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HS 9002 11 00Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus,other than such elements of glass optically worked not: for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof › For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers

Customs duty
10%
Tariff rate
GST now
18%
or 5% for some goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
3% to 10%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate10%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)18%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
ASEAN–India FTA0%Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%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 CEPA0%Japan
India–Korea CEPA0%South Korea
India–Malaysia CECA0%Malaysia
India–Singapore CECA0%Singapore
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA0%United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka
SAPTA5%Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–EFTA TEPA52/2025-Customs6%Norway
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs7.14%Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs8.57%Oman
APTA9%Bangladesh, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka

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 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 18%, or 5% for some goods.
  • Until 21 September 2025 18%, or 5% or 12% for some goods.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 557Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked [other than intraocular lens]18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 473Coronary stents and coronary stent systems for use with cardiac catheters5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 474Artificial kidney5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 475Blood glucose monitoring system (Glucometer) and test strips5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 476Patent Ductus Arteriosus / Atrial Se ptal Defect occlusion device5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 477Parts of the following goods, namely: - (i) Crutches; (ii) Wheel chairs; (iii)Walking frames; (iv)Tricycles; (v)Braillers; and (vi) Artificial limbs5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 478Assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for disabled, specified in List 1 appended to this Schedule5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 479Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20255%, 12% or 18%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255% 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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
9002Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked1.2%—

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 9002 11, and China's below.

China: the same goods (9002 11)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 7 in force and 2 expired under 9002 11. 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
9002.11.10.00Objective lenses for special purpose cameras特殊用途照相机用物镜4.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin6%13%13%None
9002.11.20.00Objective lenses for microform readers缩微阅读机用物镜3.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin6%13%13%None
9002.11.31.10SLR camera lenses单反相机镜头3%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN6%13%13%None
9002.11.31.90Parts and accessories for SLR camera lenses单反相机镜头的零件及附件3%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN6%13%13%None
9002.11.39.00Other lenses for cameras其他相机用镜头3%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN6%13%13%None
9002.11.90.10Lenses and lens assemblies for colour projectors and digital light processors彩色投影机和数字光处理器的镜头及镜头组件3%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN10%13%13%None
9002.11.90.90Other objective lenses for projectors, etc.其他投影仪等用物镜10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)10%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

9002.11.10Objectives for cameras for plate-making, microfilming or special purposes

9002.11.10.00Objective lenses for special purpose cameras特殊用途照相机用物镜

Refers to cameras listed under codes 90061000 to 90063000指编号9006100090063000所列的照相机

Unit
kg / piece
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
14%
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.Application (for XX brand XX machine or universal for XX machine, etc.)用途(适用于XX品牌XX机或通用于XX机等)
  • 3.Assembled or not是否已装配
  • 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
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
4.8%
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
  • 9002111000999Objective lenses for special purpose cameras (refers to cameras listed in heading 90061000-90063000)特殊用途照相机用物镜(指编号90061000-90063000所列的照相机)

9002.11.20Objective lenses for microform readers

9002.11.20.00Objective lenses for microform readers缩微阅读机用物镜
Unit
kg / piece
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
14%
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.Application (for XX brand XX machine or universal for XX machine, etc.)用途(适用于XX品牌XX机或通用于XX机等)
  • 3.Assembled or not是否已装配
  • 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
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3.9%
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
  • 9002112000999Objective lenses for microform readers缩微阅读机用物镜

