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Indian ITC-HS · Section VI

Chapter 38

Miscellaneous chemical products

21 Headings103 Subheadings176 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
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Headings, subheadings & tariff items

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All tariff codes in Chapter 38

Flat index of every 8-digit tariff item in this chapter, grouped by 4-digit heading.

3801ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE; COLLOIDAL OR SEMI- COLLOIDAL GRAPHITE; PREPARATIONS BASED ON GRAPHITE OR OTHER CARBON IN THE FORM OF PASTES, BLOCKS, PLATES OR OTHER SEMI- MANUFACTURES

  • 38011000- Artificial graphite
  • 38012000- Colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite
  • 38013000- Carbonaceous pastes for electrodes and similar pastes for furnace linings
  • 38019000- Other

3802ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED NATURAL MINERAL PRODUCTS; ANIMAL BLACK, INCLUDING SPENT ANIMAL BLACK

3804RESIDUAL LYES FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOD PULP, WHETHER OR NOT CONCENTRATED, DESUGARED OR CHEMICALLY TREATED, INCLUDING LIGNIN SULPHONATES, BUT EXCLUDING TALL OIL OF HEADING 3803

3805GUM, WOOD OR SULPHATE TURPENTINE AND OTHER TERPENIC OILS PRODUCED BY THE DISTILLATION OR OTHER TREATMENT OF CONIFEROUS WOODS; CRUDE DIPENTENE; SULPHITE TURPENTINE AND OTHER CRUDE PARA- CYMENE; PINE OIL CONTAINING ALPHA- TERPINEOL AS THE MAIN CONSTITUENT

3806ROSIN AND RESIN ACIDS, AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF; ROSIN SPIRIT AND ROSIN OILS; RUN GUMS

3807WOOD TAR; WOOD TAR OILS; WOOD CREOSOTE; WOOD NAPHTHA; VEGETABLE PITCH; BREWERS' PITCH AND SIMILAR PREPARATIONS BASED ON ROSIN, RESIN ACIDS OR ON VEGETABLE PITCH

  • 38070010- Wood tar
  • 38070020- Wood Tar oils, wood creosote, wood naphtha
  • 38070030- Vegetable pitch, brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or vegetable pitch

3808INSECTICIDES, RODENTICIDES, FUNGICIDES, HERBICIDES, ANTI-SPROUTING PRODUCTS AND PLANT-GROWTH REGULATORS, DISINFECTANTS AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS, PUT UP IN FORMS OR PACKINGS FOR RETAIL SALE OR AS PREPARATIONS OR ARTICLES (FOR EXAMPLE, SULPHUR-TREATED BANDS, WICKS AND CANDLES, AND FLY-PAPERS) this Chapter:

