Indian ITC-HS · Section VI
Chapter 28
Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
52 Headings179 Subheadings332 Tariff Items
Source: CBIC Part II Import Tariff, chapter-wise PDFs·Indian Customs Tariff — First Schedule (as on 30.06.2024, CBIC)
Section VI
PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES
Showing each item's best available FTA rate beside its MFN baseline.
Headings, subheadings & tariff items
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28041000HydrogenMFN 5%→0%28042100ArgonMFN 5%→0%28042910HeliumMFN 5%→0%28042990OtherMFN 5%→0%28043000NitrogenMFN 5%→0%28044010Medicinal gradeMFN 5%→0%28044090OtherMFN 5%→0%28045010BoronMFN 5%→0%28045020TelluriumMFN 0%28046100Containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon kg. 5% -MFN 0%28046900OtherMFN 0%28047010Phosphorus, blackMFN 5%→0%28047020Phosphorus, redMFN 5%→0%28047030Phosphorus, white or yellowMFN 5%→0%28048000ArsenicMFN 5%→0%28049000SeleniumMFN 0%
28111100Hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid)MFN 7.5%→0%28111200Hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid )MFN 7.5%→0%28111910Omitted28111920Hypophosphorus acid (phosphinic acid)MFN 7.5%→0%28111930Acids of arsenicMFN 7.5%→0%28111940Sulphonic acidMFN 7.5%→0%28111990OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28112110Dry iceMFN 7.5%→0%28112190OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28112200Silicon dioxideMFN 2.5%→0%28112910Arsenic pentaoxideMFN 7.5%→0%28112920Arsenic trioxideMFN 7.5%→0%28112930Nitrous oxideMFN 7.5%→0%28112940Carbon monoxideMFN 7.5%→0%28112950Sulphur trioxide (sulphuric anhydride)MFN 7.5%→0%28112990Other III. - HALOGEN OR SULPHUR COMPOUNDS OF NON-METALSMFN 7.5%→0%
28121100Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)MFN 7.5%→0%28121200Phosphorous oxychlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28121300Phosphorous trichlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28121400Phosphorous pentachlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28121500Sulphur monochlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28121600Sulphur dichlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28121700Thionyl chlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28121910Sulpur oxychlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28121920Silicon tetrachlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28121930Arsenous trichlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28121990OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28129000OtherMFN 7.5%→0%
28251010Hydrazine anhydrousMFN 7.5%→0%28251020Hydrazine hydrateMFN 7.5%→0%28251030Hydrazine sulphateMFN 7.5%→0%28251040Hydroxylamine sulphateMFN 7.5%→0%28251090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28252000Lithium oxide and hydroxideMFN 0%28253010Vanadium pentaoxide flakesMFN 0%28253090OtherMFN 0%28254000Nickel oxides and hydroxidesMFN 0%28255000Copper oxides and hydroxidesMFN 7.5%→0%28256010Germanium oxidesMFN 0%28256020Zirconium dioxideMFN 7.5%→0%28257010Molybdenum trioxideMFN 0%28257020Molybdic acidMFN 0%28257090OtherMFN 0%28258000Antimony oxidesMFN 0%28259010Tin oxideMFN 7.5%→0%28259020Cadmium oxideMFN 0%28259040Calcium hydroxideMFN 7.5%→0%28259050Ammonium hydroxideMFN 7.5%→0%28259090Other V. - SALTS AND PEROXYSALTS, OF INORGANIC ACIDS AND METALSMFN 7.5%→0%