9002.11.31SLR camera lenses

9002.11.31.10SLR camera lenses单反相机镜头

Complete machines整机

Unit
kg / piece
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
3%
General import duty
80%
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.Application (for XX brand XX machine or universal for XX machine, etc.)用途(适用于XX品牌XX机或通用于XX机等)
  • 3.Assembled or not是否已装配
  • 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
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
2.4%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
11.3%
Brunei
11.3%
Cambodia
11.3%
Laos
11.3%
Malaysia
11.3%
New Zealand
12%
Singapore
11.3%
Thailand
11.3%
Vietnam
11.3%
Japan
7.5%
Indonesia
11.3%
Philippines
11.3%
Myanmar
11.3%
CIQ codes
  • 9002113110999SLR camera lenses (complete)单反相机镜头(整机)
9002.11.31.90Parts and accessories for SLR camera lenses单反相机镜头的零件及附件
Unit
kg / piece
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
3%
General import duty
80%
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.Application (for XX brand XX machine or universal for XX machine, etc.)用途(适用于XX品牌XX机或通用于XX机等)
  • 3.Assembled or not是否已装配
  • 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
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
2.4%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
11.3%
Brunei
11.3%
Cambodia
11.3%
Laos
11.3%
Malaysia
11.3%
New Zealand
12%
Singapore
11.3%
Thailand
11.3%
Vietnam
11.3%
Japan
7.5%
Indonesia
11.3%
Philippines
11.3%
Myanmar
11.3%
CIQ codes
  • 9002113190999Parts and accessories for SLR camera lenses单反相机镜头的零件及附件
9002.11.31.00SLR camera lenses单反相机镜头Expired
Unit
kg / piece
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
3%
General import duty
80%
Import VAT
17%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
15%
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
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
9.6%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
3%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%

9002.11.39Other objective lenses for cameras

9002.11.39.00Other lenses for cameras其他相机用镜头
Unit
kg / piece
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
3%
General import duty
80%
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.Application (for XX brand XX machine or universal for XX machine, etc.)用途(适用于XX品牌XX机或通用于XX机等)
  • 3.Assembled or not是否已装配
  • 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
3.6%
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
2.4%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7.5%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 9002113900999Other lenses for cameras (excluding for SLR cameras)其他相机用镜头(单反相机除外)

9002.11.90Other objective lenses for cameras, projectors, enlargers or reducers

9002.11.90.10Lenses and lens assemblies for colour projectors and digital light processors彩色投影机和数字光处理器的镜头及镜头组件
Unit
kg / piece
MFN import duty
10%
Provisional import duty
3%
General import duty
80%
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.Application (for XX brand XX machine or universal for XX machine, etc.)用途(适用于XX品牌XX机或通用于XX机等)
  • 3.Assembled or not是否已装配
  • 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
3.6%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
3%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
7%
Ecuador
4%
Serbia
4%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
11.3%
Brunei
10%
Cambodia
10%
South Korea
10%
Laos
10%
Malaysia
10%
New Zealand
12%
Singapore
10%
Thailand
10%
Vietnam
10%
Japan
10.3%
Indonesia
10%
Philippines
10%
Myanmar
10%
CIQ codes
  • 9002119010999Lenses and lens assemblies for colour projectors and digital light processors彩色投影机和数字光处理器的镜头及镜头组件
9002.11.90.90Other objective lenses for projectors, etc.其他投影仪等用物镜

Incl. objective lenses for photographic enlargers包括照片放大机用物镜

Unit
kg / piece
MFN import duty
10%
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.Application (for XX brand XX machine or universal for XX machine, etc.)用途(适用于XX品牌XX机或通用于XX机等)
  • 3.Assembled or not是否已装配
  • 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
3.6%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
3%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
7%
Ecuador
4%
Serbia
4%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
11.3%
Brunei
10%
Cambodia
10%
South Korea
10%
Laos
10%
Malaysia
10%
New Zealand
12%
Singapore
10%
Thailand
10%
Vietnam
10%
Japan
10.3%
Indonesia
10%
Philippines
10%
Myanmar
10%
CIQ codes
  • 9002119090999Other objective lenses for projectors, etc. (including for photographic enlargers)其他投影仪等用物镜(包括照片放大机用物镜)
9002.11.90.01Lenses and lens assemblies for colour liquid crystal projectors彩色液晶投影机的镜头及镜头组件Expired
Unit
kg / piece
MFN import duty
15%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
80%
Import VAT
17%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
15%
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
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
9.6%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
3%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
8%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%

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

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.