HSN chapter guide
Chapter 85 — Electrical machinery & equipment
646 eight-digit tariff lines. Rates below are from the Indian Customs Tariff First Schedule. Use the AI HSN classifier if you only have a product description. Reviewed by the CustomsAI compliance desk · 24 August 2026.
Chapter notes
- Chapter 85 does not cover electrically warmed articles worn on the person, articles of glass of heading 70.11, machines of heading 84.86, vacuum apparatus for medical/surgical/dental/veterinary sciences (90.18), or electrically heated furniture of Chapter 94.
- Headings 85.01 to 85.04 do not apply to goods of headings 85.11, 85.12, 85.40, 85.41 or 85.42. However, metal tank mercury arc rectifiers remain classified in 85.04.
- For heading 85.07, 'electric accumulators' includes those presented with ancillary components (electrical connectors, temperature control devices such as thermistors, circuit protection devices) and may include a portion of the protective housing.
- Heading 85.09 covers only electro-mechanical domestic machines: (a) floor polishers, food grinders/mixers, fruit/vegetable juice extractors of any weight; (b) other machines not exceeding 20 kg.
Sample 8-digit lines
| HSN | Description | BCD |
|---|---|---|
| 8501 10 11 | Micro motor | 10% |
| 8501 10 12 | Stepper motor | 10% |
| 8501 10 13 | Wiper motor | 10% |
| 8501 10 19 | Other | 10% |
| 8501 10 20 | AC motor | 10% |
| 8501 20 00 | Universal AC or DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W | 10% |
| 8501 31 11 | Micro motor | 10% |
| 8501 31 12 | Stepper motor | 10% |
| 8501 31 13 | Wiper motor | 10% |
| 8501 31 19 | Other | 10% |
| 8501 31 20 | DC generators | 10% |
| 8501 32 10 | DC motor | 10% |
| 8501 32 20 | DC generators | 10% |
| 8501 33 10 | DC motors | 10% |
| 8501 33 20 | DC generators | 10% |
| 8501 34 10 | Of an output exceeding 375 kW but not exceeding 1,000 kW | 10% |
| 8501 34 20 | Of an output exceeding 1,000 kW but not exceeding 2,000 kW | 10% |
| 8501 34 30 | Of an output exceeding 2,000 kW but not exceeding 5,000 kW | 10% |
| 8501 34 40 | Of an output exceeding 5,000 kW but not exceeding 10,000 kW | 10% |
| 8501 34 50 | Of an output exceeding 10,000 kW | 10% |
| 8501 40 10 | Fractional horse power motor | 10% |
| 8501 40 90 | Other | 10% |
| 8501 51 10 | Squirrel cage induction motor, 3 phase type | 10% |
| 8501 51 20 | Slipring motor | 10% |
| 8501 51 90 | Other | 10% |
| 8501 52 10 | Squirrel cage induction motor, 3 phase type | 10% |
| 8501 52 20 | Slipring motor | 10% |
| 8501 52 90 | Other | 10% |
| 8501 53 10 | Squirrel cage induction motor, 3 phase type | 10% |
| 8501 53 20 | Slipring motor | 10% |
| 8501 53 30 | Traction motor | 10% |
| 8501 53 90 | Other | 10% |
| 8501 61 00 | Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA | 10% |
| 8501 62 00 | Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA | 10% |
| 8501 63 00 | Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA | 10% |
| 8501 64 10 | Of an output exceeding 750 kVA but not exceeding 2,000 kVA | 10% |
| 8501 64 20 | Of an output exceeding 2,000 kVA but not exceeding 5,000 kVA | 10% |
| 8501 64 30 | Of an output exceeding 5,000 kVA but not exceeding 15,000 kVA | 10% |
| 8501 64 40 | Of an output exceeding 15,000 kVA but not exceeding 37,500 kVA | 10% |
| 8501 64 50 | Of an output exceeding 37,500 kVA but not exceeding 75,000 kVA | 10% |