Electrical capacitors; fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set)
HS heading 85.32 covers Electrical capacitors; fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set). Within Chapter 85 it splits into 9 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $144.8M
- Share of Chapter 85
- 0.4%
- Rank in its chapter
- #21 of 48
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 85.32 covers Electrical capacitors; fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set). At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with electrical capacitors — into 9 duty lines shown below. Electrical machinery is a fast-growing Indian export — transformers, motors, cables, batteries and electronics. India exported $144.8M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.4% of all Chapter 85 exports, ranking #21 of 48 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
85.32 is the four-digit HS heading for electrical capacitors. 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 85.32
The Harmonised System breaks Electrical capacitors; fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set) into these 9 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Electrical capacitors; fixed, designed for use in 50/60 Hz circuits and having a reactive power handling capacity of not less than 0.5 kvar (power capacitors)
Electrical capacitors; fixed, tantalum
Electrical capacitors; fixed, aluminium electrolytic
Electrical capacitors; fixed, ceramic dielectric, single layer
Electrical capacitors; fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer
Electrical capacitors; fixed, dielectric of paper or plastics
Electrical capacitors; fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 8532
Electrical capacitors; variable or adjustable (pre-set) capacitors
Electrical capacitors; parts of the capacitors of heading no. 8532
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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