Subheading · Chapter 90 · Section XVIII, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precisi…
HS 9025 80Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments: other instruments
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 4 tariff items
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 11%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
4 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 80 10 | Hydrometers and similar floating instruments | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | units |
| 9025 80 20 | Barometers, not combined with other instruments | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | units |
| 9025 80 30 | Lactometer | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | units |
| 9025 80 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 4 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 20 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 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: 4 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 9025 80, and China's below.
China: the same goods (9025 80)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force and 1 expired under 9025 80. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9025.80.00.10 | Non-electronic thermometers and barometers containing mercury含汞的非电子温度计和气压计 | 11%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 11% | 13% | 13% | 89 |
| 9025.80.00.90 | Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers and similar instruments其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器 | 11%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 11% | 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
9025.80.00Other liquid hydrometers, hygrometers, wet-bulb hygrometers, etc.
9025.80.00.10Non-electronic thermometers and barometers containing mercury含汞的非电子温度计和气压计
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 11%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 30%
- 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.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 4.Model型号
- 5.GTIN
- 6.CAS
- 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.5%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 4.4%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 7.7%
- Serbia
- 8.8%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 8.3%
- Brunei
- 8.3%
- Cambodia
- 8.3%
- Laos
- 8.3%
- Malaysia
- 8.3%
- New Zealand
- 8.8%
- Singapore
- 8.3%
- Thailand
- 8.3%
- Vietnam
- 8.3%
- Indonesia
- 8.3%
- Philippines
- 8.3%
- Myanmar
- 8.3%
CIQ codes
- 9025800010999Non-electronic thermometers and barometers containing mercury含汞的非电子温度计和气压计
9025.80.00.90Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers and similar instruments其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 11%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 30%
- 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.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 4.Model型号
- 5.GTIN
- 6.CAS
- 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.5%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 4.4%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 7.7%
- Serbia
- 8.8%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 8.3%
- Brunei
- 8.3%
- Cambodia
- 8.3%
- Laos
- 8.3%
- Malaysia
- 8.3%
- New Zealand
- 8.8%
- Singapore
- 8.3%
- Thailand
- 8.3%
- Vietnam
- 8.3%
- Indonesia
- 8.3%
- Philippines
- 8.3%
- Myanmar
- 8.3%
CIQ codes
- 9025800090101Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers, etc. (thermometers)其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器(温度计)
- 9025800090102Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers, etc. (hydrometers)其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器(比重计)
- 9025800090103Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers, etc. (hygrometers)其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器(湿度计)
- 9025800090104Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers and similar instruments (other mechanical instruments and parts thereof)其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器(其他机械式仪表及其零件)
9025.80.00.00Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers and similar instruments其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器Expired
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 11%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 30%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 4 Jan 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.Brand品牌
- 4.Model型号
- 5.GTIN
- 6.CAS
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 4%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 2.2%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 7.1%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 9025800000101Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers, etc. (thermometers)其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器(温度计)
- 9025800000102Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers, etc. (hydrometers)其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器(比重计)
- 9025800000103Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers, etc. (hygrometers)其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器(湿度计)
- 9025800000104Other thermometers, hydrometers, hygrometers and similar instruments (other mechanical instruments and parts thereof)其他温度计,比重计,湿度计等仪器(其他机械式仪表及其零件)
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
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.