Subheading · Chapter 90 · Section XVIII, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precisi…
HS 9025 19Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments: other
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
- Customs duty
- 7.5% to 10%
- 3 tariff items
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 0%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
3 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9025 19 10 | Digital thermometers | 10% | 5% or 18% | units |
| 9025 19 20 | Pyrometers | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | units |
| 9025 19 90 | Other | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | units |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 3 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 20 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 3 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 5% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%.
- Change: Changed.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 488 | Thermometers for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usage | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 574 | Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments [other than thermometers for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usage] | 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
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9025 | Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments | 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 policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 3 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 9025 19, and China's below.
China: the same goods (9025 19)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 4 expired under 9025 19. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9025.19.10.10 | Temperature sensors温度传感器 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9025.19.10.20 | Other non-liquid industrial non-electronic thermometers and pyrometers, containing mercury其他含汞的非液体的工业用非电子温度计及高温计 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | 89 |
| 9025.19.10.90 | Other non-liquid industrial thermometers and pyrometers其他非液体的工业用温度计及高温计 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9025.19.90.20 | Other non-liquid, non-electronic thermometers and pyrometers, containing mercury其他含汞的非液体的非电子温度计及高温计 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | 89 |
| 9025.19.90.90 | Other non-liquid thermometers, pyrometers非液体的其他温度计,高温计 | 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
9025.19.10Industrial thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments
9025.19.10.10Temperature sensors温度传感器
- Unit
- piece / kg
- 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.Principle原理
- 3.Whether direct-reading是否可直接读数
- 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%
- 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%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.2%
- Brunei
- 4.2%
- Cambodia
- 4.2%
- South Korea
- 4.2%
- Laos
- 4.2%
- Malaysia
- 4.2%
- New Zealand
- 5%
- Singapore
- 4.2%
- Thailand
- 4.2%
- Vietnam
- 4.2%
- Japan
- 4.6%
- Indonesia
- 4.2%
- Philippines
- 4.2%
- Myanmar
- 4.2%
CIQ codes
- 9025191010101Temperature sensors (electronic thermometers)温度传感器(电子温度计)
- 9025191010102Temperature sensors (thermometers)温度传感器(温度计)
9025.19.10.20Other non-liquid industrial non-electronic thermometers and pyrometers, containing mercury其他含汞的非液体的工业用非电子温度计及高温计
- Unit
- piece / kg
- 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
- 8Export prohibited禁止出口商品
- 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
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.Principle原理
- 3.Whether direct-reading是否可直接读数
- 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%
- 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%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.2%
- Brunei
- 4.2%
- Cambodia
- 4.2%
- South Korea
- 4.2%
- Laos
- 4.2%
- Malaysia
- 4.2%
- New Zealand
- 5%
- Singapore
- 4.2%
- Thailand
- 4.2%
- Vietnam
- 4.2%
- Japan
- 4.6%
- Indonesia
- 4.2%
- Philippines
- 4.2%
- Myanmar
- 4.2%
CIQ codes
- 9025191020999Other non-liquid industrial non-electronic thermometers and pyrometers, containing mercury其他含汞的非液体的工业用非电子温度计及高温计
9025.19.10.90Other non-liquid industrial thermometers and pyrometers其他非液体的工业用温度计及高温计
- Unit
- piece / kg
- 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.Principle原理
- 3.Whether direct-reading是否可直接读数
- 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%
- 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%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.2%
- Brunei
- 4.2%
- Cambodia
- 4.2%
- South Korea
- 4.2%
- Laos
- 4.2%
- Malaysia
- 4.2%
- New Zealand
- 5%
- Singapore
- 4.2%
- Thailand
- 4.2%
- Vietnam
- 4.2%
- Japan
- 4.6%
- Indonesia
- 4.2%
- Philippines
- 4.2%
- Myanmar
- 4.2%
CIQ codes
- 9025191090101Other non-liquid industrial thermometers and pyrometers (electronic thermometers)其他非液体的工业用温度计及高温计(电子温度计)
- 9025191090102Other non-liquid industrial thermometers and pyrometers (thermometers)其他非液体的工业用温度计及高温计(温度计)
9025.19.10.00Industrial thermometers and pyrometers, not liquid-filled非液体的工业用温度计及高温计Expired
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 20%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 25 Jul 2021
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.Principle原理
- 3.Whether direct-reading是否可直接读数
- 4.Brand品牌
- 5.Model型号
- 6.GTIN
- 7.CAS
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 3%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 9025191000101Non-liquid industrial thermometers & pyrometers (electronic thermometers)非液体的工业用温度计及高温计(电子温度计)
- 9025191000102Non-liquid industrial thermometers and pyrometers (thermometers)非液体的工业用温度计及高温计(温度计)
9025.19.90Thermometers & pyrometers, not combined with other instruments, n.e.s.
9025.19.90.20Other non-liquid, non-electronic thermometers and pyrometers, containing mercury其他含汞的非液体的非电子温度计及高温计
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- 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
- 8Export prohibited禁止出口商品
- 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
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.Principle原理
- 3.Whether direct-reading是否可直接读数
- 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%
- 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%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 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
- 4.6%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 9025199020999Other non-liquid, non-electronic thermometers and pyrometers, containing mercury其他含汞的非液体的非电子温度计及高温计
9025.19.90.90Other non-liquid thermometers, pyrometers非液体的其他温度计,高温计
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- 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.Principle原理
- 3.Whether direct-reading是否可直接读数
- 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%
- 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%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 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
- 4.6%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 9025199090101Other non-liquid thermometers and pyrometers (electronic thermometers)非液体的其他温度计,高温计(电子温度计)
- 9025199090102Other thermometers and pyrometers, not liquid-filled非液体的其他温度计,高温计(温度计)
9025.19.90.00Other non-liquid thermometers, pyrometers非液体的其他温度计,高温计Expired
- Unit
- None
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- None
- Import VAT
- None
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- None
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- None
- Updated by China
- 25 Jul 2021
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 3%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
9025.19.90.01Infrared human body thermometers红外线人体测温仪Expired
- Unit
- None
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- None
- Import VAT
- None
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- None
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- None
- Updated by China
- 25 Jul 2021
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 3%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 9025199001999Infrared human body thermometers红外线人体测温仪
9025.19.90.10Infrared human body thermometers红外线人体测温仪Expired
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- 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
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.Principle原理
- 3.Whether direct-reading是否可直接读数
- 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
- 2%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- 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
- 7.6%
CIQ codes
- 9025199010999Infrared human body thermometers红外线人体测温仪
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
- 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 19 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 19 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)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
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026
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