Tariff item · Chapter 88 · Section XVII, Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
HS 8806 93 00Unmanned aircraft: with maximum take-off weight more than 7 kg but not more than 25 kg
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof › With maximum take-off weight more than 7 kg but not more than 25 kg
- Customs duty
- 10%
- Tariff rate
- GST now
- 5%
- No compensation cess
- Import policy
- Prohibited
- With a condition
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 0% to 3.5%
- 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 | 10% | Assessable value |
| Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) | Nil | Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17 |
| Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) | 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess | BCD + AIDC |
| Integrated GST (IGST) | 5% | Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS |
Lower duty under trade agreements
| Agreement | Customs duty | Goods from |
|---|---|---|
| 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–Korea CEPA | 0% | South Korea |
| India–Malaysia CECA | 0% | Malaysia |
| India–Singapore CECA | 0% | Singapore |
| India–Sri Lanka FTA | 0% | Sri Lanka |
| SAFTA | 0% | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal |
| India–Australia ECTA | 4.3% | Australia |
| SAFTA | 5% | Sri Lanka |
| India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs | 9% | United Kingdom |
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))
- Prohibited under DGFT 54/2015-2020 of 9 Feb 2022.
- Condition: Subject to Policy Condition No.03 of Chapter-88
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 Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
- 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%.
- Until 21 September 2025 5%, 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 I, S.No. 464 | Unmanned aircraft | 5% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 5%, 18% or 28% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8806 | Unmanned aircraft | 1.7% | — |
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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.9% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.5% 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 8806 93, and China's below.
China: the same goods (8806 93)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force and 1 expired under 8806 93. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8806.93.10.11 | Other dual-use controlled aerial photography drones with a maximum take-off weight > 7kg but <= 25kg其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的两用物项管制航拍无人机 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8806.93.10.19 | Other aerial photography drones, max take-off weight > 7 kg but ≤ 25 kg其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的其他航拍无人机 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8806.93.10.90 | Other aerial photography drones with a maximum take-off weight > 7 kg but ≤ 25 kg其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的航拍无人机 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8806.93.90.10 | Other unmanned aircraft, max take-off weight > 7 kg but ≤ 25 kg7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的其他无人驾驶航空器 | 3.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 3.5% | 13% | 13% | 3O |
- 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
8806.93.10Other aerial photography drones, with a maximum take-off weight exceeding 7kg but not exceeding 25kg
8806.93.10.11Other dual-use controlled aerial photography drones with a maximum take-off weight > 7kg but <= 25kg其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的两用物项管制航拍无人机
For special purpose television camera or digital camera (P)用于特种用途的电视摄像或数字照相(P)
- Unit
- aircraft / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 99%
- 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.Type类型
- 4.Maximum take-off weight最大起飞重量
- 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
- 1.6%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5.4%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 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
- 8806931011999Other dual-use controlled aerial photography drones of 7kg < max take-off weight ≤ 25kg (for special purpose TV camera or digital photography (P))其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的两用物项管制航拍无人机(用于特种用途的电视摄像或数字照相(P))
8806.93.10.19Other aerial photography drones, max take-off weight > 7 kg but ≤ 25 kg其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的其他航拍无人机
- Unit
- aircraft / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 99%
- 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.Type类型
- 4.Maximum take-off weight最大起飞重量
- 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
- 1.6%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5.4%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 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
- 8806931019999Other aerial photography drones, of a maximum take-off weight > 7kg but ≤ 25kg (for special purpose television cameras or digital cameras (P))其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的其他航拍无人机(用于特种用途的电视摄像或数字照相(P))
8806.93.10.90Other aerial photography drones with a maximum take-off weight > 7 kg but ≤ 25 kg其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的航拍无人机
- Unit
- aircraft / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 99%
- 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.Type类型
- 4.Maximum take-off weight最大起飞重量
- 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
- 1.6%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5.4%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 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
- 8806931090999Other aerial photography drones with a maximum take-off weight > 7 kg but ≤ 25 kg其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的航拍无人机
8806.93.10.10Other aerial photography drones with a maximum take-off weight > 7 kg but ≤ 25 kg其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的航拍无人机Expired
- Unit
- aircraft / kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 99%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2023
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
- MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
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.Type类型
- 4.Maximum take-off weight最大起飞重量
- 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
CIQ codes
- 8806931010999Other unmanned aerial vehicles for aerial photography with a maximum take-off weight >7kg but ≤25kg (for special purpose television cameras or digital cameras (P))其他7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的航拍无人机(用于特种用途的电视摄像或数字照相(P))
8806.93.90Other unmanned aerial vehicles, of a maximum take-off weight exceeding 7 kg but not exceeding 25 kg
8806.93.90.10Other unmanned aircraft, max take-off weight > 7 kg but ≤ 25 kg7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的其他无人驾驶航空器
Dual-use items and technologies subject to export control两用物项和技术出口管制的
- Unit
- aircraft / kg
- MFN import duty
- 3.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 11%
- 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
- OAutomatic import licence (new and old mechanical and electrical products)自动进口许可证(新旧机电产品)
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.Type类型
- 4.Maximum take-off weight最大起飞重量
- 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
- 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
- 8806939010101Other unmanned aircraft with a maximum take-off weight >7kg but ≤25kg (dual-use items and technologies subject to export control) (helicopters)7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的其他无人驾驶航空器(两用物项和技术出口管制的)(直升机)
- 8806939010102Other unmanned aircraft with max take-off weight >7kg but ≤25kg (dual-use items and technologies subject to export control) (aircraft)7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的其他无人驾驶航空器(两用物项和技术出口管制的)(飞机)
- 8806939010103Other unmanned aircraft with a maximum take-off weight >7kg but ≤25kg (dual-use items and technologies subject to export control) (spacecraft)7千克<最大起飞重量≤25千克的其他无人驾驶航空器(两用物项和技术出口管制的)(航天器)
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
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 preferential tariff schedules (CBIC notifications)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
- 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
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