HSN 854931 — Containing Primary Cells

Description: CONTAINING PRIMARY CELLS, PRIMARY BATTERIES, ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS, MERCURY-SWITCHES, GLASS FROM CATHODE-RAY TUBES OR OTHER ACTIVATED GLASS, OR ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS CONTAINING CADMIUM, MERCURY, LEAD OR POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS)

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 85493100 — CONTAINING PRIMARY CELLS, PRIMARY BATTERIES, ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS, ME

Related codes in this heading

  • 854911 — WASTE AND SCRAP OF LEAD-ACID ACCUMULATORS, SPENT LEAD-ACID ACCUMULATOR
  • 854912 — OTHER, CONTAINING LEAD, CADMIUM OR MERCURY
  • 854913 — SORTED BY CHEMICAL TYPE AND NOT CONTAINING LEAD, CADMIUM OR MERCURY
  • 854914 — UNSORTED AND NOT CONTAINING LEAD, CADMIUM OR MERCURY
  • 854919 — OTHER
  • 854921 — CONTAINING PRIMARY CELLS, PRIMARY BATTERIES, ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS, ME
  • 854929 — OTHER
  • 854939 — OTHER
  • 854991 — CONTAINING PRIMARY CELLS, PRIMARY BATTERIES, ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS, ME
  • 854999 — 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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