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Import inverters, chargers and power supplies

Most inverters, chargers and adapters pay 20% BCD; mobile chargers 15%; BIS CRS covers many of them.

Free to importHS 8504.40
Basic customs duty
15–20%
20% (tariff, all 8504 40 lines); 15% for mobile phone chargers; 15% for EV battery chargers used in vehicle manufacture
Social welfare surcharge
10% of BCD
IGST
5–18%
18% (5% for EV chargers and charging stations)
India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 2.37 bn
from 73 countries

CBIC Customs Tariff: every 8504 40 line (inverters, rectifiers, battery chargers, stabilisers, other) is 20%. Budget 2024–25 cut BCD on chargers and adapters of mobile phones to 15%. S. No. 323 of Notification 45/2025-Customs gives 15% to battery chargers (8504 40 30) used to make electric or hybrid vehicles (end use). IGST is 18% (Schedule II, heading 8504), but chargers or charging stations for electrically operated vehicles are 5% (Schedule I, entry 438). CBIC — Customs Tariff of India (import tariff, chapter PDFs) ↗

What is imported

Solar installers, UPS and inverter brands, EV-charger makers and electronics traders import static converters of 8504 40. India imported about US$ 2,368 million in 2025-26, mostly from China, with Germany, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore next (TradeStat).

Import policy · Free to import

Free under ITC(HS) Schedule 1, subject to BIS registration where the product is on the CRS list.

Licences and registrations you need

  • BIS (CRS)Power adapters for IT and audio-video equipment, mobile chargers and UPS/inverters are on the CRS list. Solar inverters have their own BIS requirement. Register each model before import.crsbis.in ↗
  • CPCB (EPR — e-waste)Importers of electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 must register on the CPCB EPR portal before placing goods on the market.eprewastecpcb.in ↗
  • CPCB (EPR — batteries)If inverters or UPS units come with batteries, register for battery EPR as well.eprbattery.cpcb.gov.in ↗

What is checked at the port

  • BIS registration and Standard Mark for CRS-listed models.
  • Whether the item is a charger for a phone, an EV, or general use — the rate differs.
  • Batteries packed with the goods, which bring battery rules and dangerous-goods paperwork.

Practical tips

  • Ask the factory for its BIS registration and test report before you finalise the order.
  • Check the 5% IGST on EV chargers only applies when the product is truly for electric vehicles.

Where new importers go wrong

  • Shipping unregistered adapters bundled inside other products — the whole consignment can be held.
  • Pricing on 15% when your product is not a phone charger.
Sources (9)
  1. CBIC — Customs Tariff of India (import tariff, chapter PDFs)
  2. CBIC — Notification 45/2025-Customs dated 24.10.2025 (effective BCD rates, in force 1.11.2025)
  3. Union Budget 2024–25 (July 2024) — Budget Speech with Annexure to Part B
  4. CBIC — Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), in force 22.09.2025
  5. BIS — Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) portal
  6. CPCB — EPR portal for e-waste
  7. CPCB — EPR portal for battery waste
  8. DGFT — ITC(HS) import policy (Schedule 1)
  9. Commerce Ministry TradeStat — commodity-wise imports by country (FY 2025-26)

Import data

Where India buys inverters, chargers and power supplies

India’s imports from the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat, country by country. US$, financial years.

Imports, 2025-26
US$ 2.37 bn
Change from 2024-25
+24.4%
Supplying countries
73
Biggest supplier
China
56%
China: US$ 1.33 bnGermany: US$ 173 mnJapan: US$ 158 mnHong Kong: US$ 107 mnSingapore: US$ 100 mnVietnam: US$ 85.8 mnUnited States of America: US$ 79.4 mnSouth Korea: US$ 46.8 mnNetherlands: US$ 30.5 mnThailand: US$ 25.3 mnTaiwan: US$ 22.1 mnItaly: US$ 18.8 mnUnited Kingdom: US$ 15.3 mnMalaysia: US$ 14.4 mnChina: US$ 1.33 bnChinaGermany: US$ 173 mnGermanyJapan: US$ 158 mnHong Kong: US$ 107 mnHong KongSingapore: US$ 100 mnSingaporeVietnam: US$ 85.8 mnVietnamUnited States of America: US$ 79.4 mnUnited States of AmericaSouth Korea: US$ 46.8 mnNetherlands: US$ 30.5 mnThailand: US$ 25.3 mnTaiwan: US$ 22.1 mnItaly: US$ 18.8 mnUnited Kingdom: US$ 15.3 mnMalaysia: US$ 14.4 mnIndia
Where India imports inverters, chargers and power supplies from — among our 80 countries, 2025-26
2020-21: US$ 1.26 bn1.3k2020-212021-22: US$ 1.54 bn1.5k2021-222022-23: US$ 1.57 bn1.6k2022-232023-24: US$ 1.8 bn1.8k2023-242024-25: US$ 1.9 bn1.9k2024-252025-26: US$ 2.37 bn2.4k2025-26
India’s inverters, chargers and power supplies imports · US$ million

Biggest supplying countries

Name2025-26Change
1ChinaUS$ 1.33 bn+24.7%
2GermanyUS$ 173 mn+29.6%
3JapanUS$ 158 mn+223%
4Hong KongUS$ 107 mn+72.1%
5SingaporeUS$ 100 mn-44%
6VietnamUS$ 85.8 mn+60.8%
7United States of AmericaUS$ 79.4 mn+6.8%
8South KoreaUS$ 46.8 mn+59.4%
9FinlandUS$ 36.2 mn+26.1%
10NetherlandsUS$ 30.5 mn+36.8%
11ThailandUS$ 25.3 mn+15.8%
12TaiwanUS$ 22.1 mn-1.9%

Which sources are growing and shrinking

Growing sources

  1. JapanUS$ 48.8 mn → US$ 158 mn+223%
  2. Hong KongUS$ 62.1 mn → US$ 107 mn+72.1%
  3. VietnamUS$ 53.4 mn → US$ 85.8 mn+60.8%
  4. South KoreaUS$ 29.3 mn → US$ 46.8 mn+59.4%
  5. NetherlandsUS$ 22.3 mn → US$ 30.5 mn+36.8%
  6. GermanyUS$ 133 mn → US$ 173 mn+29.6%

Shrinking sources

  1. SingaporeUS$ 179 mn → US$ 100 mn-44%

Which forms come in, and at what price

Imports by 8-digit tariff line, 2025-26. Average price = total value ÷ total quantity.

Tariff lineValue 2025-26ChangeQuantityAverage price
Others-of-static converters8504 40 90US$ 1.63 bn+27%124 mn piecesUS$ 13.16 per piece
Electrical static converters — electric inverters8504 40 10US$ 299 mn+7.8%3.8 mn piecesUS$ 78.11 per piece
Electrical static converters — battery chargers8504 40 30US$ 235 mn+36.6%60.9 mn piecesUS$ 3.85 per piece
Electrical static converters — other rectifiers8504 40 29US$ 182 mn+20.1%121 mn piecesUS$ 1.51 per piece
Non automatic voltage regltor and stabilzr8504 40 40US$ 16.5 mn+29.1%1.7 mn piecesUS$ 9.50 per piece
Electrical static converters — dip bridge rectifiers8504 40 21US$ 5 mn-8.2%186 mn piecesUS$ 0.03 per piece

Source: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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