仪器及装置的零件、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.