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Heading · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances

HS 8526Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus

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
7.5%
8 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Mostly Restricted
Free: 2 items
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

3 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
8526 10 00Radar apparatus7.5%18%units
8526 91Radio navigational aid apparatus7.5%18%units
8526 92 00Radio remote control apparatus7.5%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 8 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.

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

  • Restricted: 6 tariff items
  • Free: 2 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. 498Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus18%

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
8526Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus1.3%—

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

China: the same goods (8526)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 13 in force and 6 expired under 8526. 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
8526.10.10.10Navigational radar equipment for missiles, rockets or similar用于导弹、火箭等的导航雷达设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3
8526.10.10.90Other radar apparatus for navigation其他导航用雷达设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8526.10.90.11Airborne radar for UAVs subject to dual-use controls两用物项管制的无人机专用飞机机载雷达0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3
8526.10.90.19Other airborne radar for aircraft其他飞机机载雷达0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8526.10.90.20Radar life detectors雷达生命探测仪0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%O
8526.10.90.30Airborne radar equipment for missiles, rockets or similar用于导弹、火箭等的机载雷达设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3
8526.10.90.40Other radar equipment for missiles, rockets or similar用于导弹、火箭等的其他雷达设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3
8526.10.90.90Other radar apparatus其他雷达设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8526.91.10.00Radio navigation apparatus for motor vehicles机动车辆用无线电导航设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8526.91.90.10Guiding device制导装置0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8526.91.90.90Other radio navigational aid apparatus其他无线电导航设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8526.92.00.10Radio remote control equipment for UAVs subject to dual-use controls两用物项管制的无人机专用无线电遥控设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3O
8526.92.00.90Radio remote control apparatus无线电遥控设备0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%O
  • 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

Previous8525Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporation reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recordersOne level upChapter 85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articlesNext8527Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock

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.

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