HSN 8523 — Discs
Description: DISCS, TAPES, SOLID-STATE NON-VOLATILE STORAGE DEVICES, SMART CARDS AND OTHER MEDIA FOR THE RECORDING OF SOUND OR OF OTHER PHENOMENA, WHETHER OR NOT RECORDED, INCLUDING MATRICES AND MASTERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DISCS, BUT EXCLUDING PRODUCTS OF CHAPTER 37 MAGNETIC MEDIA:
Indian GST rate: 18.0%
Exports from India are zero-rated for GST and carry no export duty (except a small notified list). Pick the destination to estimate its import duty & VAT.
Sub-codes
- 852321 — CARDS INCORPORATING A MAGNETIC STRIPE
- 852329 — OTHER:
- 852340 — Optical media
- 852341 — UNRECORDED:
- 852349 — OTHER :
- 852351 — SOLID-STATE NON-VOLATILE STORAGE DEVICES
- 852352 — SMART CARDS:
- 852359 — Other
- 852380 — OTHER:
Related codes in this heading
- 852321 — CARDS INCORPORATING A MAGNETIC STRIPE
- 852329 — OTHER:
- 852340 — Optical media
- 852341 — UNRECORDED:
- 852349 — OTHER :
- 852351 — SOLID-STATE NON-VOLATILE STORAGE DEVICES
- 852352 — SMART CARDS:
- 852359 — Other
- 852380 — OTHER:
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
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
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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