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Vertical machining (VMC) · built 2018 (8 yr) · Germany → India

  1. 01Duty you will pay

    27.735%

    duty on cif value — estimate

    For HS 84571020 (Machining centres — vertical (VMC)): basic customs duty (BCD) 7.5% + social welfare surcharge at 10% of the BCD + IGST 18% on the duty-inclusive value. Customs taxes the CIF value (machine + insurance + freight) — the old 1% landing charge is abolished. If you are GST-registered, you get the IGST back as input-tax credit (ITC) — your real duty cost is the BCD + surcharge (8.25% of CIF).

    note [1] · verified 2026-07-09

  2. 02Customs may re-value your machine upward

    ⚠ LIVE RISK

    Customs is not bound to accept your invoice or hammer price. For second-hand machinery they may re-assess from the machine’s original new price minus scheduled depreciation — 4%/quarter in year 1, 3%/quarter in year 2, 2.5%/quarter in year 3, 2%/quarter after, capped at 70%. Assuming first use in 2018, a 2018 machine has ≈32 quarters in service: scheduled depreciation ≈70% (the cap). If that depreciated price is higher than your invoice, duty is charged on the higher figure — budget both scenarios before you bid.

    note [2] · verified 2026-07-09

  3. 03Chartered-engineer certificate — arrange before shipment

    ☐ YOU ARRANGE

    An inspection/appraisal certificate from a chartered engineer (at the port of loading, or as customs directs) must accompany second-hand machinery. Arrange it before shipment — it also helps fix the value customs uses (the re-valuation row above).

    note [3] · verified 2026-07-09

  4. 04No age limit — your machine imports freely

    ✓ CLEARED

    There is no age limit on importing second-hand capital goods — your 2018 machine (8 years old) is freely importable without an import licence.

    note [4] · verified 2026-07-09

  5. 05No safety certification needed — the “Scheme X” order was scrapped

    ✓ CLEARED

    The Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order, 2024 was scrapped (rescinded) with effect from 14 January 2026. No QCO (Quality Control Order) certification applies to importing this machine today. Claims of a “September 2026 enforcement deadline” refer to the scrapped order and are out of date.

    note [5] · verified 2026-07-09

  6. 06No zero-duty route — EPCG excludes second-hand machines

    ⚠ NO ZERO-DUTY

    The EPCG zero-duty scheme does not cover second-hand capital goods. There is no zero-duty route for this machine — plan for the full duty stack above.

    note [6] · verified 2026-07-09

Notes — sources

  1. [1]EximGuru ITC-HS 84571020 (BCD 7.5% + SWS + IGST 18%); cross-checked CBIC working tariff; GST rate on 8457 per ClearTax/GST Council; AV = CIF per Notif. 91/2017-Cus(NT) · verified 2026-07-09
  2. [2]Depreciation schedule: Circular 493/124/86-Cus VI (19 Nov 1987), hosted by the Directorate of Valuation; applied in practice per CBIC Circular 07/2020-Customs · verified 2026-07-09
  3. [3]CBIC Circular 07/2020-Customs — inspection & appraisal of second-hand machinery · verified 2026-07-09
  4. [4]Foreign Trade Policy 2023, Para 2.31 — second-hand capital goods “free” import policy · verified 2026-07-09
  5. [5]S.O. 239(E), Gazette of India No. 217 (14 Jan 2026), rescinding the Omnibus Technical Regulation Order 2024 — read against the Gazette PDF · verified 2026-07-09
  6. [6]FTP 2023, Appendix 5F Sr. 11 — ineligible categories under EPCG (second-hand capital goods) · verified 2026-07-09

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