  • 38085200DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN)), in packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g
  • 38085900Other to this Chapter:
  • 38086100In packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g
  • 38086200In packings of a net weight content exceeding 300 g but not exceeding 7.5 kg
  • 38086900Other
  • 38089111- Aluminium phosphate (for example phostoxin) 10% -
  • 38089112- Calcium cyanide
  • 38089113- D.D.V.P. (Dimethyle-dichloro-vinyl- phosphate)
  • 38089121- Diaginal
  • 38089122- Methyl bromide
  • 38089123- Dimethoate, technical grade
  • 38089124- Melathion
  • 38089131- Endosulphan, technical grade
  • 38089132- Quinal phos
  • 38089133- Isoproturon
  • 38089134- Fenthion
  • 38089135- Cipermethrin, technical grade
  • 38089136- Allethrin
  • 38089137- Synthetic pyrethrum 3808 91 41 ---- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 1 kg. 10% - to this Chapter 3808 91 42 ---- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 2 to kg. 10% - this Chapter to this Chapter : 3808 91 51 ---- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 3 to kg. 10% - this Chapter 3808 91 52 ---- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 4 to kg. 10% - this Chapter
  • 38089191- Repellants for insects such as flies, mosquito
  • 38089192- Paper impregnated or coated with insecticides such as D.D.T. coated paper
  • 38089199- Other
  • 38089210Maneb
  • 38089220Sodium penta chlorophenate (santrobrite)
  • 38089230Thiram (tetra methyl thiuram disulphide)
  • 38089240Zineb
  • 38089250Copper oxychloride 3808 92 60 --- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 5 to kg. 10% - this Chapter 3808 92 70 --- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 6 to kg. 10% - this Chapter
  • 38089290Other
  • 38089310Chloromethyl phenozy acetic acid (M.C.P.A)
  • 380893202:4 Dichloro phenozy acetic acid its and esters
  • 38089330Gibberellic acid
  • 38089340Plant growth regulators
  • 38089350Weedicides and weed killing agents to this Chapter : 3808 93 61 ---- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 7 to kg. 10% - this Chapter 3808 93 62 ---- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 8 to kg. 10% - this Chapter to this Chapter : 3808 93 71 ---- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 9 to kg. 10% - this Chapter 3808 93 72 ---- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 10 to kg. 10% - this Chapter
  • 38089390Other
  • 38089390Technical including China PR or 3808 99 90 2. 3808 91 99, Atrazine Any country other China PR Any 9.52
  • 38089390Technical than China PR or 3808 99 90 The product is also known under the following names: - 6-Chloro-N-Ethyl-N'-(1-Methylethyl)-Triazine-2,4-Diamine; 2-Chloro-4-Ethylamino-6-Isopropylamine-S-Triazine; 2-Chloro-4-(Ethylamino)-6-(Isopropylamino)-S-Triazine; 2-Chloro-4-(Ethylamino)-6-(Isopropylamino)-Triazine; Chloro-4-(Propylamino)-6-Ethylamino-S-Triazine; Chloro-4-(Propylamino)-6-Ethylamino-S-Triazine, etc. 2. The countervailing duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in Indian currency. Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, (52 of 1962), and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act.
  • 38089400Disinfectants
  • 38089910Pesticides, not else where specified or included
  • 38089990Other

3809FINISHING AGENTS, DYE CARRIERS TO ACCELERATE THE DYEING OR FIXING OF DYE- STUFFS AND OTHER PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS (FOR EXAMPLE, DRESSINGS AND MORDANTS), OF A KIND USED IN THE TEXTILE, PAPER, LEATHER OR LIKE INDUSTRIES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED

  • 38091000- With a basis of amylaceous substances ---- Other :
  • 38099110- Textile assistants mordanting agents
  • 38099120- Textile assistants desizing agents
  • 38099130- Textile assistants dispersing agents
  • 38099140- Textile assistants emulsifying agents
  • 38099150- Textile assistants hydro sulphite formaldehyde compound (rongalite or formusul)
  • 38099160- Textile assistants-textile preservatives
  • 38099170- Textile assistants water proofing agents
  • 38099180- Prepared textile glazings, dressings and mordants
  • 38099190- Other
  • 38099200- Of a kind used in the paper or like industries
  • 38099310- Fatty oil or pull up oil
  • 38099390- Other

3810PICKLING PREPARATIONS FOR METAL SURFACES; FLUXES AND OTHER AUXILIARY PREPARATIONS FOR SOLDERING, BRAZING OR WELDING; SOLDERING, BRAZING OR WELDING POWDERS AND PASTES CONSISTING OF METAL AND OTHER MATERIALS; PREPARATIONS OF A KIND USED AS CORES OR COATINGS FOR WELDING ELECTRODES OR RODS

  • 38101010- Pickling preparations and other soldering, brazing or welding powders or pastes
  • 38101020- Thermite portion for welding (alumina thermic heat generators)
  • 38101090- Other
  • 38109010- Preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes and rods
  • 38109090- Other

3811ANTI-KNOCK PREPARATIONS, OXIDATION INHIBITORS, GUM INHIBITORS, VISCOSITY IMPROVERS, ANTI-CORROSIVE PREPARATIONS AND OTHER PREPARED ADDITIVES, FOR MINERAL OILS (INCLUDING GASOLINE) OR FOR OTHER LIQUIDS USED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES AS MINERAL OILS ---- Anti-knock preparations :

