Chapter · Chapter 04 · Section I, Live animals
HS 04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Customs duty
- 30% to 60%
- 51 tariff items
- Import policy
- Mostly Free
- Restricted: 11 items, Prohibited: 1 item
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg or units
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this chapter
10 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0401 | Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 30% | 0% | kg |
| 0402 | Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 30% to 60% | 5% | kg |
| 0403 | Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa | 30% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 0404 | Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included | 40% | 5% | kg |
| 0405 | Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads | 40% | 5% | kg |
| 0406 | Cheese and curd | 30% to 40% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 0407 | Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked | 30% | 0% | units |
| 0408 | Birds’ eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 0409 | Natural honey | 60% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 0410 | Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 30% | 5% | kg |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 51 tariff items: 30% to 60%. 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
- Free: 39 tariff items
- Restricted: 11 tariff items
- Prohibited: 1 tariff item
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.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 51 tariff items
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
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.