28271000Ammonium chlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28272000Calcium chlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28273100Of magnesiumMFN 7.5%→0%28273200Of aluminiumMFN 7.5%→0%28273500Of nickelMFN 0%28273920Mercurous chlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28273930Strontium chlorideMFN 0%28273940Cuprous chlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28273990OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28274110Copper oxychlorideMFN 7.5%→0%28274190OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28274900OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28275110Bromides of sodiumMFN 7.5%→0%28275120Bromides of potassiumMFN 7.5%→0%28275910Magnesium bromideMFN 7.5%→0%28275990OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28276010Potassium iodideMFN 7.5%→0%28276020Sodium iodideMFN 7.5%→0%28276090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%
28281010Commercial calcium hypochlorite (bleaching paste or powder) kg. 7.5% -MFN 7.5%→0%28281090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28289011- Bleaching paste or powderMFN 7.5%→0%28289019- OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28289020Potassium hypochloritesMFN 7.5%→0%28289030Sodium chloriteMFN 7.5%→0%28289040Aluminium chloriteMFN 7.5%→0%28289050HypobromitesMFN 7.5%→0%28289060Bleaching paste or powder of other hypochloritesMFN 7.5%→0%28289090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%
28321010Sodium bisulphiteMFN 7.5%→0%28321020Sodium hydrosulphiteMFN 7.5%→0%28321090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28322010Potassium metabisulphiteMFN 7.5%→0%28322020Magnesium sulphiteMFN 7.5%→0%28322090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28323010Sodium thiosulphate (hypo)MFN 7.5%→0%28323020Magnesium thiosulphateMFN 7.5%→0%28323090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%
28331100Disodium sulphateMFN 7.5%→0%28331910Sodium hydrogen sulphate (acid sulphate)MFN 7.5%→0%28331920Sodium pyrosulphateMFN 7.5%→0%28331990OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28332100Of magnesiumMFN 7.5%→0%28332210Aluminium sulphate (iron free)MFN 7.5%→0%28332290OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28332400Of nickelMFN 0%28332500Of copperMFN 7.5%→0%28332700Of bariumMFN 7.5%→0%28332910Ferrous sulphateMFN 7.5%→0%28332930Quinidine sulphateMFN 7.5%→0%28332940Manganese sulphateMFN 7.5%→0%28332950Strontium sulphateMFN 7.5%→0%28332990OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28333010Ammonium alumMFN 7.5%→0%28333020Ferric ammonium alumMFN 7.5%→0%28333030Potash alumMFN 7.5%→0%28333090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28334000Peroxosulphates (persulphates)MFN 7.5%→0%
28351010Calcium hypophosphiteMFN 7.5%→0%28351020Magnesium hypophosphiteMFN 7.5%→0%28351090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28352200Of mono-or disodiumMFN 7.5%→0%28352400Of potassiumMFN 7.5%→0%28352500Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate ("dicalcium phosphate")MFN 7.5%→0%28352610Calcium monobasic phosphateMFN 7.5%→0%28352620Calcium tribasic phosphateMFN 7.5%→0%28352690OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28352910Magnesium phosphate, monobasicMFN 7.5%→0%28352920Magnesium phosphate, dibasicMFN 7.5%→0%28352930Magnesium phosphate, tribasicMFN 7.5%→0%28352940Sodium hexametaphosphateMFN 7.5%→0%28352990OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28353100Sodium triphosphate (sodium tripoly-phosphate)MFN 7.5%→0%28353900OtherMFN 7.5%→0%
