Heading · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8501Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Customs duty
- 10% to 15%
- 46 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 5% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 3.6% to 12%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8501 10 | Motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 20 00 | Universal AC or DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 31 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 32 | Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 33 | Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 34 | Of an output exceeding 375 kW | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 40 | Other AC motors, single-phase | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 51 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 52 | Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 53 | Of an output exceeding 75 kW | 15% | 18% | units |
| 8501 61 00 | Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8501 62 00 | Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8501 63 00 | Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8501 64 | Of an output exceeding 750 kVA | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8501 71 00 | Of an output not exceeding 50 W | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8501 72 00 | Of an output exceeding 50 W | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8501 80 00 | Photovoltaic AC generators | 10% | 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 46 tariff items: 10% 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.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 46 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 12% for some goods.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 474 | Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets) | 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 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8501 | Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets) | 1.7% | — |
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: 46 tariff items
China: the same goods (8501)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 41 in force and 19 expired under 8501. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8501.10.10.00 | Toy electric motors, of an output ≤ 37.5 W输出功率≤37.5W玩具电动机 | 7.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 12% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.10.91.02 | Precision micro-motors for cameras and camcorders摄像机、摄录一体机用精密微型电机 | 5%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.10.91.90 | Other micro-motors, with a maximum housing dimension of 20 mm to 39 mm其他机座最大尺寸在20mm至39mm微电机 | 5.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.10.99.03 | Precision micro-motors for cameras and camcorders摄像机、摄录一体机用精密微型电机 | 5%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.10.99.90 | Other micromotors其他微电机 | 5.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.20.00.10 | Dual-use item controlled AC/DC motors for UAVs, with output power exceeding 16KW输出功率大于16KW的两用物项管制的无人机专用交直两用电动机 | 12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 12% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8501.20.00.90 | Other AC/DC motors, of an output > 37.5 W其他输出功率>37.5W的交直流两用电动机 | 12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 12% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 8501.31.00.10 | Fuel cells, of an output not exceeding 750W输出功率≤750瓦的燃料电池 | 12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 12% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.31.00.90 | Other DC motors and generators, of an output <= 750 W其他输出功率≤750瓦的直流电动机、发电机 | 12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 12% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 8501.32.00.10 | Dual-use item controlled DC motors for UAVs, with output power >16KW but ≤75KW16KW<输出功率≤75KW的两用物项管制的无人机专用直流电动机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8501.32.00.20 | FUEL CELLS, 750 W < OUTPUT POWER ≤ 75 KW750W<输出功率≤75KW的燃料电池 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.32.00.90 | Other DC motors and generators, 750W < output ≤ 16KW其他750W<输出功率≤16KW的直流电动机、发电机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 8501.33.00.10 | Dual-use item controlled DC motors for UAVs, with output power >75KW but ≤375KW75KW<输出功率≤375KW的两用物项管制的无人机专用直流电动机 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8501.33.00.20 | Fuel cells, 75KW < output ≤ 375KW75KW<输出功率≤375KW的燃料电池 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.33.00.90 | DC motors and generators, of an output > 75 kW but ≤ 375 kW75KW<输出功率≤375KW的直流电动机,发电机 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.34.00.10 | DC motors for UAVs subject to dual-use controls, output power > 375 kW输出功率>375KW的两用物项管制的无人机专用直流电动机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8501.34.00.20 | Fuel cells, of an output > 375 kW输出功率>375KW的燃料电池 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.34.00.90 | Other DC motors and generators, of an output exceeding 375 kW其他输出功率>375KW的直流电动机、发电机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.40.00.10 | Dual-use item controlled single-phase AC motors for UAVs, with output power exceeding 16KW输出功率大于16KW的两用物项管制的无人机专用单相交流电动机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8501.40.00.90 | Other single-phase AC motors其他单相交流电动机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 8501.51.00.00 | Multi-phase AC motors, of an output <= 750 W输出功率≤750W多相交流电动机 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.52.00.10 | Dual-use controlled multi-phase AC motors for UAVs, output power > 750W to 75KW750W<输出功率≤75KW的两用物项管制的无人机专用多相交流电动机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8501.52.00.90 | Other multi-phase AC motors, 750 W < output power ≤ 75 kW750W<其他750W<输出功率≤75KW的多相交流电动机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 8501.53.00.10 | Other multi-phase AC motors for UAVs subject to dual-use controls, power > 75 kW其他功率>75KW两用物项管制的无人机专用多相交流电动机 | 6.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 10% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8501.53.00.90 | Other multi-phase AC motors, of an output > 75 kW其他功率>75KW多相交流电动机 | 6.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.61.00.10 | Multi-phase AC generators, 40 VA ≤ output power ≤ 75 KVA, frequency ≥ 600 HZ, frequency control accuracy better than 0.2%多相交流发电机,40VA≤输出功率≤75KVA,频率≥600HZ,频率控制精度优于0.2% | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8501.61.00.90 | Other AC generators, of an output <= 75 kVA其他输出功率≤75KVA交流发电机 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.62.00.00 | AC generators, of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA75KVA<输出功率≤375KVA交流发电机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.63.00.00 | AC generators, of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA375KVA<输出功率≤750KVA交流发电机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.64.10.10 | AC generators driven by boilers and turbine units using renewable fuels, 750KVA<output power≤350MVA由使用可再生燃料锅炉和涡轮机组驱动的交流发电机,750KVA<输出功率≤350MVA | 5%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 10% | 13% | 13% | O |
| 8501.64.10.90 | Other AC generators, 750KVA < output ≤ 350MVA其他750KVA<输出功率≤350MVA的交流发电机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | O |
| 8501.64.20.10 | AC generators driven by boilers and turbine units using renewable fuels, 350MVA<output power≤665MVA由使用可再生燃料锅炉和涡轮机组驱动的交流发电机,350MVA<输出功率≤665MVA | 3.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 5.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.64.20.90 | Other AC generators, of an output > 350 MVA but ≤ 665 MVA其他350MVA<输出功率≤665MVA交流发电机 | 3.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 5.5% | 13% | 13% | O |
| 8501.64.30.10 | AC generators driven by boilers using renewable fuels and turbine sets, output power > 665MVA由使用可再生燃料锅炉和涡轮机组驱动的交流发电机,输出功率>665MVA | 3.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 6% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.64.30.90 | OTHER AC GENERATORS, OUTPUT > 665 MVA其他输出功率>665MVA交流发电机 | 3.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 6% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.80.10.00 | PHOTOVOLTAIC AC GENERATORS, OUTPUT ≤ 75 KVA输出功率≤75KVA的光伏交流发电机 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.80.20.00 | Photovoltaic AC generators, of an output > 75 kVA but ≤ 375 kVA75KVA<输出功率≤375KVA的光伏交流发电机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.80.30.00 | Photovoltaic AC generators, 375KVA < output ≤ 750KVA375KVA<输出功率≤750KVA的光伏交流发电机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8501.80.41.00 | Other photovoltaic AC generators, 750 kVA < output power ≤ 350 MVA其他750KVA<输出功率≤350MVA的光伏交流发电机 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 13% | 13% | O |
| 8501.80.42.00 | Other photovoltaic AC generators, 350 MVA < output power ≤ 665 MVA其他350MVA<输出功率≤665MVA的光伏交流发电机 | 3.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 5.5% | 13% | 13% | O |
| 8501.80.43.00 | Other photovoltaic AC generators, of an output > 665 MVA其他输出功率>665MVA的光伏交流发电机 | 3.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 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.
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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.