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8438.50

Subheading in 8438 — Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial…

Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry

$3.5MIndia’s exports in 2025
40countries bought from India in 2025
63tonnes shipped in 2025
1%of 8438 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. Chad
  2. Cameroon
  3. Lithuania
  4. Nigeria
  5. Kazakhstan
  6. Nepal
  7. Sri Lanka
  8. United Arab Emirates
  9. United Rep. of Tanzania
  10. Oman

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

Indian tariff lines (8-digit) and GST

ITC-HS codeDescriptionGST
8438.50.00Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry18%

GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Where two rates are shown, the rate depends on a condition in the GST notification: open the code for the exact rule. Exports are zero-rated supplies.

Other codes in 8438