Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of chapter 37
38 tariff lines under Chapter 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof
BIS QCO 1 · NON-BIS PGA 36 · NO PGA 1
HSN heading 8523 (DISCS, TAPES, SOLID-STATE NON-VOLATILE STORAGE DEVICES,) contains 38 customs tariff items. 1 is notified under a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Quality Control Order (1 of 38); a further 36 are administered by Partner Government Agencies and 1 carry no requirement on record.
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BIS QCO notified (3%)
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38 tariff items
Click any code for details8523 29Other discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of chapter 37
- 8523 29 10Audio cassettesNo requirement
- 8523 29 20Video cassettesPGA only
- 8523 29 30Video magnetic tape including those in hubs and reels, rolls, pancakes and jumbo rollsPGA only
- 8523 29 40¾” and 1” video cassettesPGA only
- 8523 29 50½” video cassette suitable to work with betacam, betacam SP/M II and VHS type VCRPGA only
- 8523 29 60Other video cassettes and tapes ¾” and 1” video cassettesPGA only
- 8523 29 70All kinds of Magnetic discsPGA only
- 8523 29 80Cartridge tapePGA only
- 8523 29 90Other otherPGA only
8523 41Unrecorded
- 8523 41 10Compact disc (Audio/video)PGA only
- 8523 41 20Blank Master Disc (that is, substrate) for producing stamper for compact discPGA only
- 8523 41 30Matrices for production of records; prepared record blankPGA only
- 8523 41 40Cartridge tapePGA only
- 8523 41 50½” video cassette suitable to work with digital VCRPGA only
- 8523 41 60DvdPGA only
- 8523 41 90Other unrecordedPGA only
8523 49Other discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of chapter 37
- 8523 49 10Compact disc (Audio)PGA only
- 8523 49 20Compact disc (Video)PGA only
- 8523 49 30Stamper for CD audio, CD video and CD-ROMPGA only
- 8523 49 40DvdPGA only
- 8523 49 50Matrices for production of records; prepared record blankPGA only
- 8523 49 60Cartridge tapePGA only
- 8523 49 70½” video cassette suitable to work with digital VCRPGA only
- 8523 49 90Other otherPGA only
8523 52Smart cards
8523 59Other discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of chapter 37
8523 80Other discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of chapter 37
- 8523 80 10Gramophone recordsPGA only
- 8523 80 20Information technology softwarePGA only
- 8523 80 30Audio-visual news or audio visual viewsPGA only
- 8523 80 40Children’s video filmsPGA only
- 8523 80 50Video tapes of educational naturePGA only
- 8523 80 602-D/ 3D computer graphicsPGA only
- 8523 80 90Other otherPGA only
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Speak to an Expert Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-23. Source: BIS / DPIIT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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