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

HS 8526 91Radio navigational aid 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 › Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus

Customs duty
7.5%
6 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Mostly Restricted
Free: 1 item
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

6 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 91 10Direction measuring equipment7.5%18%units
8526 91 20Instrument landing system7.5%18%units
8526 91 30Direction finding equipment7.5%18%units
8526 91 40Non-directional beacon7.5%18%units
8526 91 50VHF omni range equipment7.5%18%units
8526 91 90Other7.5%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 6 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: 5 tariff items
  • Free: 1 tariff item

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: 6 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8526 91, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8526 91)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 8526 91. 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
8526.91.10.00Radio 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
  • 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

8526.91.10Radio navigation apparatus for motor vehicles

8526.91.10.00Radio navigation apparatus for motor vehicles机动车辆用无线电导航设备
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
8%
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.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 4.Model型号
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.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%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8526911000999Radio navigation apparatus for motor vehicles机动车辆用无线电导航设备

8526.91.90Other radio navigational aid apparatus

8526.91.90.10Guiding device制导装置

Missiles with range of 300km achieving circular error probable ≤10km使300km射程导弹达到≤10km圆公算偏差

Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
8%
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.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 4.Model型号
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.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%
RCEP rates
Australia
1%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
1%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
1.2%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8526919010999Guidance devices (for missiles with a range of 300km to achieve a circular error probable of <= 10km)制导装置(使300km射程导弹达到≤10km圆公算偏差)
8526.91.90.90Other radio navigational aid apparatus其他无线电导航设备
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
8%
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.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 4.Model型号
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.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%
RCEP rates
Australia
1%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
1%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
1.2%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8526919090999Other radio navigational aid apparatus其他无线电导航设备

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

Previous8525 50Transmission apparatusOne level up8526Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatusNext8528 72Other, colour

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.