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Subheading · Chapter 84 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances

HS 8471 70Storage units

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › Automatic data processing machines and units there of, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data on to data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included

Customs duty
Free
8 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

8 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
8471 70 10Floppy disc drivesFree18%units
8471 70 20Hard disc drivesFree18%units
8471 70 30Removable or exchangeable disc drivesFree18%units
8471 70 40Magnetic tape drivesFree18%units
8471 70 50Cartridge tape driveFree18%units
8471 70 60CD-ROM driveFree18%units
8471 70 70Digital video disc driveFree18%units
8471 70 90OtherFree18%units

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 8 tariff items: Free. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026. 2 earlier measures have ended.

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

  • Free: 8 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. 456Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for pro cessing such data, not elsewhere specified or included18%

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
8471Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data on to data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included1%—

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: 8 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8471 70, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8471 70)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 3 expired under 8471 70. 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
8471.70.11.00Solid state drives固态硬盘0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8471.70.19.00Other computer hard disk drives其他计算机硬盘驱动器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8471.70.20.00Floppy disk drives of automatic data processing machines自动数据处理设备的软盘驱动器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8471.70.30.00Optical disc drives光盘驱动器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8471.70.90.00Other storage units for automatic data processing machines自动数据处理设备的其他存储部件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.

Every Chinese code in full

8471.70.10

8471.70.10.00Computer hard disk drives计算机硬盘驱动器Expired

Computers refer to automatic data processing machines计算机指自动数据处理设备

Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
14%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
4 Jan 2021
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Brand品牌
  • 3.Model型号
  • 4.Hard disk capacity and cache capacity硬盘容量及缓存容量
  • 5.Rotational speed转速
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
CIQ codes
  • 8471701000999Computer hard disk drives (computer refers to automatic data processing machines)计算机硬盘驱动器(计算机指自动数据处理设备)

8471.70.11Solid state drives (SSD)

8471.70.11.00Solid state drives固态硬盘
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
14%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 3.Model型号
  • 4.Hard disk capacity and cache capacity硬盘容量及缓存容量
  • 5.Type of hard disk (solid state drive, mechanical hard drive, etc.)硬盘种类(固态硬盘、机械硬盘等)
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8471701100999Solid state drives (SSD)固态硬盘(SSD)

8471.70.19Hard disk drives (excluding solid state drives)

8471.70.19.00Other computer hard disk drives其他计算机硬盘驱动器

Computers refer to automatic data processing machines计算机指自动数据处理设备

Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
14%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 3.Model型号
  • 4.Hard disk capacity and cache capacity硬盘容量及缓存容量
  • 5.Type of hard disk (solid state drive, mechanical hard drive, etc.)硬盘种类(固态硬盘、机械硬盘等)
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8471701900999Other computer hard disk drives (computer refers to automatic data processing machines)其他计算机硬盘驱动器(计算机指自动数据处理设备)

8471.70.20Diskette drives

8471.70.20.00Floppy disk drives of automatic data processing machines自动数据处理设备的软盘驱动器
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
14%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 3.Model型号
  • 4.GTIN
  • 5.CAS
  • 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8471702000999Floppy disk drives of automatic data processing machines自动数据处理设备的软盘驱动器

8471.70.30Optical disc drives

8471.70.30.00Optical disc drives光盘驱动器

Optical disk drives of automatic data processing machines自动数据处理设备的光盘驱动器

Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
14%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 3.Model型号
  • 4.With burning function or not是否带有刻录功能
  • 5.Burning speed刻录速度
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8471703000999Optical disk drives (for automatic data processing machines)光盘驱动器(自动数据处理设备的光盘驱动器)
8471.70.30.10Optical disc drives with a recording function (for automatic data processing machines)具有刻录功能的光盘驱动器(自动数据处理设备的光盘驱动器 )Expired

Optical disk drives of automatic data processing machines自动数据处理设备的光盘驱动器

Unit
None
MFN import duty
None
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
None
Import VAT
None
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
None
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
None
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8471703010999Optical disc drives with a recording function (for automatic data processing machines)具有刻录功能的光盘驱动器(自动数据处理设备的光盘驱动器)
8471.70.30.90Other optical disc drives (for automatic data processing machines)其他光盘驱动器(自动数据处理设备的光盘驱动器 )Expired

Optical disk drives of automatic data processing machines自动数据处理设备的光盘驱动器

Unit
None
MFN import duty
None
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
None
Import VAT
None
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
None
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
None
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8471703090999Other optical disk drives (for automatic data processing machines)其他光盘驱动器(自动数据处理设备的光盘驱动器)

8471.70.90Other storage units

8471.70.90.00Other storage units for automatic data processing machines自动数据处理设备的其他存储部件
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
14%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 3.Model型号
  • 4.GTIN
  • 5.CAS
  • 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8471709000999Other storage units for automatic data processing machines自动数据处理设备的其他存储部件

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

Previous8471 60Input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housingOne level up8471Automatic data processing machines and units there of , magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data on to data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or includedNext8472 90Other

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.