HSN 8443 — Printing Machinery Used For Printing By Means Of Plates

Description: PRINTING MACHINERY USED FOR PRINTING BY MEANS OF PLATES, CYLINDERS AND OTHER PRINTING COMPONENTS OF HEADING 8442, OTHER PRINTERS, COPYING MACHINES AND FACSIMILE MACHINES, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 844311 — OFF SET PRINTING MACHINERY, REEL FED
  • 844312 — OFFSET PRINTING MACHINERY, SHEET- FED, OFFICE TYPE (USING SHEETS WITH
  • 844313 — OTHER OFFSET PRINTING MACHINERY
  • 844314 — LETTERPRESS PRINTING MACHINERY, OTHER THAN REEL FED, EXCLUDING FLEXOGR
  • 844315 — LETTERPRESS PRINTING MACHINERY, OTHER THAN REEL FED, EXCLUDING FLEXOGR
  • 844316 — FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MACHINERY
  • 844317 — GRAVURE PRINTING MACHINERY
  • 844319 — Other
  • 844331 — MACHINES WHICH PERFORM TWO OR MORE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF PRINTING, COPYI
  • 844332 — Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine o
  • 844339 — OTHER:
  • 844391 — PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF PRINTING MACHINERY USED FOR PRINTING BY MEANS
  • 844399 — Other

Related codes in this heading

  • 844311 — OFF SET PRINTING MACHINERY, REEL FED
  • 844312 — OFFSET PRINTING MACHINERY, SHEET- FED, OFFICE TYPE (USING SHEETS WITH
  • 844313 — OTHER OFFSET PRINTING MACHINERY
  • 844314 — LETTERPRESS PRINTING MACHINERY, OTHER THAN REEL FED, EXCLUDING FLEXOGR
  • 844315 — LETTERPRESS PRINTING MACHINERY, OTHER THAN REEL FED, EXCLUDING FLEXOGR
  • 844316 — FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MACHINERY
  • 844317 — GRAVURE PRINTING MACHINERY
  • 844319 — Other
  • 844331 — MACHINES WHICH PERFORM TWO OR MORE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF PRINTING, COPYI
  • 844332 — Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine o
  • 844339 — OTHER:
  • 844391 — PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF PRINTING MACHINERY USED FOR PRINTING BY MEANS
  • 844399 — Other
India import policy (DGFT ITC-HS)

Status: not in our table

DGFT's ITC-HS is the authority for 'Freely importable / Restricted / Prohibited / Canalised / STE'. Missing from our table is not the same as 'Free' — check DGFT before a filing.

Source: DGFT ITC-HS schedule (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.762611

Export incentive (RoDTEP / RoSCTL)

No recorded benefit for this HS code in our table. Many codes carry none at all — verify against DGFT's notification before quoting a benefit, because rates change annually.

Source: DGFT RoDTEP/RoSCTL notifications (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.764860

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - decision support only

no CBAM-relevant chapter by heading — still verify code-level CN scope

EU CBAM transitional reporting applied from 1 Oct 2023; the definitive carbon levy phase begins 1 Jan 2026 (subject to ongoing legislative changes).

Source: EU Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), Annex I (sector list) . reviewed 2026-10-16; CBAM is applied at CN-code level - verify the exact code.

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