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Import injection moulding machines

7.5% BCD and 18% IGST, plus anti-dumping duty on many machines from China and Taiwan since June 2025.

Free to importHS 8477.10
Basic customs duty
7.5%
7.5%
Social welfare surcharge
10% of BCD
IGST
18%
18%
India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 286 mn
from 36 countries

The CBIC Customs Tariff lists 8477 10 00 at 7.5%. Indian makers of plastic-processing machines get concessional rates on SG iron castings, linear motion guides and ball screws (S. No. 270 of Notification 45/2025-Customs, extended to 31 March 2028). IGST is 18% (Schedule II, heading 8477). Anti-dumping duty on machines from China and Taiwan (see below) CBIC — Customs Tariff of India (import tariff, chapter PDFs) ↗

What is imported

Plastic processors, packaging makers and appliance and auto-part suppliers import injection moulding machines. India imported about US$ 286 million under 8477 10 in 2025-26, mostly from China, Japan and Germany (TradeStat). Anti-dumping duty now changes the cost comparison between Chinese and other machines.

Import policy · Free to import

Free under ITC(HS) Schedule 1 for new machines; second-hand machines follow the conditions for second-hand capital goods.

Anti-dumping and safeguard duty

  • Anti-dumping duty on plastic processing or injection moulding machines from China and Taiwan, imposed by a Department of Revenue notification dated 26 June 2025 for five years. It covers machines in a set clamping-force range (40 tonnes and above, with an upper limit) and excludes listed types such as vertical and certain all-electric machines. Rates are a percentage of value and differ by exporter; one Chinese exporter got a nil rate. Check the CBIC notification for your supplier's rate.

Licences and registrations you need

  • DGFT (EPCG authorisation)Optional: exporters can import the machine at zero customs duty under EPCG against an export obligation.dgft.gov.in ↗

What is checked at the port

  • Clamping force, drive type (hydraulic, hybrid, all-electric) and orientation, which decide anti-dumping coverage.
  • Exporter and producer names, matched to the notification's table.
  • Moulds shipped with the machine are classified and valued separately.

Practical tips

  • Get landed-cost quotes from Japanese, European and Indian makers too; anti-dumping duty narrows the price gap.
  • Ask for the exporter's exact entry in the anti-dumping notification in writing.

Where new importers go wrong

  • Leaving anti-dumping duty out of the budget for a Chinese or Taiwanese machine.
  • Buying through a trader whose name is not the listed exporter, which can attract the highest rate.
Sources (6)
  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. CBIC — Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), in force 22.09.2025
  4. DGTR — anti-dumping investigations and final findings
  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 injection moulding machines

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

Imports, 2025-26
US$ 286 mn
Change from 2024-25
-11%
Supplying countries
36
Biggest supplier
China
48%
China: US$ 137 mnJapan: US$ 68.5 mnGermany: US$ 31.8 mnTaiwan: US$ 9.9 mnSouth Korea: US$ 9.4 mnUnited States of America: US$ 5 mnMalaysia: US$ 3.8 mnBelgium: US$ 2.9 mnCanada: US$ 2.9 mnAustria: US$ 2.2 mnItaly: US$ 2 mnSingapore: US$ 1.8 mnUnited Kingdom: US$ 1.7 mnPhilippines: US$ 1.2 mnChina: US$ 137 mnChinaJapan: US$ 68.5 mnGermany: US$ 31.8 mnGermanyTaiwan: US$ 9.9 mnTaiwanSouth Korea: US$ 9.4 mnUnited States of America: US$ 5 mnUnited States of AmericaMalaysia: US$ 3.8 mnMalaysiaBelgium: US$ 2.9 mnCanada: US$ 2.9 mnAustria: US$ 2.2 mnItaly: US$ 2 mnItalySingapore: US$ 1.8 mnUnited Kingdom: US$ 1.7 mnPhilippines: US$ 1.2 mnIndia
Where India imports injection moulding machines from — among our 80 countries, 2025-26
2020-21: US$ 101 mn1012020-212021-22: US$ 169 mn1692021-222022-23: US$ 214 mn2142022-232023-24: US$ 299 mn2992023-242024-25: US$ 322 mn3222024-252025-26: US$ 286 mn2862025-26
India’s injection moulding machines imports · US$ million

Biggest supplying countries

Name2025-26Change
1ChinaUS$ 137 mn-22%
2JapanUS$ 68.5 mn+3.9%
3GermanyUS$ 31.8 mn+65.2%
4TaiwanUS$ 9.9 mn-34.3%
5South KoreaUS$ 9.4 mn+20.9%
6United States of AmericaUS$ 5 mn-62.5%
7MalaysiaUS$ 3.8 mn+55.5%
8BelgiumUS$ 2.9 mn+540%
9CanadaUS$ 2.9 mn-64.1%
10AustriaUS$ 2.2 mn+165.4%
11ItalyUS$ 2 mn-26.1%
12LuxembourgUS$ 2 mn-21.4%

Which sources are growing and shrinking

Growing sources

  1. BelgiumUS$ 450k → US$ 2.9 mn+540%
  2. GermanyUS$ 19.3 mn → US$ 31.8 mn+65.2%
  3. MalaysiaUS$ 2.5 mn → US$ 3.8 mn+55.5%
  4. South KoreaUS$ 7.8 mn → US$ 9.4 mn+20.9%

Shrinking sources

  1. CanadaUS$ 8 mn → US$ 2.9 mn-64.1%
  2. United States of AmericaUS$ 13.2 mn → US$ 5 mn-62.5%
  3. TaiwanUS$ 15.1 mn → US$ 9.9 mn-34.3%
  4. ChinaUS$ 176 mn → US$ 137 mn-22%

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
Injection-moulding machines8477 10 00US$ 286 mn-11%21.1 mn piecesUS$ 13.57 per piece

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

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