Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome
HS subheading 8540.12 identifies Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome — a six-digit classification under Chapter 85 used to set duty and paperwork.
- India exports 2024
- $39K
- Rank in its heading
- #9 of 11
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 8540.12 covers Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome. It is a leaf classification, so it sets the duty line directly for goods that fall under it. Electrical machinery is a fast-growing Indian export — transformers, motors, cables, batteries and electronics. India exported $39K under this code worldwide in 2024, ranking #9 of 11 lines in its heading (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
8540.12 is the six-digit HS subheading for tubes. 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.
In India this same number is called the HSN code (854012): GST registration, invoices and e-way bills all classify goods by HSN, and the applicable GST rate is notified against the 4–8 digit HSN — so Indian suppliers will quote you HSN 854012 for goods under this heading.
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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