Transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers; flywheels and pulleys; clutches and shaft couplings
HS heading 84.83 covers Transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers; flywheels and pulleys; clutches and shaft couplings. Within Chapter 84 it splits into 7 six-digit subheadings spanning gears and gearing to transmission components, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $2.08B
- Share of Chapter 84
- 6.5%
- Rank in its chapter
- #3 of 86
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 84.83 covers Transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers; flywheels and pulleys; clutches and shaft couplings. At the six-digit line it separates gears and gearing, pulleys and flywheels, including pulley blocks and transmission components, among others — each a distinct duty line shown below. Machinery is one of India's largest engineering-export chapters — pumps, engines and industrial equipment ship worldwide. India exported $2.08B under this code worldwide in 2024, about 6.5% of all Chapter 84 exports, ranking #3 of 86 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
84.83 is the four-digit HS heading for transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and. 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 84.83
The Harmonised System breaks Transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers; flywheels and pulleys; clutches and shaft couplings into these 7 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks
Bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings
Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings and plain shaft bearings
Gears and gearing; (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters
Pulleys and flywheels, including pulley blocks
Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
Transmission components; toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts
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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