28362010Disodium carbonate, denseMFN 7.5%→0%28362020Disodium carbonate, lightMFN 7.5%→0%28362090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28363000Sodium hydrogencarbonate (sodium bicarbonate)MFN 7.5%→0%28364000Potassium carbonatesMFN 7.5%→0%28365000Calcium carbonateMFN 7.5%→0%28366000Barium carbonateMFN 7.5%→0%28369100Lithium carbonatesMFN 0%28369200Strontium carbonateMFN 0%28369910PercarbonatesMFN 7.5%→0%28369920Magnesium carbonateMFN 7.5%→0%28369930Aluminium bicarbonateMFN 7.5%→0%28369990OtherMFN 7.5%→0%
28371100Of sodiumMFN 10%→0%28371910Potassium cyanideMFN 7.5%→0%28371920Double cyanide of potassium and sodiumMFN 7.5%→0%28371990OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28372010Ammonium sulphocyanideMFN 7.5%→0%28372020Potassium ferricyanideMFN 7.5%→0%28372030Potassium ferrocyanideMFN 7.5%→0%28372040Sodium ferrocyanideMFN 7.5%→0%28372050Sodium nitroprusside (sodium nitroferricyanide)MFN 7.5%→0%28372090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%
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28413000Sodium dichromateMFN 7.5%→0%28415010Sodium chromateMFN 7.5%→0%28415090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28416100Potassium permanganateMFN 7.5%→0%28416900OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28417010Aluminium molybdateMFN 7.5%→0%28417020Sodium molybdateMFN 7.5%→0%28417090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28418010Sodium tungstateMFN 7.5%→0%28418020Magnesium tungstateMFN 7.5%→0%28418090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28419000OtherMFN 7.5%→0%
28431010Of goldMFN 10%→0%28431020Of silverMFN 10%→0%28431090OtherMFN 10%→0%28432100Silver nitrateMFN 10%→0%28432900OtherMFN 10%→0%28433000Gold compoundsMFN 10%→0%28439011- Sodium aurous thiosulphateMFN 10%→0%28439012- Noble metal solutions of platinum, rhodium and palladiumMFN 10%→0%28439019- OtherMFN 10%→0%28439020AmalgamsMFN 10%→0%
28441000Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compoundsMFN 7.5%→0%28442000Uranium enriched in plutonium and its kg. Free% - compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U , plutonium 235 or compounds of these productsMFN 0%28443010Uranium depleted in their alloys, unwrought or wrought and kg. 7.5% - compounds thereof depleted in U : 235MFN 7.5%→0%28443021- Thorium oxideMFN 7.5%→0%28443022- Thorium hydroxideMFN 7.5%→0%28443023- Thorium nitrateMFN 7.5%→0%28443029- OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28443030Waste and scrap of uranium depleted in 235MFN 7.5%→0%28443090Other compounds other than those of sub-heading 2844 10, 2844 20 or 2844 30; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues:MFN 7.5%→0%28444100Tritium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compoundsMFN 7.5%→0%28444200Actinium-225, actinium-227, californium-253, curium-240, curium-241, curium-242, curium-243, curium-244, einsteinium-253, einsteinium-254, gadolinium-148, polonium-208, polonium-209, polonium-210, radium-223, uranium-230 or uranium-232, and their compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements or compoundsMFN 7.5%→0%28444300Other radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compoundsMFN 7.5%→0%28444400Radioactive residuesMFN 7.5%→0%28445000Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactorsMFN 7.5%→0%
28461010Cerium oxidesMFN 7.5%→0%28461090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%28469010Rare-earth oxides not elsewhere included or specifiedMFN 7.5%→0%28469020Rare-earth fluorides not elsewhere included or specified kg. 7.5% -MFN 7.5%→0%28469030Rare-earth chlorides not elsewhere included or specified kg. 7.5% -MFN 7.5%→0%28469090OtherMFN 7.5%→0%
No tariff items indexed for this heading.
No tariff items indexed for this heading.
