Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets
HS heading 85.18 covers Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets. Within Chapter 85 it splits into 8 six-digit subheadings spanning microphones and stands therefor to amplifier sets, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $119.8M
- Share of Chapter 85
- 0.3%
- Rank in its chapter
- #26 of 48
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 85.18 covers Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets. At the six-digit line it separates microphones and stands therefor, loudspeakers and amplifiers, 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 $119.8M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.3% of all Chapter 85 exports, ranking #26 of 48 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
85.18 is the four-digit HS heading for microphones and their stands. 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 85.18
The Harmonised System breaks Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets into these 8 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Microphones and stands therefor
Loudspeakers; single, mounted in their enclosures
Loudspeakers; multiple, mounted in the same enclosure
Loudspeakers; not mounted in their enclosures
Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers
Amplifiers; audio-frequency electric
Amplifier sets; electric sound
Microphones, headphones, earphones, amplifier equipment; parts of the equipment of heading no. 8518
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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