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Tariff item · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances

HS 8501 64 60Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets): of an output exceeding 75,000 kva but not exceeding 1,37,500 kva

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 › Of an output exceeding 750 kva

Customs duty
10%
Tariff rate
GST now
18%
or 5% for some goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
3.6% to 10%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate10%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)18%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
ASEAN–India FTA0%Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
India–Australia ECTA0%Australia
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Korea CEPA0%South Korea
India–Malaysia CECA0%Malaysia
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs0%Oman
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA0%United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka
SAPTA5%Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs8%Switzerland, Liechtenstein
SAPTA9%Sri Lanka

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Free.
Notes on these rates
  • BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
  • IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
  • AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
  • AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
  • Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
  • This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
  • This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.

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

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 474Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 437Following 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 service5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 387Parts 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 pumps18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 473E-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 consumer18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202512% or 18%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255% 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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
8501Electric 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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.7% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.4% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8501 64, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8501 64)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 6 in force and 4 expired under 8501 64. 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
8501.64.10.10AC 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≤350MVA5%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN10%13%13%O
8501.64.10.90Other 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
8501.64.20.10AC 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≤665MVA3.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin5.5%13%13%None
8501.64.20.90Other 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 origin5.5%13%13%O
8501.64.30.10AC 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>665MVA3.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin6%13%13%None
8501.64.30.90OTHER 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 origin6%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

8501.64.10AC generators, of an output > 750 kVA but ≤ 350 kVA

8501.64.10.10AC 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
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
10%
Provisional import duty
5%
General import duty
30%
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
  • OAutomatic import licence (new and old mechanical and electrical products)自动进口许可证(新旧机电产品)
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.Use用途
  • 3.AC是否为交流
  • 4.Output power (kVA)输出功率(千伏安)
  • 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 6.Model型号
  • 7.GTIN
  • 8.CAS
  • 9.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
4%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
7%
Ecuador
8.2%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
7.5%
Brunei
7.5%
Cambodia
7.5%
Laos
7.5%
Malaysia
7.5%
New Zealand
8%
Singapore
7.5%
Thailand
7.5%
Vietnam
7.5%
Japan
7.6%
Indonesia
7.5%
Philippines
7.5%
Myanmar
7.5%
CIQ codes
  • 8501641010999AC 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
8501.64.10.90Other AC generators, 750KVA < output ≤ 350MVA其他750KVA<输出功率≤350MVA的交流发电机

Excluding photovoltaic generators不包括光伏发电机

Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
10%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
2 Apr 2026
Licences and certificates
  • OAutomatic import licence (new and old mechanical and electrical products)自动进口许可证(新旧机电产品)
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.Use用途
  • 3.AC是否为交流
  • 4.Output power (kVA)输出功率(千伏安)
  • 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 6.Model型号
  • 7.GTIN
  • 8.CAS
  • 9.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
4%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
7%
Ecuador
8.2%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
7.5%
Brunei
7.5%
Cambodia
7.5%
Laos
7.5%
Malaysia
7.5%
New Zealand
8%
Singapore
7.5%
Thailand
7.5%
Vietnam
7.5%
Japan
7.6%
Indonesia
7.5%
Philippines
7.5%
Myanmar
7.5%
CIQ codes
  • 8501641090999Other AC generators, output power > 750KVA to 350MVA (excluding photovoltaic generators)其他750KVA<输出功率≤350MVA的交流发电机(不包括光伏发电机)
8501.64.10.00750KVAExpired
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
3%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
6.5%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
8501.64.10.01Wind-powered AC generators, 2.5MVA ≤ output ≤ 350MVA2.5MVA≤输出功率≤350MVA风力驱动交流发电机Expired
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
3%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
6.5%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%

8501.64.20AC generators, of an output > 350 MVA but ≤ 665 MVA

8501.64.20.10AC 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
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
5.5%
Provisional import duty
5%
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.Use用途
  • 3.AC是否为交流
  • 4.Output power (kVA)输出功率(千伏安)
  • 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 6.Model型号
  • 7.GTIN
  • 8.CAS
  • 9.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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3.6%
RCEP rates
Australia
2.9%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
3.5%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8501642010999AC 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
8501.64.20.90Other AC generators, of an output > 350 MVA but ≤ 665 MVA其他350MVA<输出功率≤665MVA交流发电机

Excluding photovoltaic generators不包括光伏发电机

Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
5.5%
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
2 Apr 2026
Licences and certificates
  • OAutomatic import licence (new and old mechanical and electrical products)自动进口许可证(新旧机电产品)
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.Use用途
  • 3.AC是否为交流
  • 4.Output power (kVA)输出功率(千伏安)
  • 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 6.Model型号
  • 7.GTIN
  • 8.CAS
  • 9.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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3.6%
RCEP rates
Australia
2.9%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
3.5%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8501642090999Other AC generators, output power > 350MVA to 665MVA (excluding photovoltaic generators)其他350MVA<输出功率≤665MVA交流发电机(不包括光伏发电机)
8501.64.20.00AC generators, of an output exceeding 350 MVA but not exceeding 665 MVA350MVA<输出功率≤665MVA交流发电机Expired
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
3.6%
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%

8501.64.30AC generators, of an output > 665 MVA

8501.64.30.10AC 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
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
5%
General import duty
11%
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.Use用途
  • 3.AC是否为交流
  • 4.Output power (kVA)输出功率(千伏安)
  • 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 6.Model型号
  • 7.GTIN
  • 8.CAS
  • 9.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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3.9%
RCEP rates
Australia
3%
Brunei
3%
Cambodia
3%
South Korea
3%
Laos
3%
Malaysia
3%
New Zealand
3.6%
Singapore
3%
Thailand
3%
Vietnam
3%
Japan
4.1%
Indonesia
3%
Philippines
3%
Myanmar
3%
CIQ codes
  • 8501643010999AC 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
8501.64.30.90OTHER AC GENERATORS, OUTPUT > 665 MVA其他输出功率>665MVA交流发电机

Excluding photovoltaic generators不包括光伏发电机

Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
11%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
2 Apr 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.Use用途
  • 3.AC是否为交流
  • 4.Output power (kVA)输出功率(千伏安)
  • 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 6.Model型号
  • 7.GTIN
  • 8.CAS
  • 9.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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3.9%
RCEP rates
Australia
3%
Brunei
3%
Cambodia
3%
South Korea
3%
Laos
3%
Malaysia
3%
New Zealand
3.6%
Singapore
3%
Thailand
3%
Vietnam
3%
Japan
4.1%
Indonesia
3%
Philippines
3%
Myanmar
3%
CIQ codes
  • 8501643090999Other AC generators, output power > 665 MVA (excluding photovoltaic generators)其他输出功率>665MVA交流发电机(不包括光伏发电机)
8501.64.30.00AC generators, of an output > 665 MVA输出功率>665MVA交流发电机Expired
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
3.9%
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%

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

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.