28531000Cyanogen chloride (chlorcyan)MFN 7.5%→0%28539010Distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purityMFN 7.5%→0%28539020Liquid air, whether or not rare gases have been removedMFN 7.5%→0%28539030Compressed airMFN 7.5%→0%28539040Amalgams, other than of precious metalsMFN 7.5%→0%28539090Other [Notifn. No.37/09-Cus., dated 20.4.2009] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) from the People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes a safeguard duty, at the rate of 20 per cent. ad valorem on import of Soda Ash, falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China . 2. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 5th November, 2009 unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier. [Notfn. No. 122/ 2009-Cus., dt. 5.11.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 20% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect for one year from the date of imposition of the provisional Safeguard duty, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2010. [Notfn. No. 131/ 2009-Cus., dt. 4.12.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Caustic Soda lye , falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings vide number G.S.R.754(E), dated the 15th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 15th October, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Caustic Soda lye into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Caustic Soda lye and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Caustic Soda lye into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes on Caustic Soda lye, falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of 15 per cent. ad valorem. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda lye from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. 3. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 3rd March, 2010 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier). [Notfn. No. 72/ 2010-Cus., dt. 28.6.2010.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 122/2009-Customs, dated the 5th November, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 5th November, 2009, vide number G.S.R.797 (E), dated the 5th November, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings in review proceedings vide number G.S.R.318(E), dated the 13th April, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 13th April, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the said findings) had come to the conclusion that threat of market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash continued to exist and it necessitated the continuation of safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 16% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of publication of this notification in Gazette of India, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2011. THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE [See Section 58 (1)] Description of item and imposition of safeguard duty thereon Period of effect On the basis of the final findings of the Director General 4th December, 2009 (Safeguards), the safeguard duty on Caustic Soda Iye, to 3rd March, 2010 falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the (both days inclusive) Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (57 of 1975), when imported into India, at the rate of fifteen per cent. ad valorem. Nothing contained in sub-section (1), of Section 8B of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda Iye from Countries notified as developing countries under clause (a), of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. (vide sec.61 (2) of Finance Act 2011). Safeguard duty on Carbon Black. Notifin. No.4/2012-Cus. (SG), dt. 5.10.2012. Whereas, in the matter of import of Carbon Black (for rubber application) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in the final findings, vide number G.S.R. 602 (E), dated the 31st July, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 31st July, 2012, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of Carbon Black and it had necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty on Carbon Black (for rubber application) , falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China at the rate of- (a) Thirty per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2012 to 4th October, 2013(both days inclusive); and (b) Twenty five per cent ad valorem, minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2013 to 31st December, 2013(both days inclusive).MFN 7.5%→0%
All tariff codes in Chapter 28
Flat index of every 8-digit tariff item in this chapter, grouped by 4-digit heading.
2801FLUORINE, CHLORINE, BROMINE AND IODINE
2802SULPHUR, SUBLIMED OR PRECIPITATED; COLLOIDAL SULPHUR
2803CARBON (CARBON BLACKS AND OTHER FORMS OF CARBON NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED)
2804HYDROGEN, RARE GASES AND OTHER NON-METALS
