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8545.90.20

Tariff line in 8545.90 — Other types

Carbon electrodes, brushes, lamp carbons and other graphite articles — other: battery carbon

$4.0MIndia’s exports in FY 2025-26
6countries bought from India
+7%against FY 2024-25 ($3.7M)
1,546tonnes shipped in FY 2025-26

India’s exports, year by year

US$, Indian financial years (April–March). Source: DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce (Tradestat).

Biggest buyers, FY 2025-26

  1. Taiwan
  2. Indonesia
  3. Brazil
  4. Costa Rica
  5. Thailand
  6. Germany

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

GST on this code

18%

  • 18% — Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, Lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposesNotification 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, entry 517

GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Exports are zero-rated supplies.

Other codes in 8545.90

8545.90.90Carbon electrodes, brushes, lamp carbons and other graphite articles — other types$1.8M in FY 2025-268545.90.10Carbon electrodes, brushes, lamp carbons and other graphite articles — other: arc-lamp carbon$70K in FY 2025-26