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Import printed circuit boards

Bare PCBs have nil BCD, but anti-dumping duty applies to boards up to six layers from China and Hong Kong.

Free to importHS 8534
Basic customs duty
Nil
Free (nil)
Social welfare surcharge
Nil
IGST
18%
18%
India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 1.68 bn
from 50 countries

The CBIC Customs Tariff lists 8534 00 00 (printed circuits) as Free. IGST is 18% (Schedule II, entry 8534 00 00). Anti-dumping duty is extra and is charged on top where it applies. Anti-dumping duty on boards up to six layers from China and Hong Kong (see below) CBIC — Customs Tariff of India (import tariff, chapter PDFs) ↗

What is imported

Electronics manufacturers and EMS companies import bare PCBs designed in India and fabricated abroad. India imported about US$ 1,677 million of printed circuits in 2025-26, mostly from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand (TradeStat). Populated boards (PCBA) are classified with the equipment they belong to, not under 8534.

Import policy · Free to import

Free under ITC(HS) Schedule 1.

Anti-dumping and safeguard duty

  • Anti-dumping duty on bare PCBs of up to six layers from China and Hong Kong, imposed in March 2024 on DGTR final findings of 29 December 2023, for five years. The rate is a percentage of CIF value and differs by producer (30% of CIF for Hong Kong as published). Check the CBIC anti-dumping notification for your supplier's rate. DGTR has separately investigated PCB tools from China.

Licences and registrations you need

  • Customs (IGCR, if claiming a concession)No product licence is needed for bare PCBs, but end-use concessions for battery PCBA and similar items need the IGCR procedure.icegate.gov.in ↗

What is checked at the port

  • Layer count and origin, because they decide whether anti-dumping duty applies.
  • Bare board versus populated board — a PCBA is not classified under 8534.
  • Producer name on the invoice, to apply the right producer-specific duty.

Practical tips

  • Get quotes from Taiwan, Korea or Thailand as well; the anti-dumping duty can erase China's price advantage.
  • Order a small prototype batch and test it before mass production.

Where new importers go wrong

  • Forgetting anti-dumping duty in the landed cost of multilayer boards from China or Hong Kong.
  • Routing goods through a third country with a false origin — this is evasion and is penalised.
Sources (6)
  1. CBIC — Customs Tariff of India (import tariff, chapter PDFs)
  2. CBIC — Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), in force 22.09.2025
  3. DGTR — anti-dumping investigations and final findings
  4. ICEGATE — Customs duty and tariff look-up
  5. DGFT — ITC(HS) import policy (Schedule 1)
  6. Commerce Ministry TradeStat — commodity-wise imports by country (FY 2025-26)

Import data

Where India buys printed circuit boards

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

Imports, 2025-26
US$ 1.68 bn
Change from 2024-25
+11%
Supplying countries
50
Biggest supplier
China
43%
China: US$ 721 mnHong Kong: US$ 440 mnTaiwan: US$ 97.6 mnSouth Korea: US$ 91.6 mnThailand: US$ 90.3 mnIreland: US$ 68.3 mnVietnam: US$ 55.3 mnSingapore: US$ 30.2 mnMalaysia: US$ 16.1 mnJapan: US$ 13.2 mnMauritius: US$ 12.4 mnUnited States of America: US$ 8.8 mnFrance: US$ 6.3 mnIsrael: US$ 5.6 mnItaly: US$ 4.1 mnChina: US$ 721 mnChinaHong Kong: US$ 440 mnHong KongTaiwan: US$ 97.6 mnSouth Korea: US$ 91.6 mnThailand: US$ 90.3 mnThailandIreland: US$ 68.3 mnIrelandVietnam: US$ 55.3 mnSingapore: US$ 30.2 mnSingaporeMalaysia: US$ 16.1 mnJapan: US$ 13.2 mnMauritius: US$ 12.4 mnMauritiusUnited States of America: US$ 8.8 mnFrance: US$ 6.3 mnIsrael: US$ 5.6 mnItaly: US$ 4.1 mnIndia
Where India imports printed circuit boards from — among our 80 countries, 2025-26
2020-21: US$ 719 mn7192020-212021-22: US$ 877 mn8772021-222022-23: US$ 1.16 bn1.2k2022-232023-24: US$ 1.37 bn1.4k2023-242024-25: US$ 1.51 bn1.5k2024-252025-26: US$ 1.68 bn1.7k2025-26
India’s printed circuit boards imports · US$ million

Biggest supplying countries

Name2025-26Change
1ChinaUS$ 721 mn+17.9%
2Hong KongUS$ 440 mn+3.6%
3TaiwanUS$ 97.6 mn-36.4%
4South KoreaUS$ 91.6 mn+1%
5ThailandUS$ 90.3 mn+86.1%
6IrelandUS$ 68.3 mn+68.5%
7VietnamUS$ 55.3 mn+7.9%
8SingaporeUS$ 30.2 mn+32.9%
9MalaysiaUS$ 16.1 mn+44%
10JapanUS$ 13.2 mn+57%
11MauritiusUS$ 12.4 mn+45.8%
12United States of AmericaUS$ 8.8 mn+13.6%

Which sources are growing and shrinking

Growing sources

  1. ThailandUS$ 48.5 mn → US$ 90.3 mn+86.1%
  2. IrelandUS$ 40.5 mn → US$ 68.3 mn+68.5%
  3. SingaporeUS$ 22.8 mn → US$ 30.2 mn+32.9%
  4. ChinaUS$ 612 mn → US$ 721 mn+17.9%

Shrinking sources

  1. TaiwanUS$ 153 mn → US$ 97.6 mn-36.4%

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
Circuits, printed — printed circuits8534 00 00US$ 1.68 bn+11%3.54 bn piecesUS$ 0.47 per piece

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

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