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

HS 9008 50Projectors, enlargers and reducers

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof › Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers

Customs duty: 10%; 4 tariff items
GST now: 18%; or 5% for some goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: units
Duty in China: 10% to 12%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

4 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
9008 50 10	Slide projectors	10%	18%	units
9008 50 20	Microfilm, microfiche or other microform readers, whether or not capable of producing copies	10%	18%	units
9008 50 30	Other image projectors	10%	18%	units
9008 50 40	Photographic (other than Cinematographic) enlargers and reducers	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 4 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: 4 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. 562	Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers	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
9008	Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers	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: 4 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 9008 50, and China's below.

China: the same goods (9008 50)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force under 9008 50. 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
9008.50.10.00	slide projectors幻灯机	10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	10%	13%	13%	None
9008.50.20.00	Microfilm readers缩微品的阅读机	10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	10%	13%	13%	None
9008.50.31.00	Orthophotographic projectors正射投影仪	12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	12%	13%	13%	None
9008.50.39.00	Other image projectors其他影像投影仪	12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	12%	13%	13%	None
9008.50.40.00	Photographic enlargers and reducers照片放大机及缩片机	12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	12%	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

9008.50.10slide projectors

9008.50.10.00slide projectors幻灯机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 10%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 40%
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.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 2.1%
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: 7%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 4%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 7%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 7.6%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9008501000999slide projectors幻灯机

9008.50.20Readers for microfilms, microfiches or other microforms

9008.50.20.00Microfilm readers缩微品的阅读机

whether or not capable of reproduction不论是否可以进行复制

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 10%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 17%
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.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.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: 7%
Ecuador: 8.5%
Serbia: 4%
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

9008502000101Microfilm readers (whether or not capable of reproducing images) (Class I equipment)缩微品的阅读机(不论是否可以进行复制)(Ⅰ类设备)
9008502000102Microfilm readers (whether or not capable of reproducing images) (Class II equipment)缩微品的阅读机(不论是否可以进行复制)(Ⅱ类设备)
9008502000103Microfilm, microfiche or other microform readers (whether or not capable of producing copies) (other microform reading equipment)缩微品的阅读机(不论是否可以进行复制)(其他类缩微阅读机设备)

9008.50.31Orthophotographic projectors

9008.50.31.00Orthophotographic projectors正射投影仪

Excluding slide projectors不包括幻灯机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 12%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 40%
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%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 9.6%
Ecuador: 10.2%
Serbia: 8.4%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 5%
Cambodia: 5%
Laos: 5%
Malaysia: 5%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 5%
Thailand: 5%
Vietnam: 5%
Indonesia: 5%
Philippines: 5%
Myanmar: 5%

CIQ codes

9008503100101Orthoscopic projectors (excl. slide projectors) (Class I equipment)正射投影仪(不包括幻灯机)(Ⅰ类设备)
9008503100102Orthoscopic projectors (excl. slide projectors) (Class II equipment)正射投影仪(不包括幻灯机)(Ⅱ类设备)
9008503100103Orthoscopic projectors (excluding slide projectors) (other orthoscopic projector equipment)正射投影仪(不包括幻灯机)(其他类正射投影仪设备)

9008.50.39Other image projectors

9008.50.39.00Other image projectors其他影像投影仪

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 12%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 40%
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%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 9.6%
Ecuador: 10.2%
Serbia: 9.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 5%
Cambodia: 5%
Laos: 5%
Malaysia: 5%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 5%
Thailand: 5%
Vietnam: 5%
Indonesia: 5%
Philippines: 5%
Myanmar: 5%

CIQ codes

9008503900101Other image projectors (active, Class I equipment)其他影像投影仪(有源式,Ⅰ类设备)
9008503900102Other image projectors (active, Class II equipment)其他影像投影仪(有源式,Ⅱ类设备)
9008503900103Other video projectors (active, other types of video projector equipment)其他影像投影仪(有源式,其他类影像投影仪设备)
9008503900104Other image projectors (mechanical type)其他影像投影仪(机械式)

9008.50.40Photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers

9008.50.40.00Photographic enlargers and reducers照片放大机及缩片机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 12%
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: 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.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 9.6%
Ecuador: 10.2%
Serbia: 9.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 10%
Brunei: 10%
Cambodia: 10%
South Korea: 10%
Laos: 10%
Malaysia: 10%
New Zealand: 12%
Singapore: 10%
Thailand: 10%
Vietnam: 10%
Japan: 13.8%
Indonesia: 10%
Philippines: 10%
Myanmar: 10%

CIQ codes

9008504000101Photographic (excluding cinematographic) enlargers and reducers (active, Class I equipment)照片(电影片除外)放大机及缩片机(有源式,Ⅰ类设备)
9008504000102Photographic (excluding cinematographic) enlargers and reducers (active, Class II equipment)照片(电影片除外)放大机及缩片机(有源式,Ⅱ类设备)
9008504000103Photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers (active, other photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers)照片(电影片除外)放大机及缩片机(有源式,其他类照片(电影片除外)放大机及缩片机设备)
9008504000104Enlargers & reducers for photographs (excl. cinematographic film) (mechanical)照片(电影片除外)放大机及缩片机(机械式)

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

Previous9007 20Projectors One level up9008Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers Next9012 10Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus

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

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.