3812PREPARED RUBBER ACCELERATORS; COMPOUND PLASTICISERS FOR RUBBER OR PLASTICS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; ANTI- OXIDISING PREPARATIONS AND OTHER COMPOUND STABILISERS FOR RUBBER OR PLASTICS

  • 38121000- Prepared rubber accelerators
  • 38122010- Phthalate plasticisers
  • 38122090- Other ---- Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilizers for rubber or plastics:
  • 38123100Mixtures of oligomers of 2, 2, 4-trimethyl-1, 2- dihydroquinoline (TMQ)
  • 38123910Anti-oxidants for rubber
  • 38123920Softeners for rubber
  • 38123930Vulcanizing agents for rubber
  • 38123990Other

3814ORGANIC COMPOSITE SOLVENTS AND THINNERS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; PREPARED PAINT OR VARNISH REMOVERS

  • 38140010- Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included
  • 38140020- Prepared paint or varnish removers

3815REACTION INITIATORS, REACTION ACCELERATORS AND CATALYTIC PREPARATIONS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ---- Supported catalysts :

3817MIXED ALKYLBENZENES AND MIXED ALKYLNAPHTHALENES, OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING 2707 OR 2902

  • 38170011- Linear alkylbenzenes
  • 38170019- Other
  • 38170020- Mixed alkylnaphthalenes Amended by Notfn. No. 16/19, dt. 15.06.2019

3818CHEMICAL ELEMENTS DOPED FOR USE IN ELECTRONICS, IN THE FORM OF DISCS, WAFERS OR SIMILAR FORMS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS DOPED FOR USE IN ELECTRONICS

3819HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUIDS AND OTHER PREPARED LIQUIDS FOR HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION, NOT CONTAINING OR CONTAINING LESS THAN 70% BY WEIGHT OF PETROLEUM OILS OR OILS OBTAINED FROM BITUMINOUS MINERALS

3822DIAGNOSTIC OR LABORATORY REAGENTS ON A BACKING, PREPARED DIAGNOSTIC OR LABORATORY REAGENTS WHETHER OR NOT ON A BACKING, WHETHER OR NOT PUT UP IN THE FORM OF KITS, OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING 3006; CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits:

3823INDUSTRIAL MONOCARBOXYLIC FATTY ACIDS; ACID OILS FROM REFINING; INDUSTRIAL FATTY ALCOHOLS ---- Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining :

3824PREPARED BINDERS FOR FOUNDRY MOULDS OR CORES; CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES (INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS), NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED

  • 38241000- Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores
  • 38243000- Non-agglomerated metal carbides mixed together or with metallic binders
  • 38244010- Damp proof or water proof compounds
  • 38244090- Other
  • 38245010- Concretes ready to use known as "Ready- mix Concrete (RMC)"
  • 38245090- Other
  • 38246010- In aqueous solution
  • 38246090Other this Chapter:
  • 38248100Containing oxirane (ethylene oxide)
  • 38248200Containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or poly- brominated biphenyls (PBBs)
  • 38248300Containing tris(2, 3-dibromopropyl) phosphate
  • 38248400Containing aldrin (ISO), camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene), chlordane (ISO), chlordecone (ISO), DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1, 1, 1- trichloro-2, 2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane), dieldrin (ISO, INN), endosulfan (ISO), endrin (ISO), heptachlor (ISO) or mirex (ISO)
  • 38248500Containing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN)
  • 38248600Containing pentachlorobenzene (ISO) or hexach- lorobenzene (ISO)
  • 38248700Containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride
  • 38248800Containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromo-diphenyl ethers
  • 38248900Containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins
  • 38249100Mixtures and preparations consisting mainly of (5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1, 3, 2-dioxa- phosphinan-5-yl)methyl methyl methylphosphonate and bis[(5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1, 3, 2- dioxaphosphinan-5-yl) methyl] methylphosphonate:
  • 38249200Polyglycol esters of methylphosphonic acid
  • 38249900Other

3825RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; MUNICIPAL WASTE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; OTHER WASTES SPECIFIED IN NOTE 6 TO THIS CHAPTER

