Chapter · Chapter 91 · Section XVIII, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precisi…
HS 91Clocks and watches and parts thereof
- Customs duty
- 5% to 20%
- 65 tariff items
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg or units
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this chapter
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9101 | Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop-watches, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 20% | 18% | units |
| 9102 | Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop watches, other than those of heading | 20% | 18% | units |
| 9103 | Clocks with watch movements, excluding clocks of heading 9104 | 20% | 18% | units |
| 9104 | Instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels | 15% | 18% | units |
| 9105 | Other clocks | 20% | 18% | units |
| 9106 | Time of day recording apparatus and apparatus for measuring, recording or otherwise indicating intervals of time, with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor (for example, time-registers, time-recorders) | 10% | 18% | units |
| 9107 | Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor | 10% | 18% | units |
| 9108 | Watch movements, complete and assembled | 5% | 18% | units |
| 9109 | Clock movements, complete and assembled | 10% | 18% | units |
| 9110 | Complete watch or clock movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch or clock movements | 5% to 10% | 18% | units |
| 9111 | Watch cases and parts thereof | 10% | 18% | kg or units |
| 9112 | Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other goods of this chapter, and parts thereof | 10% | 18% | kg or units |
| 9113 | Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof | 10% | 18% | kg or units |
| 9114 | Other clock or watch parts | 5% to 10% | 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 65 tariff items: 5% to 20%. 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: 64 tariff items
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.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 64 tariff items
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
- 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
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.