Where HSN 8471 41 90 Sits
Use the eight-digit code on the bill of entry, the shipping bill and, where your turnover requires it, on the GST invoice. The first four digits are the heading; the last four narrow it to this line.
- Chapter
- 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
- Heading
- 8471 · Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data on to data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included
- Group
- Comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined
- Tariff item
- 8471 41 90 · Other
- Unit
- u
GST Rate on HSN 8471 41 90
GST on goods is fixed by the entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025 and amended up to 30 April 2026. The entries below are the ones that reach this code. Match the goods to the description in the entry before you invoice.
| GST rate | Entry | Codes named | Goods covered by the entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 456 | 8471 | Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 437 | 84, 85 or 94 | Following renewable energy devices and parts for their manufacture:- (a) Bio-gas plant; (b) Solar power-based devices; (c) Solar power generator; (d) Wind mills, Wind Operated Electricity Generator (WOEG); (e) Waste to energy plants / devices; (f) Solar lantern / solar lamp; (g) Ocean waves/tidal waves energy devices/plants; (h) Photo voltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels. Explanation.— If the goods specified in this entry are supplied, by a supplier, along with supplies of… (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 479 | 90 or 84 | Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 386 | 84 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with fixed Speed Diesel Engines of power not exceeding 15HP (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 387 | 84 or 85 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with power driven pumps primarily designed for handling water, namely, centrifugal pumps (horizontal and vertical), deep tube-well turbine pumps, submersible pumps, axial flow and mixed flow vertical pumps (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 473 | 84 or 85 | E-waste Explanation.- For the purpose of this entry, E-waste means electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 (published in the Gazette of India vide G.S.R. 338 (E) dated the 23rd March, 2016), whole or in part if discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 639 | Any Chapter | Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry) |
Goods that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.
Customs Duty on HSN 8471 41 90
An import pays basic customs duty at the tariff rate, social welfare surcharge at 10% of that duty (unless exempted for the goods), and IGST at the GST rate on the value plus both duties.
- Basic customs duty at
- Social welfare surcharge, 10% of the duty
- IGST at on value plus both
- Total duty and tax
- As a share of the value
Standard rates only: no exemption notification, anti-dumping or safeguard duty, or trade-agreement rate is applied, and the surcharge is taken at 10% although some goods are exempted from it. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.
Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 8471 41 90
Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. Appendix 4R gives RoDTEP at 0.9% of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area and 0.5% for Advance Authorisation, SEZ and EOU exports. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.
- Current RoDTEP schedule takes effectAppendix 4R and 4RE notified by Notification 32/2024-25.
- All rates and caps limited to 50%Notification 60/2025-26, with immediate effect.
- Full rates restoredNotification 66/2025-26 and its corrigendum: the rates of 22 February 2026 apply again from 23 March.
- Scheme continued to 30 September 2026Notification 74/2025-26, rates unchanged.
- Scheme continued to 31 December 2026Notification 41/2026-27: rates and caps as on 30 September 2026 continue.
Other Codes Under HSN 8471
| Tariff item | Description | Basic customs duty |
|---|---|---|
| 8471 30 10 | Personal computerPortable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central… | Free |
| 8471 30 90 | OtherPortable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central… | Free |
| 8471 41 10 | Micro computerComprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or… | Free |
| 8471 41 20 | Large or main frame computerComprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or… | Free |
| 8471 41 90 | OtherComprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or… | Free |
| 8471 49 00 | Presented in the form of systems | Free |
| 8471 50 00 | Processing units other than those of sub-headings 8471 41or 8471 49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units | Free |
| 8471 60 10 | Combined input or out put unitsInput or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing | Free |
| 8471 60 24 | Graphic printerPrinter | Free |
| 8471 60 25 | PlotterPrinter | Free |
| 8471 60 29 | OtherPrinter | Free |
| 8471 60 40 | KeyboardPrinter | Free |
| 8471 60 50 | ScannersPrinter | Free |
| 8471 60 60 | MousePrinter | Free |
| 8471 60 90 | OtherPrinter | Free |
| 8471 70 10 | Floppy disc drivesStorage units | Free |
| 8471 70 20 | Hard disc drivesStorage units | Free |
| 8471 70 30 | Removable or exchangeable disc drivesStorage units | Free |
| 8471 70 40 | Magnetic tape drivesStorage units | Free |
| 8471 70 50 | Cartridge tape driveStorage units | Free |
| 8471 70 60 | CD-ROM driveStorage units | Free |
| 8471 70 70 | Digital video disc driveStorage units | Free |
| 8471 70 90 | OtherStorage units | Free |
| 8471 80 00 | Other units of automatic data processing machines | Free |
| 8471 90 00 | Other | Free |
- The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1.
- Exemption notifications, anti-dumping and safeguard duties, and preferential rates under trade agreements. The duty shown is the tariff rate.
- The GST exemption notification. Goods exempt under it pay no GST even if a rate entry names the code.
Official documents behind this page
- Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
- Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
- ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
- Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, RoDTEP ScheduleDGFT, with effect from 10 October 2024 (Notification No. 32/2024-25); the 2026 changes are in Notifications 60, 66 and 74 of 2025-26 and 41 of 2026-27.
Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.