Heading · Chapter 84 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8483Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
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- Customs duty
- 7.5% to 15%
- 13 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 1% to 8%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8483 10 | Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks | 7.5% to 15% | 18% | units |
| 8483 20 00 | Bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8483 30 00 | Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8483 40 00 | Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8483 50 | Flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8483 60 | Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 8483 90 00 | Toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts | 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 13 tariff items: 7.5% to 15%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026. 3 earlier measures have ended.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 13 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
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 468 | Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8483 | Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) | 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: 13 tariff items
China: the same goods (8483)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 18 in force and 10 expired under 8483. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8483.10.11.00 | Crankshafts for marine diesel engines船舶用柴油机曲轴 | 3.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 6% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.10.19.00 | Other transmission shafts for vessels其他船舶用传动轴 | 3.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 6% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.10.90.10 | Transmission shafts for aircraft engines飞机发动机用传动轴 | 1%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 6% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.10.90.90 | Other transmission shafts and cranks其他传动轴及曲柄 | 3.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 6% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.20.00.00 | Bearing housings, fitted with ball or roller bearings装有滚珠或滚子轴承的轴承座 | 6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.30.00.30 | Magnetic levitation bearings (bearing assemblies, consisting of annular magnets suspended in a damping medium); bearing/dampers (bearings with pivots/covers mounted on dampers)磁悬浮轴承（轴承组合件, 由悬浮在充满阻尼介质的环形磁铁组成）；轴承/阻尼器（安装在阻尼器上的具有枢轴/盖的轴承） | 6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8483.30.00.90 | Other bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; other plain shaft bearings其他未装有滚珠或滚子轴承的轴承座;其他滑动轴承 | 6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.40.10.10 | Aircraft horizontal stabiliser screw jacks飞机水平尾翼螺旋杆 | 1%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.40.10.90 | Other roller screw mechanisms其他滚子螺杆传动装置 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.40.20.00 | Planetary gear reducers行星齿轮减速器 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.40.90.10 | Gear transmission systems for aircraft engines飞机发动机用齿轮传动装置 | 1%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.40.90.90 | Other transmission apparatus and speed changers其他传动装置及变速装置 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.50.00.00 | Flywheels and pulleys飞轮及滑轮 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.60.00.01 | Combined wet clutch/brakes for presses压力机用组合式湿式离合/制动器 | 4%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.60.00.90 | Clutches and shaft couplings离合器及联轴器 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.90.00.10 | Camshaft phasers for motor vehicles车用凸轮轴相位调节器 | 4%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.90.00.20 | Single gears for aircraft engine gearboxes飞机发动机用齿轮箱用单个齿轮 | 1%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8483.90.00.90 | Other parts for goods of heading 8483品目8483所列货品用其他零件 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 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
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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.