  • 38251000- Municipal waste
  • 38252000- Sewage sludge
  • 38253000- Clinical waste ---- Waste organic solvents:
  • 38254100- Halogenated
  • 38254900- Other
  • 38255000- Wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids ---- Other wastes from chemical or allied industries:
  • 38256100- Mainly containing organic constituents
  • 38256900Other
  • 38259000Other

3827MIXTURES CONTAINING HALOGENATED DERIVATIVES OF METHANE, ETHANE OR PROPANE, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED not containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); containing hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs); containing carbon tetrachloride; containing 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform):

  • 38271100Containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), whether or not containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
  • 38271200Containing hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs)
  • 38271300Containing carbon tetrachloride
  • 38271400Containing 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform)
  • 38272000Containing bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon- 1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301) or dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon-2402) whether or not containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs):
  • 38273100Containing substances of sub-headings 2903 41 to 2903 48
  • 38273200Other, containing substances of sub-headings 2903 71 to 2903 75
  • 38273900Other
  • 38274000Containing methyl bromide (bromomethane) or bromochloromethane perfluorocarbons (PFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochloro- fluorocarbons (HCFCs):
  • 38275100Containing trifluoromethane (HFC-23)
  • 38275900Other but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs):
  • 38276100Containing 15% or more by mass of 1,1, -trifluoroethane (HFC-143a)
  • 38276200Other, not included in the sub-heading above, containing 55% or more by mass of penta- fluoroethane (HFC-125) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs)
  • 38276300Other, not included in the sub-headings above, containing 40% or more by mass of penta- fluoroethane (HFC-125)
  • 38276400Other, not included in the sub-headings above, containing 30% or more by mass of 1,1,1,2- tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs)
  • 38276500Other, not included in the sub-headings above, containing 20% or more by mass of difluoro- methane (HFC-32) and 20% or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125)
  • 38276800Other, not included in the sub-headings above, containing substances of sub-headings 2903 41 to 2903 48
  • 38276900Other
  • 38279000Other [Notfn. No. 87 / 2009-Cus., dt. 27.8.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Dimethoate Technical (hereinafter also referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 3808 91 23 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 its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 2nd February, 2009, vide number G.S.R.66(E), dated the 2nd February, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Dimethoate Technical into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Dimethoate Technical and it had necessitated for imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Dimethoate Technical into India; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguard), 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. 25/2009-Customs, dated the 23rd March, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 23rd March, 2009, vide number G.S.R.186(E), dated the 23rd March, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguard) in its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 18th May, 2009 vide number G.S.R.340(E), dated the 14th May, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Dimethoate Technical into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Dimethoate Technical and it necessitated to impose safeguard duty on imports of Dimethoate Technical into India, and had recommended the imposition of safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 12 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 (Safeguards), hereby imposes on Dimethoate Technical, falling under tariff item 3808 91 23 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of - (a) 20% ad valorem, when imported from the 23rd day of March, 2009 to 22nd day of March, 2010 (both daysinclusive); and (b) 15% ad valorem, when imported from the 23rd day of March, 2010 to 22nd day of March, 2011 (both days inclusive). 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Dimethoate Technical from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than People's Republic of China. Countervailing duty on Atrazine Technical originating in or exported from specified countries [Notfn. No. 03/2019-Cus.,(CVD), dated 17.09.2019] Whereas, in the matter of "Atrazine Technical" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 3808 91 99, 3808 93 90 or 380899 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in or exported from, People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), and imported into India, the Designated Authority in its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No. 6/19/2018- DGAD, dated the 22nd August, 2019, has come to the conclusion that- (i) the product under consideration has been exported to India from China PR at subsidized value, thus resulting in subsidization of the product; (ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to subsidization of the product under consideration; (iii) the material injury has been caused by the subsidized imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country, and has recommended imposition of definitive countervailing duty so as to remove injury to the domestic industry. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 20 and 22 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the Designated Authority, hereby imposes definitive countervailing duty on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff items of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported by the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and imported into India, countervailing duty of an amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) of the said Table, namely:- Table S. Heading/ Description of Country Country Producer Duty No. sub heading Goods* of Origin of Export amount as a % of CIF value 1. 3808 91 99, Atrazine China PR Any other country, Any 9.52

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