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

HS 9013 80 00Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter: other devices, appliances and instruments

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

Customs duty: 7.5%; Tariff rate
GST now: 18%; or 5% for some goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: units
Duty in China: 2% to 7.8%; On Indian goods

Landed cost Search codes Duty 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
Duty	Rate	Charged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate	7.5%	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)	18%	Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's 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–Australia ECTA	0%	Australia
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs	0%	Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
India–Korea CEPA	0%	South Korea
India–Malaysia CECA	0%	Malaysia
India–Sri Lanka FTA	0%	Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA	0%	United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs	0%	United Kingdom
SAFTA	0%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAPTA	3.75%	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAFTA	5%	Sri Lanka
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs	6%	Oman

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 under DGFT 54/2015-2020 of 9 Feb 2022.

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
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 566	Lasers, other than Laser Diodes; other Optical Appliances and Instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter	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
9013	Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter	1%	—

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 9013 80, and China's below.

China: the same goods (9013 80)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force and 6 expired under 9013 80. 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
9013.80.10.00	Magnifying glasses放大镜	7.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	12%	13%	13%	None
9013.80.20.00	Optical door viewers光学门眼	7.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	12%	13%	13%	None
9013.80.90.10	Spot adjustment devices for photolithography machines光刻机用光斑调节装置	2%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN	5%	13%	13%	None
9013.80.90.90	Other apparatus, instruments and appliances其他装置,仪器及器具	5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	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

9013.80.10Magnifying glasses

9013.80.10.00Magnifying glasses放大镜

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 12%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
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.Principle原理
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: 1.5%
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: 9.6%
Ecuador: 10.2%
Serbia: 4.8%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 7.8%

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

9013801000999Magnifying glasses放大镜

9013.80.20Optical door viewers

9013.80.20.00Optical door viewers光学门眼

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 12%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
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.Principle原理
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: 1.5%
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: 9.6%
Ecuador: 10.2%
Serbia: 4.8%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 7.8%

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

9013802000999Optical door viewers光学门眼

9013.80.30Liquid crystal display panels

9013.80.30.00Expired

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: 4 Jan 2022

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 2.7%
South Korea: 5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

9013.80.30.01Liquid crystal display panels, 26 inches and above, without backlight modules (not specified elsewhere in Chapter 90)26英寸及以上不含背光模组的液晶显示板(90章其他品目未列名的 )Expired

Not elsewhere specified or included in other headings of Chapter 9090章其他品目未列名的

Unit: piece
MFN import duty: 5.0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50.0%
Import VAT: 17.0%
Consumption tax: 0.0%
Export duty: 0.0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 17.0%
Updated by China: 4 Jan 2022

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 2.7%
South Korea: 5%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

9013.80.30.10Liquid crystal display panels, of a size not exceeding 10.1 inches10.1英寸及以下的液晶显示板Expired

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 4 Jan 2022

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

1.Description of goods品名
2.Brand type品牌类型
3.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
4.Use用途
5.Principle [liquid crystal?]原理[是否为液晶]
6.Dimensions尺寸
7.Brand [Chinese and foreign names]品牌[中文及外文名称]
8.Model型号
9.Configuration [Please specify configuration display driver board, HDMI interface, marking board, decoding配置[请注明配置显示驱动板、HDMI接口、标记板、解码
10.Weight per piece单片重量
11.whether or not cut是否已切割
12.GTIN
13.CAS
14.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 2.7%
South Korea: 5%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

9013803010999Liquid crystal display panels, of a size not exceeding 10.1 inches10.1英寸及以下的液晶显示板

9013.80.30.20Liquid crystal display panels, of a size > 10.1 inches but ≤ 32 inches10.1英寸<尺寸≤32英寸的液晶显示板Expired

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 4 Jan 2022

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

1.Description of goods品名
2.Brand type品牌类型
3.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
4.Use用途
5.Principle [liquid crystal?]原理[是否为液晶]
6.Dimensions尺寸
7.Brand [Chinese and foreign names]品牌[中文及外文名称]
8.Model型号
9.Configuration [Please specify configuration display driver board, HDMI interface, marking board, decoding配置[请注明配置显示驱动板、HDMI接口、标记板、解码
10.Weight per piece单片重量
11.whether or not cut是否已切割
12.GTIN
13.CAS
14.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 2.7%
South Korea: 5%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

9013803020999Liquid crystal display panels, of a size > 10.1 inches but ≤ 32 inches10.1英寸＜尺寸≤32英寸的液晶显示板

9013.80.30.90Other liquid crystal display panels其他液晶显示板Expired

Not elsewhere specified or included in other headings of Chapter 9090章其他品目未列名的

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 4 Jan 2022

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

1.Description of goods品名
2.Brand type品牌类型
3.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
4.Use用途
5.Principle [liquid crystal?]原理[是否为液晶]
6.Dimensions尺寸
7.Brand [Chinese and foreign names]品牌[中文及外文名称]
8.Model型号
9.Configuration [Please specify configuration display driver board, HDMI interface, marking board, decoding配置[请注明配置显示驱动板、HDMI接口、标记板、解码
10.Weight per piece单片重量
11.whether or not cut是否已切割
12.GTIN
13.CAS
14.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 2.7%
South Korea: 5%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

9013803090999Other liquid crystal display panels其他液晶显示板

9013.80.90Other optical instruments and appliances

9013.80.90.10Spot adjustment devices for photolithography machines光刻机用光斑调节装置

Not elsewhere specified or included in other headings of Chapter 9090章其他品目未列名的

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: 2%
General import duty: 17%
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.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%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 4%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

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

9013809010999Spot size adjustment device for lithography machines (not elsewhere specified in Chapter 90)光刻机用光斑调节装置(90章其他品目未列名的)

9013.80.90.90Other apparatus, instruments and appliances其他装置,仪器及器具

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
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: 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.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%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 4%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

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

9013809090999Other apparatus, instruments and appliances (not specified or included elsewhere in Chapter 90)其他装置,仪器及器具(90章其他品目未列名的)

9013.80.90.00Other apparatus, instruments and appliances其他装置,仪器及器具Expired

Not elsewhere specified or included in other headings of Chapter 9090章其他品目未列名的

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: 2%
General import duty: 17%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 4 Jan 2023

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%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 4.9%
Brunei: 4.9%
Cambodia: 4.9%
Laos: 4.9%
Malaysia: 4.9%
New Zealand: 4.9%
Singapore: 4.9%
Thailand: 4.9%
Vietnam: 4.9%

CIQ codes

9013809000999Other apparatus, instruments and appliances (not specified or included elsewhere in Chapter 90)其他装置,仪器及器具(90章其他品目未列名的)

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

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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.