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8523.41

Subheading in 8523 — Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for…

Optical media, unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37

$50KIndia’s exports in 2025
26countries bought from India in 2025
0.0×change since 2013 ($93M)
under 1%of 8523 exports

India’s exports, year by year

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

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. Nepal
  2. Other Asia, nes
  3. Austria
  4. Bangladesh
  5. USA
  6. Germany
  7. Dem. Rep. of the Congo
  8. United Arab Emirates
  9. Mexico
  10. Bhutan

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

Indian tariff lines (8-digit) and GST

ITC-HS codeDescriptionGST
8523.41.10Unrecorded: Compact disc (Audio/video)18%
8523.41.20Unrecorded: Blank master discs (that is, substrate) for producing stamper for compact disc18%
8523.41.30Unrecorded: Matrices for production of records; prepared record blank18%
8523.41.40Unrecorded: Cartridge tape18%
8523.41.50Unrecorded: 1/2"" Videocassette suitable to work with digital VCR18%
8523.41.60Unrecorded: DVD18%
8523.41.90Unrecorded: Other18%

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 8523