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

HS 9028 90Parts and accessories

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof › Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor

Customs duty
7.5% to 20%
2 tariff items
GST now
18%
or 5% for some goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

2 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
9028 90 10For electricity meters20%18%kg
9028 90 90Other7.5%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 2 tariff items: 7.5% to 20%. 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: 2 tariff items

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
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 577Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 473Coronary stents and coronary stent systems for use with cardiac catheters5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 474Artificial kidney5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 475Blood glucose monitoring system (Glucometer) and test strips5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 476Patent Ductus Arteriosus / Atrial Se ptal Defect occlusion device5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 477Parts of the following goods, namely: - (i) Crutches; (ii) Wheel chairs; (iii)Walking frames; (iv)Tricycles; (v)Braillers; and (vi) Artificial limbs5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 478Assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for disabled, specified in List 1 appended to this Schedule5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 479Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20255%, 12% or 18%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255% 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 itemGoodsRateCap
9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor1.2%—

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: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 9028 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (9028 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force under 9028 90. 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
9028.90.10.00Parts and accessories for industrial measuring instruments工业用计量仪表零件、附件0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
9028.90.90.00Parts and accessories for non-industrial measuring instruments非工业用计量仪表零件、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.

Every Chinese code in full

9028.90.10Parts and accessories for the above-mentioned measuring instruments for industrial use

9028.90.10.00Parts and accessories for industrial measuring instruments工业用计量仪表零件、附件
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
0%
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.Application (for XX brand XX machine or universal for XX machine, etc.)用途(适用于XX品牌XX机或通用于XX机等)
  • 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
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%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
4.2%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 9028901000102Parts and accessories for industrial measuring instruments (other mechanical instruments and parts thereof)工业用计量仪表零件、附件(其他机械式仪表及其零件)
  • 9028901000999Parts and accessories for industrial measuring instruments工业用计量仪表零件、附件

9028.90.90Parts and accessories, n.e.s., for other meters of the foregoing

9028.90.90.00Parts and accessories for non-industrial measuring instruments非工业用计量仪表零件、附件
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
50%
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.Application (for XX brand XX machine or universal for XX machine, etc.)用途(适用于XX品牌XX机或通用于XX机等)
  • 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
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%
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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 9028909000102Parts & accessories for measuring instruments, not for industrial use (other mechanical instruments & parts thereof)非工业用计量仪表零件、附件(其他机械式仪表及其零件)
  • 9028909000999Parts and accessories for non-industrial measuring instruments非工业用计量仪表零件、附件

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.

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