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

HS 8543 20Signal generators

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 › Electrical machines and apparatus having individual functions, not specified or including elsewhere in this chapter

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

Codes under this subheading

4 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
8543 20 10Sweep generators7.5%18%units
8543 20 20Impulse generators7.5%18%units
8543 20 30Tacho generators7.5%18%units
8543 20 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 4 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. 1 earlier measure has ended.

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

  • Free: 4 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. 515Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter18%

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
8543Electrical machines and apparatus having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter1.7%—

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: 4 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 8543 20, and China's below.

China: the same goods (8543 20)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 8543 20. 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
8543.20.10.00Universal signal generators, with output signal frequency < 1500 MHz输出信号频率<1500Mhz的通用信号发生器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%None
8543.20.90.10High-speed pulse generators高速脉冲发生器0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%3
8543.20.90.90Other general purpose signal generators, with output signal frequency ≥ 1500 MHz其他输出信号频率≥1500Mhz的通用信号发生器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

8543.20.10Universal signal generators, with output signal frequency < 1500 MHz

8543.20.10.00Universal signal generators, with output signal frequency < 1500 MHz输出信号频率<1500Mhz的通用信号发生器
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
80%
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.Function功能
  • 4.Output signal frequency range输出信号频率范围
  • 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
3.6%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
7.5%
Brunei
7.5%
Cambodia
7.5%
South Korea
11.3%
Laos
7.5%
Malaysia
7.5%
New Zealand
9%
Singapore
7.5%
Thailand
7.5%
Vietnam
7.5%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
7.5%
Philippines
7.5%
Myanmar
7.5%
CIQ codes
  • 8543201000999Universal signal generators, with output signal frequency < 1500 MHz输出信号频率<1500Mhz的通用信号发生器

8543.20.90Other signal generators

8543.20.90.10High-speed pulse generators高速脉冲发生器

Pulse rise time less than 500 ps脉冲上升时间小于500ps

Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • 3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证
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.Function功能
  • 4.Output signal frequency range输出信号频率范围
  • 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%
RCEP rates
Australia
4%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
4.8%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8543209010999High-speed pulse generators (pulse rise time less than 500 ps)高速脉冲发生器(脉冲上升时间小于500ps)
8543.20.90.90Other general purpose signal generators, with output signal frequency ≥ 1500 MHz其他输出信号频率≥1500Mhz的通用信号发生器
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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.Function功能
  • 4.Output signal frequency range输出信号频率范围
  • 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%
RCEP rates
Australia
4%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
4.8%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 8543209090999Other general purpose signal generators, with output signal frequency ≥ 1500 MHz其他输出信号频率≥1500Mhz的通用信号发生器

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

Previous8543 10Particle acceleratorsOne level up8543Electrical machines and apparatus having individual functions, not specified or including elsewhere in this chapterNext8543 70Other machines and apparatus

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.