- 28041000Hydrogen
- 28042100Argon
- 28042910Helium
- 28042990Other
- 28043000Nitrogen
- 28044010Medicinal grade
- 28044090Other
- 28045010Boron
- 28045020Tellurium
- 28046100Containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon kg. 5% -
- 28046900Other
- 28047010Phosphorus, black
- 28047020Phosphorus, red
- 28047030Phosphorus, white or yellow
- 28048000Arsenic
- 28049000Selenium
2805ALKALI OR ALKALINE-EARTH METALS; RARE-EARTH METALS,SCANDIUM AND YTTRIUM, WHETHER OR NOT INTERMIXED OR INTERALLOYED; MERCURY
2806HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (HYDROCHLORIC ACID); CHLOROSULPHURIC ACID
2809DIPHOSPHORUS PENTAOXIDE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYPHOSPHORIC ACIDS, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED
2810OXIDES OF BORON; BORIC ACIDS
2811OTHER INORGANIC ACIDS AND OTHER INORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS OF NON-METALS
- 28111100Hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid)
- 28111200Hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid )
- 28111910Omitted
- 28111920Hypophosphorus acid (phosphinic acid)
- 28111930Acids of arsenic
- 28111940Sulphonic acid
- 28111990Other
- 28112110Dry ice
- 28112190Other
- 28112200Silicon dioxide
- 28112910Arsenic pentaoxide
- 28112920Arsenic trioxide
- 28112930Nitrous oxide
- 28112940Carbon monoxide
- 28112950Sulphur trioxide (sulphuric anhydride)
- 28112990Other III. - HALOGEN OR SULPHUR COMPOUNDS OF NON-METALS
2812HALIDES AND HALIDE OXIDES OF NON-METALS
- 28121100Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)
- 28121200Phosphorous oxychloride
- 28121300Phosphorous trichloride
- 28121400Phosphorous pentachloride
- 28121500Sulphur monochloride
- 28121600Sulphur dichloride
- 28121700Thionyl chloride
- 28121910Sulpur oxychloride
- 28121920Silicon tetrachloride
- 28121930Arsenous trichloride
- 28121990Other
- 28129000Other
2813SULPHIDES OF NON-METALS; COMMERCIAL PHOSPHORUS TRISULPHIDE
2814AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS OR IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION
2815SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAUSTIC SODA); POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (CAUSTIC POTASH); PEROXIDES OF SODIUM OR POTASSIUM
2816HYDROXIDE AND PEROXIDE OF MAGNESIUM; OXIDES, HYDROXIDES AND PEROXIDES, OF STRONTIUM OR BARIUM
2818ARTIFICIAL CORUNDUM, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED; ALUMINIUM OXIDE; ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE
2821IRON OXIDES AND HYDROXIDES; EARTH COLOURS CONTAINING 70% OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF COMBINED IRON EVALUATED AS Fe O 2 3
2822COBALT OXIDES AND HYDROXIDES; COMMERCIAL COBALT OXIDES
2825HYDRAZINE AND HYDROXYLAMINE AND THEIR INORGANIC SALTS; OTHER INORGANIC BASES; OTHER METAL OXIDES, HYDROXIDES AND PEROXIDES
- 28251010Hydrazine anhydrous
- 28251020Hydrazine hydrate
- 28251030Hydrazine sulphate
- 28251040Hydroxylamine sulphate
- 28251090Other
- 28252000Lithium oxide and hydroxide
- 28253010Vanadium pentaoxide flakes
- 28253090Other
- 28254000Nickel oxides and hydroxides
- 28255000Copper oxides and hydroxides
- 28256010Germanium oxides
- 28256020Zirconium dioxide
- 28257010Molybdenum trioxide
- 28257020Molybdic acid
- 28257090Other
- 28258000Antimony oxides
- 28259010Tin oxide
- 28259020Cadmium oxide
- 28259040Calcium hydroxide
- 28259050Ammonium hydroxide
- 28259090Other V. - SALTS AND PEROXYSALTS, OF INORGANIC ACIDS AND METALS
2826FLUORIDES; FLUOROSILICATES, FLUOROALUMINATES AND OTHER COMPLEX FLUORINE SALTS
2827CHLORIDES, CHLORIDE OXIDES AND CHLORIDE HYDROXIDES; BROMIDES AND BROMIDE OXIDES; IODIDES AND IODIDE OXIDES
- 28271000Ammonium chloride
- 28272000Calcium chloride
- 28273100Of magnesium
- 28273200Of aluminium
- 28273500Of nickel
- 28273920Mercurous chloride
- 28273930Strontium chloride
- 28273940Cuprous chloride
- 28273990Other
- 28274110Copper oxychloride
- 28274190Other
- 28274900Other
- 28275110Bromides of sodium
- 28275120Bromides of potassium
- 28275910Magnesium bromide
- 28275990Other
- 28276010Potassium iodide
- 28276020Sodium iodide
- 28276090Other
2828HYPOCHLORITES; COMMERCIAL CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITES; CHLORITES; HYPOBROMITES
- 28281010Commercial calcium hypochlorite (bleaching paste or powder) kg. 7.5% -
- 28281090Other
- 28289011- Bleaching paste or powder
- 28289019- Other
- 28289020Potassium hypochlorites
- 28289030Sodium chlorite
- 28289040Aluminium chlorite
- 28289050Hypobromites
- 28289060Bleaching paste or powder of other hypochlorites
- 28289090Other
2829CHLORATES AND PERCHLORATES; BROMATES AND PERBROMATES; IODATES AND PERIODATES
2830SULPHIDES; POLYSULPHIDES, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED
2831DITHIONITES AND SULPHOXYLATES
2832SULPHITES; THIOSULPHATES
2833SULPHATES; ALUMS; PEROXOSULPHATES (PERSULPHATES)
- 28331100Disodium sulphate
