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HS 8465Machine-tools (including machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling) for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials

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Customs duty
7.5%
10 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
9%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

9 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
8465 10 00Machines which can carry out different types of machining operations without tool change between such operations7.5%18%units
8465 20 00Machining centres7.5%18%units
8465 91 00Sawing machines7.5%18%units
8465 92 00Planing, milling or moulding (by cutting) machines7.5%18%units
8465 93 00Grinding, sanding or polishing machines7.5%18%units
8465 94 00Bending or assembling machines7.5%18%units
8465 95 00Drilling or morticing machines7.5%18%units
8465 96 00Splitting, slicing or paring machines7.5%18%units
8465 99Other7.5%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 10 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 19 Oct 2026. 1 earlier measure has ended.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 10 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 18%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 18%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 451Machine-tools (including machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling) for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 202518%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
8465Machine-tools (including machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling) for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials1.5%—

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: 10 tariff items

China: the same goods (8465)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 8 in force and 1 expired under 8465. 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
8465.10.00.00Machine-tools for working without changing tools不需变换工具即可进行加工的机床9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%None
8465.91.00.00Sawing machine-tools for working wood or similar materials加工木材等材料的锯床9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%None
8465.92.00.00Planing, milling or moulding machines for working wood or like materials加工木材等材料的刨,铣,切削机器9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%None
8465.93.00.00Grinding or polishing machines for working wood and similar materials, incl. sanders加工木材等材料的研磨或抛光机器,含砂磨9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%None
8465.94.00.00Bending or assembling machines for working wood or like materials加工木材等材料的弯曲或装配机器9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%None
8465.95.00.00Drilling or mortising machines for working wood or like materials加工木材等材料的钻孔或凿榫机器9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%None
8465.96.00.00Sawing, slicing or paring machines for working wood or like materials加工木材等材料的剖,切,刮削机器9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%None
8465.99.00.00Other machine tools for working wood or similar materials加工木材等材料的其他机床9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%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

Previous8464Machine-tools for working stone, ceramics concrete, asbestos-cement or like mineral materials or for cold working glassOne level upChapter 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereofNext8466Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of headings 8456 to 8465 including work or tool holders, self-opening dieheads, dividing heads and other special attachments for the machines; tool holders for any type of tool, for working in the hand

Sources

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.

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