Machine-tools; for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products
HS heading 84.60 covers Machine-tools; for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products. Within Chapter 84 it splits into 10 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $30.4M
- Share of Chapter 84
- 0.1%
- Rank in its chapter
- #65 of 86
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 84.60 covers Machine-tools; for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with machine-tools — into 10 duty lines shown below. Machinery is one of India's largest engineering-export chapters — pumps, engines and industrial equipment ship worldwide. India exported $30.4M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.1% of all Chapter 84 exports, ranking #65 of 86 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
84.60 is the four-digit HS heading for machine-tools. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many machinery & electrical equipment lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 84.60
The Harmonised System breaks Machine-tools; for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products into these 10 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Machine-tools; flat-surface grinding machines, numerically controlled
Machine-tools; flat-surface grinding machines, other than numerically controlled
Machine-tools; grinding machines (excluding flat-surface), centreless, numerically controlled
Machine-tools; cylindrical grinding machines (excluding flat-surface and centreless), numerically controlled
Machine-tools; grinding machines (excluding flat-surface, cylindrical and centreless), numerically controlled
Machine-tools; grinding machines (excluding flat-surface), other than numerically controlled
Machine-tools; sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines, numerically controlled
Machine-tools; sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines, other than numerically controlled
Machine-tools; for honing or lapping
Machine-tools; for deburring, grinding, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products, n.e.c. in heading no. 8460
Top destinations for Chapter 84 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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