Heading · Chapter 84 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8466Parts 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 attachm ents for the machines, tool holders for any type of tool, for working in the hand
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- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 11 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 5% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 0% to 7%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8466 10 | Tool holders and self-opening dieheads | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8466 20 00 | Work holders | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8466 30 | Dividing heads and other special attachments for machines | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8466 91 00 | For machines of heading 8464 | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8466 92 00 | For machines of heading 8465 | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8466 93 | For machines of headings 8456 to 8461 | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8466 94 00 | For machines of heading 8462 or 8463 | 7.5% | 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 11 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: 11 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. 452 | Parts 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8466 | Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of headings 8456 to 8465 including work or tool holders, self- opening die heads, dividing heads and other special attachments for the machines; tool holders for any type of tool, for working in the hand | 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: 11 tariff items
China: the same goods (8466)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 10 in force and 4 expired under 8466. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8466.10.00.00 | Tool holders, work holders, and self-opening dieheads工具夹具及自启板牙切头 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8466.20.00.10 | Workpiece fixtures specially designed for solid state bonding of discs of superalloys, titanium alloys or intermetallic compounds for gas turbine engines专门设计用于燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机的高温合金、钛合金或金属间化合物等材料的盘片固态连接所需的工件夹具 | 4.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 7% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8466.20.00.90 | Other work holders specially designed or principally used for machines of headings 84.56 to 84.65其他专用于或主要用于税目84.56至84.65所列机器的工件夹具 | 4.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 7% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8466.30.00.00 | Dividing heads and other special attachments for machines分度头及其他专用于机器的附件 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8466.91.00.00 | Parts for machines of heading 84.64品目8464所列机器用的零件 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8466.92.00.00 | Parts for machines of heading 84.65税目84.65所列机器用的零件 | 6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8466.93.10.00 | Tool magazines and automatic tool changers刀库及自动换刀装置 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8466.93.90.00 | Other parts for machines of headings 8456 to 8461品目8456-8461机器用其他零件 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8466.94.00.30 | Mandrels for roll-forming machine-tools; mandrels for spin-forming machines with rolling function滚压成形机床用芯轴;有滚压功能的旋压成形机用芯轴 | 6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8466.94.00.90 | Other parts for machines of heading 84.62-84.63税目84.62-84.63机器用其他零件 | 6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6% | 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
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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.