HSN 8446 — Machines For Preparing Textile Fibres

Description: MACHINES FOR PREPARING TEXTILE FIBRES, SPINNING, DOUBLING OR TWISTING MACHINES AND OTHER MACHINERY FOR PRODUCING TEXTILE YARNS, TEXTILE REELING OR WINDING (INCLUDING WEFT-WINDING MACHINES AND MACHINES FOR PREPARING TEXTILE YARNS FOR USE ON THE MACHINES OF HEADING 8446 OR 8446

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 844610 — FOR WEAVING FABRICS OF A WIDTH NOT EXCEEDING 29
  • 844621 — POWER LOOMS:
  • 844629 — OTHER :
  • 844630 — FOR WEAVING FABRICS OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 30 CM, SHUTTLELESS TYPE:

Related codes in this heading

  • 844610 — FOR WEAVING FABRICS OF A WIDTH NOT EXCEEDING 29
  • 844621 — POWER LOOMS:
  • 844629 — OTHER :
  • 844630 — FOR WEAVING FABRICS OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 30 CM, SHUTTLELESS TYPE:
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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