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Import Industrial Machinery from China to India, duty, VAT & compliance.

Latest customs duty, sales tax / VAT and mandatory certifications for Industrial Machinery imported from China into India, plus the way Fortune Sourcings runs the ground. Verified February 2026, actual duty depends on exact HS code; verify at quote time.

Customs Duty
BCD 7.5% + 10% SWC + 18% IGST
Sales Tax / VAT
18% IGST (most), 28% on luxury
Major Ports
Nhava Sheva · Mundra · Chennai · Kolkata · ICD Tughlakabad
HS Reference
84 (most lines)
Duty & Tax Structure

BCD 7.5% + 10% SWC + 18% IGST

Most industrial machinery imports into India attract BCD 7.5% + 10% SWC + 18% IGST customs duty plus 18% IGST (most), 28% on luxury on the assessable value. The number above is the working baseline, exact duty depends on the precise tariff line within HS chapter 84 (most lines).

Country Note

Concessional duty under EPCG / Project Imports for capital goods.

India, General

BIS for electronics, FSSAI for food contact. FORM-E required from authorised dealer banking.

Mandatory Certifications

No category-specific mandatory certifications beyond standard import documentation.

How Fortune Sourcings runs this ground

Wuxi / Jinan / Qingdao. FAT-witnessed, RCC + commissioning paperchain preserved.

For your India programme, we pre-validate every shipment against the destination compliance matrix, coordinate certifications with the manufacturer-side technical files, and ensure documentation is L/C-compliant and clearance-ready before the container leaves China.

Standard Documentation Issued
  • · Commercial Invoice
  • · Packing List
  • · Bill of Lading
  • · Certificate of Origin
  • · Pre-shipment Inspection Report
  • · FORM-E + BIS docs
  • · MSDS / Phytosanitary as applicable
  • · L/C-compliant set when required

Source industrial machinery from China, destination-ready for India.

Submit your brief and we'll return a factory shortlist, indicative landed cost in INR, and the compliance roadmap within one working day.

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