Heading · Chapter 84 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8480Moulding boxes for metal foundry: mould bases, moulding patterns, moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics
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- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 9 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 5% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0% to 8%
- 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.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8480 10 00 | Moulding boxes for metal foundry | 7.5% | 18% | kg |
| 8480 20 00 | Mould bases | 7.5% | 18% | kg |
| 8480 30 00 | Moulding patterns | 7.5% | 18% | kg |
| 8480 41 00 | Injection or compression types | 7.5% | 18% | kg |
| 8480 49 00 | Other | 7.5% | 18% | kg |
| 8480 50 00 | Moulds for glass | 7.5% | 18% | kg |
| 8480 60 00 | Moulds for mineral materials | 7.5% | 18% | kg |
| 8480 71 00 | Injection or compression types | 7.5% | 18% | kg |
| 8480 79 00 | Other | 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 9 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: 9 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. 465 | Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8480 | Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics | 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: 9 tariff items
China: the same goods (8480)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 17 in force and 10 expired under 8480. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8480.10.00.00 | Moulding boxes for metal foundry金属铸造用型箱 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.20.00.00 | Mould bases型模底板 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.30.00.00 | Male mould阳模 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.41.10.00 | Die-casting moulds压铸模 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.41.20.00 | Moulds for powder metallurgy粉末冶金用压模 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.41.90.10 | Injection or compression moulds specially designed for superplastic forming/diffusion bonding of titanium, aluminium or their alloys for the manufacture of aircraft or spacecraft structural components, aero-engines or space engines or specially designed components therefor为制造航空器结构件或航天器结构件、航空发动机或航天发动机或为上述物项专门设计的部件而专门设计用于钛、铝及其合金超塑成形/扩散连接的注模或压模 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8480.41.90.20 | Injection or compression moulds 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注模或压模 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8480.41.90.90 | Other injection or compression moulds for metal or metal carbides其他金属或硬质合金用注模或压模 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.49.00.10 | Precision casting wax pattern assemblies specially designed for manufacturing gas turbine engine/gas turbine blades, guide vanes, casings and other turbine configuration components专门设计用于制造燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机叶片、导向器、机匣等涡轮构型部件的精密铸造蜡模模组 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8480.49.00.90 | Other moulds for metal or metal carbides其他金属、硬质合金用其他型模 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.50.00.00 | Moulds for glass玻璃用型模 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.60.00.10 | Moulds for precision casting intermediate products (incl. ceramic cores, wax pattern assemblies, shells) specially designed for manufacturing gas turbine engine/gas turbine blades, vanes, casings and other turbine configuration components专门设计用于制造燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机叶片、导向器、机匣等涡轮构型部件的精密铸造中间产品(包括陶瓷型芯、蜡模模组、型壳)的模具 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8480.60.00.90 | Other moulds for mineral materials其他矿物材料用型模 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.71.10.00 | Bladder type moulds for vulcanising tyres硫化轮胎用囊式型模 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.71.90.20 | Moulds specially designed for manufacturing visors for space suits专门设计用于制造航天服面窗的模具 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8480.71.90.90 | Other injection or compression moulds for plastics or rubber其他塑料或橡胶用注模或压模 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8480.79.00.00 | Other moulds for plastics or rubber塑料或橡胶用其他型模 | 3.3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 5% | 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.
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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.