Subheading · Chapter 08 · Section II, Vegetable products

HS 0804 10Dates

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons › Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, and mangosteens, fresh or dried

Customs duty
20% to 30%
4 tariff items
GST now
0% or 5%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
15%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

4 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
0804 10 10Fresh (excluding wet dates)30%0% or 5%kg
0804 10 20Soft (khayzur or wet dates)20%0% or 5%kg
0804 10 30Hard (chhohara or kharek)20%0% or 5%kg
0804 10 90Other30%0% or 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 4 tariff items: 20% to 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

GST

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

  • Now 0% or 5%, depending on the goods.
  • Until 21 September 2025 0%, 5% or 12%, depending on the goods.
  • Change: Changed.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 47Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh.Nil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 26Dates (soft or hard), figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, dried5%
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 42Dried makhana, whether or not shelled or peeled, other than pre-packaged and labelledNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 25Dried makhana, whether or not shelled or peeled pre-packaged and labelled5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20250%, 5% or 12%2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20250% or 5%10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, and mangosteens, freshordried0.15%—

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: 4 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 0804 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (0804 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 0804 10. 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
0804.10.00.00Fresh or dried dates鲜或干的椰枣15%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)15%9%9%ABRPQ
  • 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

0804.10.00Fresh or dried dates

0804.10.00.00Fresh or dried dates鲜或干的椰枣
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
15%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
40%
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
  • 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
  • RImported food hygiene inspection进口食品卫生监督检验
  • 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.Method of preparation or preservation (fresh, dried)制作或保存方法(鲜、干)
  • 3.Grade等级
  • 4.GTIN
  • 5.CAS
  • 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
9%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
12%
Serbia
10.5%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7.5%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0804100000101Fresh or dried dates (processed by extraction (excluding sun-dried), pressing, cooking, roasting, freeze-drying, dehydrating, sugaring, fermenting, freezing (blanched and quick-frozen below -18°C), pickling, brining, stir-frying, etc.)鲜或干的椰枣(提取(晒干的除外)、压榨、烹制、烘焙、冻干、脱水、裹糖屑、发酵、冷冻(经漂汤和杀青,并在-18度以下冷冻)、浸酸、腌渍、炒制等工艺进行加工处理的)
  • 0804100000102Dates, fresh or dried (fresh dates)鲜或干的椰枣(新鲜椰枣)
  • 0804100000999Dates, fresh or dried (other processes)鲜或干的椰枣(其他工艺)

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

Previous0803 90OtherOne level up0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, and mangosteens, fresh or driedNext0804 20Figs

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.