Where HSN 9027 89 30 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
- 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories
- Heading
- 9027 · Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments andapparatusfor measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes
- Group
- Other
- Tariff item
- 9027 89 30 · Instruments and apparatus for measuring the surface or interfacial tension of liquids
- Unit
- u
GST Rate on HSN 9027 89 30
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 489 | 9027 | Instruments and apparatus for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, for physical or chemical analysis |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 576 | 9027 | Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes [other than instruments and apparatus for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses for physical or chemical analysis] |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 473 | 90 | Coronary stents and coronary stent systems for use with cardiac catheters (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 474 | 90 or any other | Artificial kidney Chapter (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 475 | 90 or any other | Blood glucose monitoring system (Glucometer) and test strips Chapter (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 476 | 90 or any other | Patent Ductus Arteriosus / Atrial Septal Defect occlusion device Chapter (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 477 | 90 or any other Chapter | Parts of the following goods, namely: - (i) Crutches; (ii) Wheel chairs; (iii) Walking frames; (iv) Tricycles; (v) Braillers; and (vi) Artificial limbs (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 478 | 90 or any other Chapter | Assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for disabled, specified in List 1 appended to this Schedule (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. 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 9027 89 30
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 9027 89 30
Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. Appendix 4R gives RoDTEP at 0.5% of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area and 0.3% 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 9027
| Tariff item | Description | Basic customs duty |
|---|---|---|
| 9027 10 00 | Gas or smoke analysis apparatus | 10% |
| 9027 20 00 | Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments | Free |
| 9027 30 10 | SpectrometersSpectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV, visible, | Free |
| 9027 30 20 | SpectrophotometersSpectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV, visible, | Free |
| 9027 30 90 | OtherSpectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV, visible, | Free |
| 9027 50 10 | PhotometersOther instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) | Free |
| 9027 50 20 | RefractometersOther instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) | Free |
| 9027 50 30 | PolarimetersOther instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) | Free |
| 9027 50 90 | OtherOther instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) | Free |
| 9027 81 00 | Mass spectrometres | Free |
| 9027 89 10 | ViscometresOther | Free |
| 9027 89 20 | CalorimetresOther | Free |
| 9027 89 30 | Instruments and apparatus for measuring the surface or interfacial tension of liquidsOther | Free |
| 9027 89 90 | OtherOther | Free |
| 9027 90 10 | Microtomes, including parts and accessories thereofMicrotomes; parts and accessories | 7.5% |
| 9027 90 20 | Printed circuit assemblies for the goods of sub-heading 9027 80Microtomes; parts and accessories | 7.5% |
| 9027 90 90 | OtherMicrotomes; parts and accessories | 7.5% |
- 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.