Heading · Chapter 02 · Section I, Live animals

HS 0201Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

Meat and edible meat offal

Customs duty
30%
3 tariff items
GST now
0%
Import policy
Restricted
Export policy
Prohibited
Unit
kg
Duty in China
12% to 20%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

3 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
0201 10 00Carcasses and half-carcasses30%0%kg
0201 20 00Other cuts with bone in30%0%kg
0201 30 00Boneless30%0%kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 3 tariff items: 30%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Restricted: 3 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 0%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 0%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 7Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilledNil

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20250%2/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20250%10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Exporting from India

Export duty

Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
0201Meat of bovine animals, fresh and chilled0.15%—

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 19 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Prohibited: 3 tariff items

China: the same goods (0201)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 6 in force under 0201. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
0201.10.00.10Whole and half carcasses of fresh or chilled wild beef整头及半头鲜或冷藏的野牛肉20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)20%9%0%4ABEFxRSPQ
0201.10.00.90Other whole and half-carcasses of bovine animals, fresh or chilled其他整头及半头鲜或冷藏的牛肉20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)20%9%9%4ABxRSPQ
0201.20.00.10Fresh or chilled bone-in meat of wild bovine animals鲜或冷藏的带骨野牛肉12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%9%0%4xy7ABEFRPQ
0201.20.00.90Other fresh or chilled bone-in beef其他鲜或冷藏的带骨牛肉12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%9%9%4xy7ABRPQ
0201.30.00.10Fresh or chilled boneless meat of wild bovine animals鲜或冷藏的去骨野牛肉12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%9%0%4xy7ABEFRSPQ
0201.30.00.90Other fresh or chilled boneless beef其他鲜或冷藏的去骨牛肉12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%9%9%4xy7ABRSPQ
  • India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
  • The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

Nearby codes

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Sources

For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.