8442 HSN Code: Plate making Machinery & equipment

HSN Sub Chapter 8442 represents Plate making Machinery & equipment under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Plate making Machinery & equipment correctly for billing, taxation, and trade purposes. With HSN Sub Chapter 8442, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import/export of Plate making Machinery & equipment.

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New GST Rate for HSN Code 8442

GST Rate for Plate making Machinery & equipment under HSN Code 8442. Understand current tax rates, exemptions, and legal classifications to ensure accurate billing and GST filing.

Chapter No

84

HSN Code

8442

HSN Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other then the machine tools of headings 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making plates, printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and litho graphic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)

New GST Rate

18 %
Standard

Old GST Rate

18 %

Tariff HSN Codes under HSN Sub Chapter 8442

Following tariff HSN codes fall under Plate making Machinery & equipment.

Tariff HSN

84421000

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) phototype-setting and composing machines

Tariff HSN

84422010

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) machinery, apparatus and equipment for type-setting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device: stereo-typing apparatus

Tariff HSN

84422020

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - machinery, apparatus and equipment for type-setting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device: type-casting (founding) machines

Tariff HSN

84422030

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - machinery, apparatus and equipment for type-setting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device: type-setting machines

Tariff HSN

84422090

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - machinery, apparatus and equipment for type-setting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device: other

Tariff HSN

84423010

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment : Brass rules

Tariff HSN

84423020

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment : Chases

Tariff HSN

84423090

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment : Other

Tariff HSN

84424000

Description

Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment

Tariff HSN

84425010

Description

Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) : Plates and cylinders

Tariff HSN

84425020

Description

Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) : Lithographic plates

Tariff HSN

84425031

Description

Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) : Plate, cylinder and lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes : Plate and cylinder for textile printing machine

Tariff HSN

84425032

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - plate, block, cylinder and lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes: printing blocks

Tariff HSN

84425039

Description

Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) : Plate, cylinder and lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes : Other

Tariff HSN

84425040

Description

Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) : Highly polished copper sheets for making blocks

Tariff HSN

84425050

Description

Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) : Highly polished zinc sheets for making process blocks

Tariff HSN

84425060

Description

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished): highly polished zinc sheets for making process blocks

Tariff HSN

84425090

Description

Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) : Other

India’s Trade Performance — HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 in FY 2024-25

TradeStat EIDB — Ministry of Commerce & Industry FY 2018-19–FY 2024-25 Values in ₹ Crore

India’s Exports

FY 2024-25

₹156 Cr

+24.25% vs FY 2023-24

0.0042% of India’s total exports

India’s Imports

FY 2024-25

₹595 Cr

+5.61% vs FY 2023-24

0.0098% of India’s total imports

Trade Balance

FY 2024-25

−₹439 Cr

Trade Deficit

Surplus rank #854 of 1233 subchapters

% of Chapter 84

FY 2024-25

0.06%

Share of Chapter 84’s total exports in FY 2024-25

Import side: 0.11% of Chapter 84’s imports

Rank Within Chapter 84

FY 2024-25

#75 of 86

Position by export value among subchapters in Chapter 84

Import-side rank: #69 of 86

At a glance

4.93%

Export CAGR

FY 2018-19 → FY 2024-25 · 7 fiscal years

#755

National Export Rank

of 1233 subchapters by export value, FY 2024-25

+28.82%

Peak Growth Year

FY 2021-22 · strongest single-year move

0.06%

Contribution to Ch. 84

Share of Chapter 84 exports in FY 2024-25

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Sub-Chapter 8442

7-year export and import data, FY 2018-19 to FY 2024-25, in ₹ Crore. Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, TradeStat EIDB.

