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

HS 9024 80Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics): other machines and appliances

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

Customs duty
7.5%
3 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
units
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

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

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
9024 80 10For testing textiles, paper and paperboard7.5%18%units
9024 80 91For testing hardness7.5%18%units
9024 80 99Other7.5%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 3 tariff items: 7.5%. 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: 3 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 18%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 18%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 573Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 202518%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
9024Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)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: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 9024 80, and China's below.

China: the same goods (9024 80)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 9024 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 codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
9024.80.00.00Testing machinery and apparatus, of non-metallic materials非金属材料的试验用机器及器具0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%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

9024.80.00Testing machines and apparatus for other materials

9024.80.00.00Testing machinery and apparatus, of non-metallic materials非金属材料的试验用机器及器具
Unit
unit / kg
MFN import duty
0%
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
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.Function功能
  • 3.Type of test material试验材料类型
  • 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%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
2.5%
Brunei
2.5%
Cambodia
2.5%
South Korea
2.5%
Laos
2.5%
Malaysia
2.5%
New Zealand
3%
Singapore
2.5%
Thailand
2.5%
Vietnam
2.5%
Japan
2.7%
Indonesia
2.5%
Philippines
2.5%
Myanmar
2.5%
CIQ codes
  • 9024800000999Testing machinery and apparatus, of non-metallic materials非金属材料的试验用机器及器具

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

Previous9023 00Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other usesOne level up9024Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)Next9025 11Liquid-filled, for direct reading

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.