- 28331910Sodium hydrogen sulphate (acid sulphate)
- 28331920Sodium pyrosulphate
- 28331990Other
- 28332100Of magnesium
- 28332210Aluminium sulphate (iron free)
- 28332290Other
- 28332400Of nickel
- 28332500Of copper
- 28332700Of barium
- 28332910Ferrous sulphate
- 28332930Quinidine sulphate
- 28332940Manganese sulphate
- 28332950Strontium sulphate
- 28332990Other
- 28333010Ammonium alum
- 28333020Ferric ammonium alum
- 28333030Potash alum
- 28333090Other
- 28334000Peroxosulphates (persulphates)
2834NITRITES; NITRATES
2835PHOSPHINATES (HYPOPHOSPHITES), PHOSPHONATES (PHOSPHITES) AND PHOSPHATES; POLYPHOSPHATES, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED
- 28351010Calcium hypophosphite
- 28351020Magnesium hypophosphite
- 28351090Other
- 28352200Of mono-or disodium
- 28352400Of potassium
- 28352500Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate ("dicalcium phosphate")
- 28352610Calcium monobasic phosphate
- 28352620Calcium tribasic phosphate
- 28352690Other
- 28352910Magnesium phosphate, monobasic
- 28352920Magnesium phosphate, dibasic
- 28352930Magnesium phosphate, tribasic
- 28352940Sodium hexametaphosphate
- 28352990Other
- 28353100Sodium triphosphate (sodium tripoly-phosphate)
- 28353900Other
2836CARBONATES; PEROXOCARBONATES (PERCARBONATES); COMMERCIAL AMMONIUM CARBONATE CONTAINING AMMONIUM CARBAMATE
- 28362010Disodium carbonate, dense
- 28362020Disodium carbonate, light
- 28362090Other
- 28363000Sodium hydrogencarbonate (sodium bicarbonate)
- 28364000Potassium carbonates
- 28365000Calcium carbonate
- 28366000Barium carbonate
- 28369100Lithium carbonates
- 28369200Strontium carbonate
- 28369910Percarbonates
- 28369920Magnesium carbonate
- 28369930Aluminium bicarbonate
- 28369990Other
2837CYANIDES, CYANIDE OXIDES AND COMPLEX CYANIDES
2839SILICATES; COMMERCIAL ALKALI METAL SILICATES
2840BORATES; PEROXOBORATES (PERBORATES)
2841SALTS OF OXOMETALLIC OR PEROXOMETALLIC ACIDS
2842OTHER SALTS OF INORGANIC ACIDS OR PEROXOACIDS, (INCLUDING ALUMINOSILICATES, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED), OTHER THAN AZIDES
2843COLLOIDAL PRECIOUS METALS; INORGANIC OR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED; AMALGAMS OF PRECIOUS METALS
2844RADIOACTIVE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES (INCLUDING THE FISSILE OR FERTILE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND ISOTOPES) AND THEIR COMPOUNDS; MIXTURES AND RESIDUES CONTAINING THESE PRODUCTS
- 28441000Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds
- 28442000Uranium enriched in plutonium and its kg. Free% - compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U , plutonium 235 or compounds of these products
- 28443010Uranium depleted in their alloys, unwrought or wrought and kg. 7.5% - compounds thereof depleted in U : 235
- 28443021- Thorium oxide
- 28443022- Thorium hydroxide
- 28443023- Thorium nitrate
- 28443029- Other
- 28443030Waste and scrap of uranium depleted in 235
- 28443090Other compounds other than those of sub-heading 2844 10, 2844 20 or 2844 30; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues:
- 28444100Tritium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compounds
- 28444200Actinium-225, actinium-227, californium-253, curium-240, curium-241, curium-242, curium-243, curium-244, einsteinium-253, einsteinium-254, gadolinium-148, polonium-208, polonium-209, polonium-210, radium-223, uranium-230 or uranium-232, and their compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements or compounds
- 28444300Other radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds
- 28444400Radioactive residues
- 28445000Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors
2845ISOTOPES OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING 2844; COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC OR ORGANIC, OF SUCH ISOTOPES, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED
2846COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC OR ORGANIC, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF YTTRIUM OR OF SCANDIUM OR OF MIXTURES OF THESE METALS
2849CARBIDES, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED
2850HYDRIDES, NITRIDES, AZIDES, SILICIDES AND BORIDES, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED, OTHER THAN COMPOUNDS WHICH ARE ALSO CARBIDES OF HEADING 2849
2852INORGANIC OR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF MERCURY, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED, EXCLUDING AMALGAMS
2853PHOSPHIDES, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED,EXCLUDING FERROPHOSPHORUS; OTHER INOR- GANIC COMPOUNDS (INCLUDING DISTILLED OR CONDUCTIVITY WATER AND WATER OF SIMILAR PURITY); LIQUID AIR (WHETHER OR NOT RARE GASES HAVE BEEN REMOVED); COMPRESSED AIR; AMALGAMS, OTHER THAN AMALGAMS OF PRECIOUS METALS
- 28531000Cyanogen chloride (chlorcyan)
- 28539010Distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity
