Subheading · Chapter 10 · Section II, Vegetable products

HS 1008 21Seed

Cereals › Buckwheat millet and canary seeds, other cereals

Customs duty
50%
10 tariff items
GST now
0% or 5%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Restricted
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
2%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

10 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
1008 21 10Jawar50%0% or 5%kg
1008 21 20Bajra50%0% or 5%kg
1008 21 30Ragi50%0% or 5%kg
1008 21 40Barnyard (Echinochloa esculenta (L.))50%0% or 5%kg
1008 21 50Proso (Panicum miliaceum (L.))50%0% or 5%kg
1008 21 60Foxtail (Setaria italica (L.))50%0% or 5%kg
1008 21 70Kodo (Paspalum scrobiculatum (L.))50%0% or 5%kg
1008 21 80Little (Panicum sumatrense (L.))50%0% or 5%kg
1008 21 91Amaranth (Amaranthus (L.))50%0% or 5%kg
1008 21 99Other50%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 10 tariff items: 50%. 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

  • Restricted: 10 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% or 5%, depending on the goods.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 69Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals such as Jawar, Bajra, Ragi, other than pre-packaged and labelledNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 50Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals such as Jawar, Bajra, Ragi, pre-packaged and labelled5%
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 56All goods of seed qualityNil

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20250% or 5%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
1008Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals0.15%—

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: 10 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 1008 21, and China's below.

China: the same goods (1008 21)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 1008 21. 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
1008.21.00.00Millet for sowing种用谷子2%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)2%9%0%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

1008.21.00Millet for sowing

1008.21.00.00Millet for sowing种用谷子
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
2%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
8%
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
  • 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.Whether for sowing是否种用
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 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
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
1.4%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 1008210000101Millet for sowing (germplasm resources)种用谷子(种质资源)
  • 1008210000102Millet for sowing (excluding germplasm resources)种用谷子(种质资源除外)
  • 1008210000999Millet for sowing种用谷子

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.