HSN 8535 — Electrical Apparatus For Switching Or Protecting Electrical…

Description: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING OR PROTECTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, OR FOR MAKING CONNECTIONS TO OR IN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS (FOR EXAMPLE, SWITCHES, FUSES, LIGHTNING ARRESTERS, VOLTAGE LIMITERS, SURGE SUPPRESSORS, PLUGS AND OTHER CONNECTORS, JUNCTION BOXES), FOR A VOLTAGE EXCEEDING 1,000 VOLTS

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 853510 — FUSES :
  • 853521 — FOR A VOLTAGE OF LESS THAN 72.5 KV:
  • 853529 — OTHER :
  • 853530 — ISOLATING SWITCHES AND MAKE-AND-BREAK SWITCHES:
  • 853540 — LIGHTNING ARRESTERS, VOLTAGE LIMITERS AND SURGE SUPPRESSORS :
  • 853590 — OTHER :

Related codes in this heading

  • 853510 — FUSES :
  • 853521 — FOR A VOLTAGE OF LESS THAN 72.5 KV:
  • 853529 — OTHER :
  • 853530 — ISOLATING SWITCHES AND MAKE-AND-BREAK SWITCHES:
  • 853540 — LIGHTNING ARRESTERS, VOLTAGE LIMITERS AND SURGE SUPPRESSORS :
  • 853590 — 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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