Subheading · Chapter 05 · Section I, Live animals
HS 0505 90Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers: other
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Customs duty
- 30%
- 7 tariff items
- GST now
- 5%
- Import policy
- Mostly Free
- Prohibited: 3 items
- Export policy
- Mostly Free
- Prohibited: 1 item
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 10%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0505 90 10 | Peacock tail and wing feather (trimmed or not) | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 0505 90 21 | Of wild birds | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 0505 90 29 | Other | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 0505 90 31 | Of wild birds | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 0505 90 39 | Other | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 0505 90 91 | Of wild birds | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 0505 90 99 | Other | 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 7 tariff items: 30%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 4 tariff items
- Prohibited: 3 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 5%.
- Until 21 September 2025 5%.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 14 | Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers | 5% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 5% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5% | 9/2025-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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0505 | Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers | 0.15% | — |
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 20 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 6 tariff items
- Prohibited: 1 tariff item
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 0505 90, and China's below.
China: the same goods (0505 90)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 0505 90. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0505.90.10.00 | Powder and waste of feathers or down羽毛或不完整羽毛的粉末及废料 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9ABPQ |
| 0505.90.90.10 | Other endangered wild birds' feathers and down其他濒危野生禽类羽毛、羽绒 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 9% | 0% | AFEBPQ |
| 0505.90.90.90 | Other feathers; down其他羽毛,羽绒 | 10%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 10% | 9% | 9% | ABPQ |
- 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.
Every Chinese code in full
0505.90.10Powder and waste of feathers or down
0505.90.10.00Powder and waste of feathers or down羽毛或不完整羽毛的粉末及废料
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 10%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 35%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Use用途
- 3.Preparation or preservation (only washed, disinfected or treated for preservation)制作或保存方法(仅经洗涤、消毒或为了保藏而做过处)
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.5%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 7%
- Ecuador
- 8.5%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 5.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0505901000101Powder and waste of feathers or down (chicken feathers)羽毛或不完整羽毛的粉末及废料(鸡毛)
- 0505901000102Powder and waste of feathers or down (duck feathers)羽毛或不完整羽毛的粉末及废料(鸭毛)
- 0505901000103Powder and waste of feathers or down (duck down)羽毛或不完整羽毛的粉末及废料(鸭绒)
- 0505901000104Powder and waste of feathers or down (goose feathers)羽毛或不完整羽毛的粉末及废料(鹅毛)
- 0505901000105Powder and waste of feathers or down (goose down)羽毛或不完整羽毛的粉末及废料(鹅绒)
- 0505901000106Powder and waste of feathers or down (turkey feathers)羽毛或不完整羽毛的粉末及废料(火鸡毛)
- 0505901000107Powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers (other bird feathers)羽毛或不完整羽毛的粉末及废料(其他禽鸟羽毛)
0505.90.90Other feathers; skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down
0505.90.90.10Other endangered wild birds' feathers and down其他濒危野生禽类羽毛、羽绒
incl. skins and other parts of birds, with feathers or down包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 10%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 90%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
- EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Use用途
- 3.Preparation or preservation (only washed, disinfected or treated for preservation)制作或保存方法(仅经洗涤、消毒或为了保藏而做过处)
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.5%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 7%
- Ecuador
- 8.5%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 5.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0505909010101Other feathers and down of endangered wild birds (including bird skins and other parts of birds with feathers or down) (wild bird feathers (down)) (excluding unprocessed duck feathers)其他濒危野生禽类羽毛、羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(野生禽鸟毛(绒))(未经加工鸭毛除外)
- 0505909010102Other feathers and down of endangered wild birds (including bird skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down) (other bird feathers)其他濒危野生禽类羽毛、羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(其他禽鸟羽毛)
- 0505909010103Other feathers and down of endangered wild birds (including bird skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down) (unprocessed duck feathers)其他濒危野生禽类羽毛、羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(未经加工鸭毛)
0505.90.90.90Other feathers; down其他羽毛,羽绒
incl. skins and other parts of birds, with feathers or down包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 10%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 90%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Use用途
- 3.Preparation or preservation (only washed, disinfected or treated for preservation)制作或保存方法(仅经洗涤、消毒或为了保藏而做过处)
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.5%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 7%
- Ecuador
- 8.5%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 5.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0505909090101Other feathers and down (including bird skins and other parts of birds with feathers or down) (chicken feathers)其他羽毛,羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(鸡毛)
- 0505909090102Other feathers and down (incl. bird skins and other parts of birds with feathers or down) (duck feathers) (excluding unprocessed duck feathers)其他羽毛,羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(鸭毛)(未经加工鸭毛除外)
- 0505909090103Other feathers and down (including bird skins and other parts of birds with feathers or down) (duck down)其他羽毛,羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(鸭绒)
- 0505909090104Other feathers and down (including bird skins and other parts of birds with feathers or down) (goose feathers)其他羽毛,羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(鹅毛)
- 0505909090105Other feathers and down (including bird skins and other parts of birds with feathers or down) (goose down)其他羽毛,羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(鹅绒)
- 0505909090106Other feathers, down (including skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down) (turkey feathers)其他羽毛,羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(火鸡毛)
- 0505909090107Other feathers, down (including bird skins and other parts of birds with feathers or down) (feathers of other birds)其他羽毛,羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(其他禽鸟羽毛)
- 0505909090108Other feathers, down (including bird skins and other parts of birds with feathers or down) (unprocessed duck feathers)其他羽毛,羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(未经加工鸭毛)
- 0505909090109Other feathers, down (including bird skins and other parts of birds with feathers or down) (other washed bird feathers)其他羽毛,羽绒(包括带有羽毛或羽绒的鸟皮及鸟体的其他部分)(其他水洗的禽鸟羽毛)
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
Previous0505 10Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; downOne level up0505Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathersNext0506 10Ossein and bones treated with acid
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
- GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 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
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 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.