Heading · Chapter 84 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8451Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
- Customs duty
- 7.5% to 10%
- 20 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 5% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg or units
- Duty in China
- 5.2% to 7.2%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8451 10 | Dry-cleaning machines | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8451 21 00 | Each of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8451 29 00 | Other | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8451 30 | Ironing machines and presses (including fusing presses) | 7.5% to 10% | 18% | units |
| 8451 40 | Washing, bleaching or dyeing machines | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8451 50 00 | Machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8451 80 | Other machinery | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8451 90 00 | Parts | 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 20 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 19 Oct 2026. 1 earlier measure has ended.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 20 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. 438 | Machinery (other than machines of heading 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing (including fusing presses), bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made up textile articles and machines for applying the paste to the base fabric or other support used in the manufacture of floor covering such as linoleum; machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 437 | Following renewable energy devices and parts for their manufacture:- (a) Bio-gas plant; (b) Solar power-based devices; (c) Solar power generator; (d) Wind mills, Wind Operated Electricity Generator (WOEG); (e) Waste to energy plants / devices; (f) Solar lantern / solar lamp; (g) Ocean waves/tidal waves energy devices/plants; (h) Photo voltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels. Explanation:- If the goods specified in this entry are supplied, by a supplier, along with supplies of other goods and services, one of which being a taxable service specified in the entry at S. No. 38 of the Table mentioned in the notification No. 8/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 28th June, 2017 [G.S.R. 683(E)], the value of supply of goods for the purposes of this entry shall be deemed as seventy per cent. of the gross consideration charged for all such supplies, and the remaining thirty per cent. of the gross consideration charged shall be deemed as value of the said taxable service | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 479 | Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 386 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with fixed Speed Diesel Engines of power not exceeding 15HP | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 387 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with power driven pumps primarily designed for handling water, namely, centrifugal pumps (horizontal and vertical), deep tube-well turbine pumps, submersible pumps, axial flow and mixed flow vertical pumps | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 473 | E-waste Explanation.- For the purpose of this entry, E-waste means electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I of the E- Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 (published in the Gazette of India vide G.S.R. 338 (E) dated the 23rd March, 2016), whole or in part if discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer | 18% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8451 | Machinery (other than machines of heading 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing,pressing (including fusing presses), bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made up textile articles and machines forapplying the paste to the base fabric or other support used in the manufacture of floor coverings such as linoleum; machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics | 1.5% | — |
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: 20 tariff items
China: the same goods (8451)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 8 in force and 5 expired under 8451. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8451.10.00.00 | Dry-cleaning machines干洗机 | 6.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8451.21.00.00 | Drying machines of a dry linen capacity ≤ 10 kg干衣量≤10kg的干燥机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8451.29.00.00 | Other drying machines, of a dry linen capacity > 10 kg干衣量>10kg的其他干燥机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8451.30.00.00 | Ironing and pressing machines熨烫机及挤压机 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8451.40.00.00 | Other washing, bleaching or dyeing machines其他洗涤,漂白或染色机器 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8451.50.00.00 | Machines for winding, unwinding, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics织物的卷绕,退绕,折叠,剪切机器 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8451.80.00.00 | Other machines not specified in heading 84.51品目8451未列名的其他机器 | 7.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8451.90.00.00 | Parts of machines of heading 84.51品目8451所列机器的零件 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 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.
Nearby codes
Previous8450Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dryOne level upChapter 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereofNext8452Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 8440; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles
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.