Subheading · Chapter 85 · Section XVI, Machinery and mechanical appliances
HS 8540 40Data or graphic display tubes, monochrome, data or graphic display tubes, colour, with phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4 mm
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 › Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes)
- Customs duty
- 0% to 10%
- 2 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 8%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8540 40 10 | Data or graphic display tubes, monochrome | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8540 40 20 | Data or graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4 mm | Free | 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 2 tariff items: 0% to 10%. 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: 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
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 512 | Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8540 | Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode- ray tubes, television camera tubes) | 1% | — |
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: 2 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8540 40, and China's below.
China: the same goods (8540 40)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force and 1 expired under 8540 40. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8540.40.10.00 | Colour data/graphic display tubes, with a dot pitch <0.4mm点距<0.4mm彩色数据/图形显示管 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | 6 |
| 8540.40.20.00 | Monochrome data/graphic display tubes单色数据/图形显示管 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | 6 |
- 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
8540.40.00
8540.40.00.00Colour data/graphic display tubes with dot pitch < 0.4mm (referring to colour data/graphic display tubes with screen phosphor dot pitch less than 0.4mm)点距<0.4mm彩色数据/图形显示管(指屏幕荧光点间距小于0.4mm的彩色数据/图形显示管 )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.
8540.40.10Colour data/graphic display tubes, with a screen dot pitch of less than 0.4 mm
8540.40.10.00Colour data/graphic display tubes, with a dot pitch <0.4mm点距<0.4mm彩色数据/图形显示管
Screen dot pitch < 0.4mm指屏幕荧光点间距小于0.4mm
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 8%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 17%
- 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
- 6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口
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.Colour是否彩色
- 3.Fluorescent dot pitch荧光点距
- 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 5.Model型号
- 6.GTIN
- 7.CAS
- 8.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
- 3.2%
- Ecuador
- 6.6%
- 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
- 4.4%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8540401000999Colour data/graphic display tubes with a dot pitch < 0.4 mm (i.e., screen phosphor dot pitch less than 0.4 mm)点距<0.4mm彩色数据/图形显示管(指屏幕荧光点间距小于0.4mm)
8540.40.20Monochrome data/graphic display tubes
8540.40.20.00Monochrome data/graphic display tubes单色数据/图形显示管
- Unit
- piece / kg
- MFN import duty
- 8%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 17%
- 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
- 6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口
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.Monochrome是否单色
- 3.Fluorescent dot pitch荧光点距
- 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 5.Model型号
- 6.GTIN
- 7.CAS
- 8.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
- 3.2%
- Ecuador
- 6.6%
- 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
- 4.4%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 8540402000999Monochrome data/graphic display tubes单色数据/图形显示管
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
- 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.