Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528
HS heading 85.17 covers Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528. Within Chapter 85 it splits into 9 six-digit subheadings spanning line telephone sets with cordless handsets to communication apparatus, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $21.76B
- Share of Chapter 85
- 55.3%
- Rank in its chapter
- #1 of 48
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 85.17 covers Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528. At the six-digit line it separates line telephone sets with cordless handsets, telephone sets and telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1, among others — each a distinct duty line shown below. Electrical machinery is a fast-growing Indian export — transformers, motors, cables, batteries and electronics. India exported $21.76B under this code worldwide in 2024, about 55.3% of all Chapter 85 exports, ranking #1 of 48 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
85.17 is the four-digit HS heading for telephone sets, including smartphones and other te. 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 85.17
The Harmonised System breaks Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528 into these 9 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Line telephone sets with cordless handsets
Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks
Telephone sets; other than smartphones, for cellular or other wireless networks
Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1
Base stations
Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations); machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus
Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations); machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6
Communication apparatus; parts, aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds, part suitable for use therewith
Communication apparatus; parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds
Top destinations for Chapter 85 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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