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HS 9018 12 90Ultrasonic scanning apparatus: other

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof › Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scientigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments

Customs duty: 7.5%; Tariff rate
GST now: 5%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: units
Duty in China: 0%; 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
Health Cess (HC)	5%	Assessable value
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)	Exempt (11/2018-Customs, S.No. 56C)	BCD + AIDC + HC11/2018-Customs, S.No. 56C
Integrated GST (IGST)	5%	Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + HC + 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–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
India–UAE CEPA	2%	United Arab Emirates
SAPTA	3.75%	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
APTA	4.5%	Bangladesh, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka
SAFTA	5%	Sri Lanka
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs	6%	Iceland, Norway
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs	7.4%	United Kingdom

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).
Health Cess is 5% of the assessable value on medical devices of headings 9018 to 9022 (Finance Act 2020, s.141). 08/2020-Customs exempts some of them on a condition, for example S.No. 3 of 08/2020-Customs (All goods covered under S. Nos. 363, 364, 374, 375, 377, 378, 380, 381, 385, 386, 387 and : Nil; only for goods covered by another notification's entry (a condition the importer must meet)); not applied.
SWS is exempt under S.No. 56C of 11/2018-Customs, as amended by 07/2025-Customs (except where an exemption under another notification is claimed).
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%.
Until 21 September 2025 12%, or 5% for some goods.
Change: Down.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 483	Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scientigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments	5%
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% or 12%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	5%	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
9018	Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scientigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight- testing instruments	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): 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 9018 12, and China's below.

China: the same goods (9018 12)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force and 1 expired under 9018 12. 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
9018.12.10.00	B-mode ultrasonic diagnostic apparatusB型超声波诊断仪	0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	0%	13%	13%	6OAM
9018.12.91.10	Colour ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus彩色超声波诊断仪	0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	0%	13%	13%	6OAM
9018.12.91.90	Parts and accessories for color ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus彩色超声波诊断仪的零件及附件	0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	0%	13%	13%	6
9018.12.99.00	Other ultrasonic scanning diagnostic apparatus其他超声波扫描诊断装置	0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	0%	13%	13%	6AM

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

9018.12.10B-mode ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus

9018.12.10.00B-mode ultrasonic diagnostic apparatusB型超声波诊断仪

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
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: 2 Apr 2026

Licences and certificates

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口
OAutomatic import licence (new and old mechanical and electrical products)自动进口许可证(新旧机电产品)
AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单

Inspection and quarantine

MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验

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.If complete machine, declare operating principle如为整机,请申报原理
4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
5.Model型号
6.Number of probes探头数量
7.Declare registration number if medical device registration number is available如有医疗器械注册编号请申报注册编号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.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: 1.4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 3.5%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 3.8%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9018121000999B-mode ultrasonic diagnostic apparatusB型超声波诊断仪

9018.12.91Colour ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus

9018.12.91.10Colour ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus彩色超声波诊断仪

Complete machines整机

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
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

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口
OAutomatic import licence (new and old mechanical and electrical products)自动进口许可证(新旧机电产品)
AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单

Inspection and quarantine

MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验

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.If complete machine, declare operating principle如为整机,请申报原理
4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
5.Model型号
6.Number of probes探头数量
7.Declare registration number if medical device registration number is available如有医疗器械注册编号请申报注册编号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.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): 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 2.5%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 2.7%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9018129110999Color ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus (complete machine)彩色超声波诊断仪(整机)

9018.12.91.90Parts and accessories for color ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus彩色超声波诊断仪的零件及附件

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
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

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口

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.If complete machine, declare operating principle如为整机,请申报原理
4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
5.Model型号
6.Number of probes探头数量
7.Declare registration number if medical device registration number is available如有医疗器械注册编号请申报注册编号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.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): 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 2.5%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 2.7%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9018129190301Parts and accessories for colour ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus (medical apparatus, ultrasonic coupling pads)彩色超声波诊断仪的零件及附件(医疗器械,超声耦合垫)
9018129190302Parts and accessories of color ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus (medical device, ultrasonic water bag)彩色超声波诊断仪的零件及附件(医疗器械,超声水囊)
9018129190303Parts and accessories of color ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus (medical device, ultrasonic probe)彩色超声波诊断仪的零件及附件(医疗器械,超声探头)
9018129190304Parts and accessories for colour ultrasonic diagnostic equipment (medical devices, ultrasonic probe puncture guide)彩色超声波诊断仪的零件及附件(医疗器械,超声探头穿刺架)
9018129190990Parts and accessories of colour ultrasonic diagnostic equipment (other)彩色超声波诊断仪的零件及附件(其他)

9018.12.91.00Colour ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus彩色超声波诊断仪Expired

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 1.3%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 17%
Import VAT: 17%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 17%
Updated by China: 25 Jul 2021

Licences and certificates

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口
OAutomatic import licence (new and old mechanical and electrical products)自动进口许可证(新旧机电产品)
AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单

Inspection and quarantine

MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 1.2%
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%

9018.12.99Ultrasonic scanning apparatus, not elsewhere specified

9018.12.99.00Other ultrasonic scanning diagnostic apparatus其他超声波扫描诊断装置

Unit: unit / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
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

6Old mechanical and electrical products banned from import旧机电产品禁止进口
AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单

Inspection and quarantine

MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验

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.If complete machine, declare operating principle如为整机,请申报原理
4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
5.Model型号
6.Number of probes探头数量
7.Declare registration number if medical device registration number is available如有医疗器械注册编号请申报注册编号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.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): 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 2.5%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 2.7%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9018129900999Other ultrasonic scanning diagnostic apparatus其他超声波扫描诊断装置

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.

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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

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