Tariff item · Chapter 90 · Section XVIII, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precisi…

HS 9015 80 90Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders: other

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

Customs duty: 7.5%; Tariff rate
GST now: 18%; or 5% for some goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: units
Duty in China: 0%; On Indian goods

Landed cost Search codes Duty 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
Duty	Rate	Charged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate	7.5%	Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)	Nil	Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)	10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess	BCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)	18%	Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
Agreement	Customs duty	Goods from
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs	0%	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 CEPA	0%	Japan
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs	0%	Oman
India–Singapore CECA	0%	Singapore
India–Sri Lanka FTA	0%	Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA	0%	United Arab Emirates
SAFTA	0%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAPTA	3.75%	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–EFTA TEPA52/2025-Customs	4.5%	Norway
SAFTA	5%	Sri Lanka
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs	5.36%	Switzerland, Liechtenstein
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs	6%	Iceland
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs	6%	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 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%, or 5% for some goods.
Until 21 September 2025 18%, or 5% or 12% for some goods.
Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 568	Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders	18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 473	Coronary stents and coronary stent systems for use with cardiac catheters	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 474	Artificial kidney	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 475	Blood glucose monitoring system (Glucometer) and test strips	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 476	Patent Ductus Arteriosus / Atrial Se ptal Defect occlusion device	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 477	Parts of the following goods, namely: - (i) Crutches; (ii) Wheel chairs; (iii)Walking frames; (iv)Tricycles; (v)Braillers; and (vi) Artificial limbs	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 478	Assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for disabled, specified in List 1 appended to this Schedule	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 479	Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney	5%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	5%, 12% or 18%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	5% or 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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback item	Goods	Rate	Cap
9015	Surveying (including photo- grammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meterological or geo- physcial instruments and appliances, excluding com-passes; rangefinders	1.2%	—

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 20 Oct 2026.

Export incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.3% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 9015 80, and China's below.

China: the same goods (9015 80)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force and 2 expired under 9015 80. 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 code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
9015.80.00.30	Airborne or shipborne gravimeters; airborne or shipborne gravity gradiometers机载或舰载重力仪；机载或舰载重力梯度仪	0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	0%	13%	13%	None
9015.80.00.90	Other measuring instruments and apparatus其他测量仪器及装置	0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	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.

Every Chinese code in full

9015.80.00Other instruments and apparatus for surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic, meteorological or geophysical uses

9015.80.00.30Airborne or shipborne gravimeters; airborne or shipborne gravity gradiometers机载或舰载重力仪；机载或舰载重力梯度仪

with an accuracy of 1 milligal or better and a steady-state recording time of not more than 2 minutes精度为1毫伽或更好、稳态记录时间至多为2分钟的

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 27 Sep 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.Principle原理
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%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 2.5%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 2.7%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9015800030999Gravity meters, airborne or shipborne; gravity gradiometers, airborne or shipborne (with an accuracy of 1 mgal or better, and a steady-state recording time of up to 2 minutes)机载或舰载重力仪;机载或舰载重力梯度仪(精度为1毫伽或更好、稳态记录时间至多为2分钟的)

9015.80.00.90Other measuring instruments and apparatus其他测量仪器及装置

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14%
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.Principle原理
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%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 2.5%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 2.7%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9015800090101Other measuring instruments & apparatus (electronic)其他测量仪器及装置(电子)
9015800090102Other measuring instruments & apparatus (mechanical)其他测量仪器及装置(机械)

9015.80.00.10Airborne or shipborne gravimeters机载或舰载重力仪Expired

with an accuracy of 1 milligal or better and a steady-state recording time of not more than 2 minutes精度为1毫伽或更好、稳态记录时间至多为2分钟的

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 1 Jan 2025

Licences and certificates

3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证

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.Principle原理
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%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 4.5%

CIQ codes

9015800010999Airborne or marine gravimeters (of an accuracy of 1 milligal or better, and having a steady-state (static) recording time of two minutes or less)机载或舰载重力仪(精度为1毫伽或更好、稳态记录时间至多为2分钟的)

9015.80.00.20Airborne or shipborne gravity gradiometers机载或舰载重力梯度仪Expired

with an accuracy of 1 milligal or better and a steady-state recording time of not more than 2 minutes精度为1毫伽或更好、稳态记录时间至多为2分钟的

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 14%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 1 Jan 2025

Licences and certificates

3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证

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.Principle原理
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%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 1%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 4.5%

CIQ codes

9015800020999Airborne or marine gravity gradiometers (with an accuracy of 1 milligal or better and a steady-state recording time of up to 2 minutes)机载或舰载重力梯度仪(精度为1毫伽或更好、稳态记录时间至多为2分钟的)

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

Previous9015 80 30Geophysical instruments One level up9015 80Other instruments and appliances Next9015 90 00Parts and accessories

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 import tariff by origin (Indian Trade Portal snapshot)Checked 29 Sep 2026
GST schedule headings and 8-digit IGST (archived)Checked 29 Sep 2026
HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
India's effective basic customs duty (notification 45/2025-Customs, Table I)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's preferential tariff schedules (CBIC notifications)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 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.