Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not meters of heading no. 9028; instruments, apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations
HS heading 90.30 covers Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not meters of heading no. 9028; instruments, apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations. Within Chapter 90 it splits into 11 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $181.7M
- Share of Chapter 90
- 3.7%
- Rank in its chapter
- #10 of 32
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 90.30 covers Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not meters of heading no. 9028; instruments, apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations. At the six-digit line it separates instruments and apparatus, oscilloscopes and oscillographs and multimeters, among others — each a distinct duty line shown below. India exports surgical and medical instruments, notably from Jalandhar, alongside optical and measuring equipment. India exported $181.7M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 3.7% of all Chapter 90 exports, ranking #10 of 32 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
90.30 is the four-digit HS heading for instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking. 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 instruments, clocks & musical instruments lines — check our import guides for your market.
In India this same number is called the HSN code (9030): 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 9030 for goods under this heading.
Subheadings under HS 90.30
The Harmonised System breaks Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not meters of heading no. 9028; instruments, apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations into these 11 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or detecting ionising radiations
Oscilloscopes and oscillographs
Multimeters; for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power (other than those for measuring or checking semiconductor wafer or devices), without a recording device
Multimeters; for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, with a recording device
Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device (excluding multimeters)
Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, with a recording device (excluding multimeters)
Instruments and apparatus; specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)
Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)
Instruments and apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 9030, with a recording device
Instruments and apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 9030, without a recording device
Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028; parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations
Top destinations for Chapter 90 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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