Tariff item · Chapter 90 · Section XVIII, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precisi…
HS 9001 10 00Optical fibres, optical fibres bundles and cables
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof › Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles, optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544, sheets and plates of polarising material, lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked.
- Customs duty
- 15%
- Tariff rate
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 4.5%
- 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 | 15% | 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% or 18% | Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + 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–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 |
| SAFTA | 5% | Sri Lanka |
| SAPTA | 7.5% | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal |
| India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs | 9% | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs | 10.71% | Iceland |
Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China, Indonesia and South Korea: USD 122.41–857.23 per KFKM, by origin and producer (until 2 Aug 2028). Dispersion Unshifted Single – Mode Optical Fiber. 07/2023-ADD
Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.
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 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% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 5%, 12% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Change: Changed.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 480 | Contact lenses; Spectacle lenses | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 556 | Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optic al fibre cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarising material; prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 473 | Coronary stents and coronary stent systems for use with cardiac catheters | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 474 | Artificial kidney | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 475 | Blood glucose monitoring system (Glucometer) and test strips | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 476 | Patent Ductus Arteriosus / Atrial Se ptal Defect occlusion device | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 477 | Parts of the following goods, namely: - (i) Crutches; (ii) Wheel chairs; (iii)Walking frames; (iv)Tricycles; (v)Braillers; and (vi) Artificial limbs | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 478 | Assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for disabled, specified in List 1 appended to this Schedule | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 479 | Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney | 5% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 5%, 12% or 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5% or 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9001 | Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked | — | — |
| 900101 | Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544 | 1% | — |
| 900199 | Others | 1.2% | — |
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): 1.4% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.8% 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 9001 10, and China's below.
China: the same goods (9001 10)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force and 1 expired under 9001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9001.10.00.01 | non-dispersion shifted single-mode optical fibres非色散位移单模光纤 | 4.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9001.10.00.02 | Other single mode optical fibres其他单模光纤 | 4.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9001.10.00.90 | Optical fibre bundles, cables & other optical fibres光导纤维束、光缆及其他光导纤维 | 4.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 5% | 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
9001.10.00Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables, other than those of heading 8544
9001.10.00.01non-dispersion shifted single-mode optical fibres非色散位移单模光纤
G.652, incl. G652A, G652B, G652C, G652D, etc.G.652,包括G652A、G652B、G652C、G652D等
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 5%
- 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.Structure (whether single-mode optical fibre)结构(是否为单模光纤)
- 3.Use用途
- 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
- 4.5%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 4.5%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.4%
- Brunei
- 4.4%
- Cambodia
- 4.4%
- Laos
- 4.4%
- Malaysia
- 4.4%
- New Zealand
- 4.5%
- Singapore
- 4.4%
- Thailand
- 4.4%
- Vietnam
- 4.4%
- Indonesia
- 4.4%
- Philippines
- 4.4%
- Myanmar
- 4.4%
CIQ codes
- 9001100001999Non-dispersion-shifted single-mode optical fiber (G.652, incl. G652A, G652B, G652C, G652D, etc.)非色散位移单模光纤(G.652,包括G652A、G652B、G652C、G652D等)
9001.10.00.02Other single mode optical fibres其他单模光纤
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 5%
- 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.Structure (whether single-mode optical fibre)结构(是否为单模光纤)
- 3.Use用途
- 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
- 4.5%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 4.5%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.4%
- Brunei
- 4.4%
- Cambodia
- 4.4%
- Laos
- 4.4%
- Malaysia
- 4.4%
- New Zealand
- 4.5%
- Singapore
- 4.4%
- Thailand
- 4.4%
- Vietnam
- 4.4%
- Indonesia
- 4.4%
- Philippines
- 4.4%
- Myanmar
- 4.4%
CIQ codes
- 9001100002999Other single mode optical fibres其他单模光纤
9001.10.00.90Optical fibre bundles, cables & other optical fibres光导纤维束、光缆及其他光导纤维
excluding goods of heading 8544但品目8544的货品除外
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 5%
- 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.Structure (whether single-mode optical fibre)结构(是否为单模光纤)
- 3.Use用途
- 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
- 4.5%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 4.5%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.4%
- Brunei
- 4.4%
- Cambodia
- 4.4%
- Laos
- 4.4%
- Malaysia
- 4.4%
- New Zealand
- 4.5%
- Singapore
- 4.4%
- Thailand
- 4.4%
- Vietnam
- 4.4%
- Indonesia
- 4.4%
- Philippines
- 4.4%
- Myanmar
- 4.4%
CIQ codes
- 9001100090999Optical fibre bundles, optical fibre cables and other optical fibres (excluding goods of heading 8544)光导纤维束、光缆及其他光导纤维(但品目8544的货品除外)
9001.10.00.09Other optical fibres (excluding goods of heading 8544)其他光导纤维(但品目8544的货品除外 )Expired
excluding goods of heading 8544但品目8544的货品除外
- 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.
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 4.5%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 4.5%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 9001100009999Other optical fibres (excluding goods of heading 8544)其他光导纤维(但品目8544的货品除外)
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
Previous8908 00 00Vessels and other floating structures for breaking upOne level up9001Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles, optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544, sheets and plates of polarising material, lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked.Next9001 20 00Sheets and plates of polarising material
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
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.