Sound recording or reproducing apparatus
HS heading 85.19 covers Sound recording or reproducing apparatus. Within Chapter 85 it splits into 4 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $806K
- Rank in its chapter
- #47 of 48
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 85.19 covers Sound recording or reproducing apparatus. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with sound recording or reproducing apparatus — into 4 duty lines shown below. Electrical machinery is a fast-growing Indian export — transformers, motors, cables, batteries and electronics. India exported $806K under this code worldwide in 2024, ranking #47 of 48 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
85.19 is the four-digit HS heading for sound recording or reproducing apparatus. 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 85.19
The Harmonised System breaks Sound recording or reproducing apparatus into these 4 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Sound recording or reproducing apparatus; operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment
Sound recording or reproducing apparatus; turntables (record-decks)
Sound recording or reproducing apparatus; using magnetic, optical or semiconductor media, n.e.c. in item no 8519.20, 8519.30 or 8519.50
Sound recording or reproducing apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no 8519
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.
More codes in Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
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