Tariff item · Chapter 87 · Section XVII, Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
HS 8703 10 10Electrically operated
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof › Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars › Vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow, golf cars and similar vehicles
- Customs duty
- 125%
- Tariff rate
- GST now
- 5%, 18% or 40%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 15%
- On Indian goods
Importing into India
What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.
Customs duty
| Duty | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate | 125% | Assessable value |
| Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) | Not determined | Assessable value11/2021-Customs |
| Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) | 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess | BCD |
| Integrated GST (IGST) | 5%, 18% or 40% | Assessable value + BCD + SWS |
Lower duty under trade agreements
| Agreement | Customs duty | Goods from |
|---|---|---|
| ASEAN–India FTA | 0% | Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs | 0% | 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–Japan CEPA | 0% | Japan |
| India–Malaysia CECA | 0% | Malaysia |
| India–Sri Lanka FTA | 0% | Sri Lanka |
| SAFTA | 0% | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal |
| SAFTA | 5% | Sri Lanka |
| India–Korea CEPA | 50% | South Korea |
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 not in the totals: 11/2021-Customs names these goods only in words or on a condition. For example S.No. 16AF of 11/2021-Customs (All goods other than goods covered under S. Nos. 317 and 318 of TABLE I of 45/2025-Customs: 67.5%; only for goods covered by another notification's entry (a condition the importer must meet)). Check the AIDC with your customs broker.
- 11/2018-Customs exempts some goods of this code from SWS only by name or on a condition, for example S.No. 57 of 11/2018-Customs (All goods falling under heading 8703 other than those covered under sub-item (a) of item (: Nil; only for goods covered by another notification's entry (a condition the importer must meet)). The totals charge SWS.
- 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 5%, 18% or 40%, depending on the goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 5%, 12%, 18% or 28%, depending on the goods.
- Change: Changed.
- No compensation cess.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 533 | Motor vehicles cleared as ambulances duly fitted with all the fitments, furniture and accessories necessary for an ambulance from the factory manufacturing such motor vehicles | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 536 | Following motor vehicles of length not exceeding 4000 mm, namely: - (a) Petrol, Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) driven vehicles of engine capacity not exceeding 1200cc; and (b) Diesel driven vehicles of engine capacity not exceeding 1500 cc for persons with orthopedic physical disability, subject to the condition that an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Heavy Industries certifies that the said goods shall be used by the persons with orthopedic physical disability in accordance with the guidelines issued by the said Department | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 537 | Three wheeled vehicles | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule III, S.No. 5 | Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars, but excluding the goods mentioned against S. Nos., 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538 and 539 of Schedule II. | 40% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 440 | Fuel Cell Motor Vehicles including hydrogen vehicles based on fuel cell technology | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 441 | Electrically operated vehicles, including two and three wheeled electric vehicles. Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, "Electrically operated vehicles" means vehicles which are run solely on electrical energy derived from an external source or from one or more electrical batteries fitted to such road vehicles and shall include E- bicycles. | 5% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 5%, 12%, 18% or 28% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5%, 18% or 40% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8703 | Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars | — | — |
| 870301 | Motor cars of a cylinder capacity less than 1000cc with manual transmission or automated manual transmission | 2.1% | — |
| 870302 | Motor cars of a cylinder capacity less than 1000cc with automatic transmission | 2.7% | — |
| 870303 | Motor cars of a cylinder capacity of 1000cc and above and up to 1200cc with manual transmission or automated manual transmission | 3% | — |
| 870304 | Motor cars of a cylinder capacity of 1000cc and above and upto 1200cc with automatic transmission | 3.7% | — |
| 870305 | Motor cars of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1200cc but less than 1500cc with manual transmission or automated manual transmission | 3% | — |
| 870306 | Motor cars of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1200cc but less than 1500cc with automatic transmission | 3.7% | — |
| 870307 | Motor cars of a cylinder capacity of 1500cc and above with manual transmission or automated manual transmission | 4% | — |
| 870308 | Motor cars of a cylinder capacity of 1500cc and above with automatic transmission | 4.7% | — |
| 870399 | Others | 2% | — |
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): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.3% 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 8703 10, and China's below.
