Heading · Chapter 90 · Section XVIII, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precisi…
HS 9030Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 9028; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
- Customs duty
- 0% to 7.5%
- 19 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 5% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg or units
- Duty in China
- 0% to 10%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9030 10 00 | Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiations | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9030 20 00 | Oscilloscopes and oscillographs | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9030 31 00 | Multimeters without a recording device | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9030 32 00 | Multimeters with a recording device | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9030 33 | Other, without a recording device | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9030 39 00 | Other, with a recording device | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9030 40 00 | Other instruments and apparatus, specially designed for telecommunications (for example, cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers) | Free | 18% | units |
| 9030 82 00 | For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) | Free | 18% | units |
| 9030 84 00 | Other, with a recording device | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9030 89 | Other | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9030 90 | Parts and accessories | 7.5% | 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 19 tariff items: 0% to 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: 19 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
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 579 | Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 9028; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations | 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 | 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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9030 | Oscilloscopes, spectrum ana-lysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 9028; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations | 1% | — |
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: 19 tariff items
China: the same goods (9030)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 20 in force and 2 expired under 9030. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9030.10.00.00 | Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking ionizing radiations离子射线的测量或检验仪器及装置 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.20.10.00 | General purpose oscilloscopes, of a bandwidth not exceeding 300 MHz300兆赫以下的通用示波器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.20.90.00 | Other oscilloscopes其他示波器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.31.10.00 | Digital multimeters, 5 1/2 digits or less, not incorporating a recording device不带记录装置的五位半及以下的数字万用表 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.31.90.00 | Other multimeters, without a recording device不带记录装置的其他万用表 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.32.00.00 | Multimeters, incorporating a recording device带记录装置的万用表 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.33.10.00 | Digital current or voltage meters, 5½ digits or less, without recording device不带记录装置的五位半及以下的数字电流、电压表 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.33.20.00 | Resistance measuring instruments, without a recording device不带记录装置的电阻测试仪 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.33.90.00 | Other instruments for measuring voltage, current and power, without recording device不带记录装置的检测电压、电流及功率的其他仪器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.39.00.00 | Other instruments for measuring voltage, current, resistance or power, with a recording device其他带记录装置的检测电压、电流、电阻或功率的仪器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.40.10.00 | Digital frequency meters of a kind used below 12.4 GHz12.4千兆赫兹以下数字式频率计 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.40.90.00 | Other special instruments and apparatus for radio communication其他无线电通讯专用仪器及装置 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.82.00.00 | Instruments for testing or inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices测试或检验半导体晶圆或器件用的仪器 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.84.10.00 | Inductance and capacitance measuring instruments电感及电容测试仪 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.84.90.00 | Other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities其他电量的测量或检验仪器及装置 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.89.10.00 | Other inductance and capacitance testing instruments其他电感及电容测试仪 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.89.90.10 | Neutron detection and measuring instruments中子探测和测量仪表 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9030.89.90.90 | Other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities其他电量的测量或检验仪器及装置 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.90.00.10 | Test heads for testing surface acoustic wave filters用于声表面滤波器测试的测试头 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9030.90.00.90 | Parts and accessories of goods of heading 9030品目9030所属货品的零件及附件 | 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.
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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's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 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.