- 28539020Liquid air, whether or not rare gases have been removed
- 28539030Compressed air
- 28539040Amalgams, other than of precious metals
- 28539090Other [Notifn. No.37/09-Cus., dated 20.4.2009] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) from the People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes a safeguard duty, at the rate of 20 per cent. ad valorem on import of Soda Ash, falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China . 2. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 5th November, 2009 unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier. [Notfn. No. 122/ 2009-Cus., dt. 5.11.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 20% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect for one year from the date of imposition of the provisional Safeguard duty, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2010. [Notfn. No. 131/ 2009-Cus., dt. 4.12.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Caustic Soda lye , falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings vide number G.S.R.754(E), dated the 15th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 15th October, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Caustic Soda lye into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Caustic Soda lye and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Caustic Soda lye into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes on Caustic Soda lye, falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of 15 per cent. ad valorem. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda lye from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. 3. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 3rd March, 2010 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier). [Notfn. No. 72/ 2010-Cus., dt. 28.6.2010.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 122/2009-Customs, dated the 5th November, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 5th November, 2009, vide number G.S.R.797 (E), dated the 5th November, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings in review proceedings vide number G.S.R.318(E), dated the 13th April, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 13th April, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the said findings) had come to the conclusion that threat of market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash continued to exist and it necessitated the continuation of safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 16% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of publication of this notification in Gazette of India, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2011. THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE [See Section 58 (1)] Description of item and imposition of safeguard duty thereon Period of effect On the basis of the final findings of the Director General 4th December, 2009 (Safeguards), the safeguard duty on Caustic Soda Iye, to 3rd March, 2010 falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the (both days inclusive) Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (57 of 1975), when imported into India, at the rate of fifteen per cent. ad valorem. Nothing contained in sub-section (1), of Section 8B of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda Iye from Countries notified as developing countries under clause (a), of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. (vide sec.61 (2) of Finance Act 2011). Safeguard duty on Carbon Black. Notifin. No.4/2012-Cus. (SG), dt. 5.10.2012. Whereas, in the matter of import of Carbon Black (for rubber application) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in the final findings, vide number G.S.R. 602 (E), dated the 31st July, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 31st July, 2012, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of Carbon Black and it had necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty on Carbon Black (for rubber application) , falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China at the rate of- (a) Thirty per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2012 to 4th October, 2013(both days inclusive); and (b) Twenty five per cent ad valorem, minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2013 to 31st December, 2013(both days inclusive).
Using HSN codes from Chapter 28
- Expand a heading to see every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit tariff item underneath. Unit of measure and standard duty are shown once per 4-digit heading.
- The standard duty shown is the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate from the Indian Customs Tariff.
- For GST filings, the 4-digit heading is usually sufficient; for customs declarations, the full 8-digit tariff item is required.
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