Heading · Chapter 90 · Section XVIII, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precisi…
HS 9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
- Customs duty
- 0% to 15%
- 6 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 0% to 7%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
6 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9031 10 00 | Machines for balancing mechanical parts | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9031 20 00 | Test benches | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9031 41 00 | For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits) | Free | 18% | units |
| 9031 49 00 | Other | 7.5% | 18% | units |
| 9031 80 00 | Other instruments, appliances and machines | 15% | 18% | units |
| 9031 90 00 | Parts and accessories | 7.5% | 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 6 tariff items: 0% to 15%. 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: 6 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
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 580 | Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9031 | Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors | 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 policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 6 tariff items
China: the same goods (9031)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 25 in force and 10 expired under 9031. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9031.10.00.10 | Gyro dynamic balancing testing machine陀螺动态平衡测试仪 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.10.00.90 | Other balancing machines for mechanical parts其他机械零件平衡试验机 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.20.00.10 | Gyroscope/motor operation test benches陀螺/马达运转试验台 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.20.00.20 | Accelerometer test benches加速度表测试台 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.20.00.30 | Test benches试车台 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.20.00.40 | Inertial platform test benches惯性平台测试台 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.20.00.90 | Other test benches其他试验台 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.41.00.00 | Instruments and apparatus for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting photomasks or reticles, in the manufacture of semiconductor devices制造半导体器件时检验半导体晶圆、器件或检测光掩模或光栅用的仪器和器具 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.49.10.00 | Profile projectors轮廓投影仪 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.49.20.00 | Grating measuring devices光栅测量装置 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.49.90.00 | Other optical measuring or checking instruments and apparatus其他光学测量或检验仪器和器具 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.80.10.00 | Optical fibre communication and optical fibre performance testing apparatus光纤通信及光纤性能测试仪 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.80.20.00 | Coordinate measuring machines坐标测量仪 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.80.31.00 | Ultrasonic flaw detectors超声波探伤检测仪 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.80.32.00 | Magnetic particle flaw detectors磁粉探伤检测仪 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.80.33.00 | Eddy current flaw detectors涡流探伤检测仪 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.80.39.00 | Other non-destructive testing apparatus其他无损探伤检测仪器 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.80.90.10 | Inertial measurement unit (IMU) testers惯性测量单元测试仪 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.80.90.20 | Gyroscope tuning test apparatus陀螺调谐测试仪 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.80.90.81 | Measuring, checking instruments, appliances and machines specially designed for precision casting intermediate products (including ceramic cores, wax pattern assemblies, shells) for manufacturing gas turbine engine/gas turbine blades, vanes, casings and other turbine configuration components专门设计用于制造燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机叶片、导向器、机匣等涡轮构型部件的精密铸造中间产品(包括陶瓷型芯、蜡模模组、型壳)的测量、检验仪器、器具及机器 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.80.90.82 | Measuring, checking instruments, appliances and machines specially designed for solid-state bonding of discs of superalloys, titanium alloys or intermetallic compounds, etc., for gas turbine engines专门设计用于燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机的高温合金、钛合金或金属间化合物等材料的盘片固态连接所需的测量、检验仪器、器具及机器 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.80.90.90 | Other instruments, apparatus and machines for measuring or checking其他测量、检验仪器、器具及机器 | 0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 0% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 9031.90.00.20 | Jigs for processing stable elements of inertial measurement units惯性测量单元稳定元件加工夹具 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.90.00.30 | Inertial platform balancing fixtures惯性平台平衡夹具 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 9031.90.00.90 | Other parts and accessories of the instruments and apparatus of heading 9031品目9031的仪器及器具的其他零件 | 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.
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'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.