China: the same goods (8703 10)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 8703 10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8703.10.11.00 | All-terrain vehicles (ATV)全地形车 | 15%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 15% | 13% | 13% | 46xy |
| 8703.10.19.00 | Golf cars and similar vehicles高尔夫球车及其他类似车 | 15%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 15% | 13% | 13% | 6 |
| 8703.10.90.00 | Other, vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow其他,雪地行走专用车 | 15%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 15% | 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
8703.10.11All-terrain vehicles (ATV)
8703.10.11.00All-terrain vehicles (ATV)全地形车
- Unit
- vehicle / kg
- MFN import duty
- 15%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 150%
- 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
- 4Export licence出口许可证
- 6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口
- xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
- yExport licence (border trade)出口许可证(边境小额贸易)
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.Engine type (diesel, semi-diesel, petrol, etc.)发动机类型(柴油、半柴油、汽油等)
- 3.Specify if CKD/SKD成套散件请注明
- 4.Manufacturer's brand of the vehicle (Chinese or foreign name)车辆的厂家品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 5.Brand or model name filed by vehicle manufacturer车辆厂家备案的品牌或具体款式的名称
- 6.Cubic capacity排气量
- 7.Model型号
- 8.GTIN
- 9.CAS
- 10.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 10%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 3.6%
- Maldives
- 15%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 12%
- Serbia
- 12%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 18.8%
- Brunei
- 18.8%
- Cambodia
- 18.8%
- South Korea
- 18.8%
- Laos
- 18.8%
- Malaysia
- 18.8%
- New Zealand
- 20%
- Singapore
- 18.8%
- Thailand
- 18.8%
- Vietnam
- 18.8%
- Indonesia
- 18.8%
- Philippines
- 18.8%
- Myanmar
- 18.8%
CIQ codes
- 8703101100101All-terrain vehicles (electric all-terrain vehicles)全地形车(电动全地形车)
- 8703101100102All-terrain vehicles (internal combustion engine all-terrain vehicles)全地形车(内燃机动全地形车)
- 8703101100103All-terrain vehicles (hybrid power all-terrain vehicles)全地形车(混合动力全地形车)
- 8703101100104All-terrain vehicles (other energy all-terrain vehicles)全地形车(其他能源全地形车)
8703.10.19Other motorized golf cars and similar vehicles.
8703.10.19.00Golf cars and similar vehicles高尔夫球车及其他类似车
- Unit
- vehicle / kg
- MFN import duty
- 15%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 150%
- 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.Engine type (diesel, semi-diesel, petrol, etc.)发动机类型(柴油、半柴油、汽油等)
- 3.Specify if CKD/SKD成套散件请注明
- 4.Cubic capacity排气量
- 5.Manufacturer's brand of the vehicle (Chinese or foreign name)车辆的厂家品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Brand or model name filed by vehicle manufacturer车辆厂家备案的品牌或具体款式的名称
- 7.Model型号
- 8.GTIN
- 9.CAS
- 10.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 20%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 3.6%
- Maldives
- 15%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 12%
- Serbia
- 12%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 15%
- Brunei
- 15%
- Cambodia
- 15%
- Laos
- 15%
- Malaysia
- 15%
- New Zealand
- 15%
- Singapore
- 15%
- Thailand
- 15%
- Vietnam
- 15%
- Indonesia
- 15%
- Philippines
- 15%
- Myanmar
- 15%
CIQ codes
- 8703101900999Golf cars and similar vehicles高尔夫球车及其他类似车
8703.10.90Motor vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow
8703.10.90.00Other, vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow其他,雪地行走专用车
- Unit
- vehicle / kg
- MFN import duty
- 15%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 150%
- 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.Engine type (diesel, semi-diesel, petrol, etc.)发动机类型(柴油、半柴油、汽油等)
- 3.Specify if CKD/SKD成套散件请注明
- 4.Cubic capacity排气量
- 5.Manufacturer's brand of the vehicle (Chinese or foreign name)车辆的厂家品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Brand or model name filed by vehicle manufacturer车辆厂家备案的品牌或具体款式的名称
- 7.Model型号
- 8.GTIN
- 9.CAS
- 10.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 3.6%
- Maldives
- 15%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 12%
- Serbia
- 12%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 15%
- Brunei
- 15%
- Cambodia
- 15%
- Laos
- 15%
- Malaysia
- 15%
- New Zealand
- 15%
- Singapore
- 15%
- Thailand
- 15%
- Vietnam
- 15%
- Indonesia
- 15%
- Philippines
- 15%
- Myanmar
- 15%
CIQ codes
- 8703109000999Other, vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow其他,雪地行走专用车
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 import tariff by origin (Indian Trade Portal snapshot)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- GST schedule headings and 8-digit IGST (archived)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- India's effective basic customs duty (notification 45/2025-Customs, Table I)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 18 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
- RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 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.