Subheading · Chapter 90 · Section XVIII, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precisi…

HS 9006 59Photographic (other than cinematographic cameras, photographic flashlight apparatus and flash bulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8538: other

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof

Customs duty: 10%; 2 tariff items
GST now: 18%; or 5% for some goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: units
Duty in China: 5.9% to 9%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

2 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
Code	Description	Customs duty	GST now	Unit
9006 59 10	Fixed focus 110 mm cameras	10%	18%	units
9006 59 90	Other	10%	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 2 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

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

Free: 2 tariff items

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
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 560	Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8539	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

GST rate 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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback item	Goods	Rate	Cap
9006	Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flash bulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8539	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 policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

Free: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 9006 59, and China's below.

China: the same goods (9006 59)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 3 expired under 9006 59. 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 code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
9006.59.10.00	Laser phototypesetting equipment激光照相排版设备	9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	9%	13%	13%	None
9006.59.21.00	Electronic colour separating machines电子分色机	9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	9%	13%	13%	None
9006.59.29.00	Other process cameras其他制版照相机	9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	9%	13%	13%	None
9006.59.90.30	Strip cameras分幅相机	5.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	9%	13%	13%	3
9006.59.90.90	Other cameras using film of a width of >35mm使用胶片宽>35mm的其他照相机	5.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	9%	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

9006.59.10Laser phototypesetting equipment

9006.59.10.00Laser phototypesetting equipment激光照相排版设备

for film of a width > 35 mm使用胶片宽>35mm

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 35%
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.Principle原理
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: 1.8%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 6.3%
Ecuador: 7.4%
Serbia: 6.3%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 4.5%
Brunei: 4.5%
Cambodia: 4.5%
South Korea: 4.5%
Laos: 4.5%
Malaysia: 4.5%
New Zealand: 5.4%
Singapore: 4.5%
Thailand: 4.5%
Vietnam: 4.5%
Japan: 6.2%
Indonesia: 4.5%
Philippines: 4.5%
Myanmar: 4.5%

CIQ codes

9006591000999Laser phototypesetting equipment (using film width > 35mm)激光照相排版设备(使用胶片宽>35mm)

9006.59.21Electronic colour separating machines

9006.59.21.00Electronic colour separating machines电子分色机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
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.Principle原理
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: 1.8%
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: 6.3%
Ecuador: 7.4%
Serbia: 6.3%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 6%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 6.5%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9006592100999Electronic colour separating machines电子分色机

9006.59.29Other process cameras

9006.59.29.00Other process cameras其他制版照相机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
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.Principle原理
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: 6.3%
Ecuador: 7.4%
Serbia: 6.3%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 5%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 5.5%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9006592900999Other process cameras其他制版照相机

9006.59.90Unlisted cameras

9006.59.90.30Strip cameras分幅相机

Recording rate exceeding 225,000 frames per second; or frame exposure time of 50 nanoseconds or less记录速率超过每秒225000帧;或帧曝光时间为50纳秒或更短

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 100%
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

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.Principle原理
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%
New Zealand: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 10%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 6.3%
Ecuador: 7.4%
Serbia: 6.3%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 5.9%

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

9006599030301Streak cameras (recording rate > 225,000 frames/sec; or frame exposure time <= 50 nanoseconds) (digital cameras)分幅相机(记录速率超过每秒225000帧;或帧曝光时间为50纳秒或更短)(数字照相机)
9006599030302Streak cameras (recording rate > 225,000 frames/sec; or frame exposure time <= 50 nanoseconds) (mechanical cameras)分幅相机(记录速率超过每秒225000帧;或帧曝光时间为50纳秒或更短)(机械照相机)

9006.59.90.90Other cameras using film of a width of >35mm使用胶片宽>35mm的其他照相机

Unit: aircraft / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 100%
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.Principle原理
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%
New Zealand: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 10%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 6.3%
Ecuador: 7.4%
Serbia: 6.3%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 5.9%

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

9006599090999Other cameras using film of a width of >35mm使用胶片宽>35mm的其他照相机

9006.59.90.10Strip cameras分幅相机Expired

Recording rate exceeding 225,000 frames per second记录速率超过每秒225000帧

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 100%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 1 Jan 2025

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.Principle原理
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%
New Zealand: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 15%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 15%

RCEP rates

Australia: 23.8%
Brunei: 23.8%
Cambodia: 23.8%
Laos: 23.8%
Malaysia: 23.8%
New Zealand: 23.8%
Singapore: 23.8%
Thailand: 23.8%
Vietnam: 23.8%

CIQ codes

9006599010999Framing cameras (recording rate exceeding 225,000 frames per second)分幅相机(记录速率超过每秒225000帧)

9006.59.90.20Strip cameras分幅相机Expired

Frame exposure time of 50 nanoseconds or less帧曝光时间为50纳秒或更短

Unit: aircraft / kg
MFN import duty: 9%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 100%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 1 Jan 2025

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.Principle原理
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%
New Zealand: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 15%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 15%

RCEP rates

Australia: 23.8%
Brunei: 23.8%
Cambodia: 23.8%
Laos: 23.8%
Malaysia: 23.8%
New Zealand: 23.8%
Singapore: 23.8%
Thailand: 23.8%
Vietnam: 23.8%

CIQ codes

9006599020999Streak cameras (streak cameras with a recording rate exceeding 225,000 frames per second; frame exposure time of 50 ns or less)分幅相机(记录速率超过每秒225000帧的分幅相机;帧曝光时间为50纳秒或更短)

9006.59.90.40Electronic streak cameras (with a time resolution of 51 nanoseconds or less)电子条纹相机(时间分辨率为51纳秒或更小 )Expired

Time resolution of 51 nanoseconds or less时间分辨率为51纳秒或更小

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: 5.9%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 16.2%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 20%

CIQ codes

9006599040999Electronic streak cameras (with a time resolution of 51 nanoseconds or less)电子条纹相机(时间分辨率为51纳秒或更小)

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

Previous9006 53For roll film of a width of 35 mm One level up9006Photographic (other than cinematographic cameras, photographic flashlight apparatus and flash bulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8538 Next9007 10Cameras

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'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
China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026

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