FY 2018-19 Exp. Rank #698

Balance

−498.61

Exports

116.94 ₹ Cr

0.0051% share

— YoY

0.08% of Ch. 84

Imports

615.55 ₹ Cr

0.0171% share

— YoY

0.20% of Ch. 84

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #721

Balance

−453.62

Exports

100.11 ₹ Cr

0.0045% share

−14.39% YoY

0.07% of Ch. 84

Imports

553.73 ₹ Cr

0.0165% share

−10.04% YoY

0.18% of Ch. 84

FY 2020-21 Exp. Rank #754

Balance

−218.92

Exports

82.49 ₹ Cr

0.0038% share

−17.60% YoY

0.06% of Ch. 84

Imports

301.41 ₹ Cr

0.0103% share

−45.57% YoY

0.11% of Ch. 84

FY 2021-22 Exp. Rank #771

Balance

−310.39

Exports

106.26 ₹ Cr

0.0034% share

+28.82% YoY

0.06% of Ch. 84

Imports

416.65 ₹ Cr

0.0091% share

+38.23% YoY

0.11% of Ch. 84

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #797

Balance

−518.56

Exports

106.53 ₹ Cr

0.0029% share

+0.25% YoY

0.05% of Ch. 84

Imports

625.09 ₹ Cr

0.0109% share

+50.03% YoY

0.14% of Ch. 84

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #776

Balance

−437.86

Exports

125.60 ₹ Cr

0.0035% share

+17.90% YoY

0.05% of Ch. 84

Imports

563.46 ₹ Cr

0.0100% share

−9.86% YoY

0.12% of Ch. 84

FY 2024-25 Exp. Rank #755

Balance

−439.03

Exports

156.06 ₹ Cr

0.0042% share

+24.25% YoY

0.06% of Ch. 84

Imports

595.09 ₹ Cr

0.0098% share

+5.61% YoY

0.11% of Ch. 84

CAGR · 7-Year

Exports

4.93% /yr

Imports

−0.56% /yr

Consistently Deficit
Chapter 84 total

reference, FY 2024-25

Export

₹2,83,259.46 Cr

Import

₹5,43,949.32 Cr

Trade Balance

−2,60,689.86

Peak export growth year Latest available data Not available YoY = change vs previous FY

Key Trade Insights: HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 Export-Import Analysis

Consistent Export Growth: 4.93% CAGR Over 7 Years

India's exports under HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 have grown at a compound annual rate of 4.93% over 7 fiscal years, rising from ₹116.94 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹156.06 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 Ranked #755 Among All 1233 Subchapters by Export Value

In FY 2024-25, HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 ranks #755 out of 1233 subchapters by total export value. Within Chapter 84, it ranks #75 of 86. By trade surplus, it ranks #854 of 1233.

FY 2021-22 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 Exports

The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 was recorded in FY 2021-22, when exports surged by 28.82% over the prior year.

India Records a Trade Deficit of ₹439.03 Crore in HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 Goods

In FY 2024-25, India's imports of ₹595.09 Cr exceeded exports of ₹156.06 Cr, resulting in a trade deficit of ₹439.03 Crore — ranking #854 of 1233 by surplus magnitude.

Import Growth of −0.56% CAGR Signals Stable Import Dependency for Plate making Machinery & equipment

India's imports under HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 have grown at −0.56% CAGR, reaching ₹595.09 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 Contributes 0.06% of Chapter 84 Exports — Ranked #75

Among the 86 subchapters under Chapter 84, HSN Sub-Chapter 8442 ranks #75 by export value — accounting for 0.06% of the chapter's total exports in FY 2024-25. On the import side, it holds 0.11% share (rank #69).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Sub Chapter 8442 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 8442

It includes Plate making Machinery & equipment

Do spares or accessories of Plate making Machinery & equipment follow the same HSN?

Not always. Spares are often classified by their own description or by the function/part rule. Check if a specific sub‑heading exists for parts of the main item and describe the part on the invoice.

How are warranty replacements of Plate making Machinery & equipment handled?

If replacement is without consideration under a pre‑agreed warranty, issue a delivery challan and reference the original invoice/contract. If consideration is charged, raise a tax invoice. Keep serial/lot details for traceability.

Any special steps when selling Plate making Machinery & equipment through an e‑commerce platform?

Ensure registration requirements are met and reconcile the operator’s TCS statements with your GSTR‑2B/3B. Map SKU descriptions to HSN to reduce mismatches and returns.

What misclassification mistakes happen with Plate making Machinery & equipment?

Using a broad or incorrect HSN, ignoring material/form (e.g., raw vs processed), or mixing goods and services on one line. Always match wording to the HSN Notes and keep a classification working paper.

What are the e‑way bill and e‑invoice points while moving Plate making Machinery & equipment?

Generate an e‑way bill when the consignment value exceeds ₹50,000, unless exempted for the transaction. E‑invoicing depends on turnover (AATO threshold as notified) for B2B supplies, not on the item itself.

Important Disclaimer

The above does not constitute professional advice or a formal recommendation. We recommend consulting a professional tax consultant before acting on the information contained in this piece of content.

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