Tariff item · Chapter 12 · Section II, Vegetable products

HS 1211 40 00Poppy straw

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder › Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purpose, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered

Customs duty
30%
Tariff rate
GST now
0% or 5%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Restricted
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
9%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate30%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)0% or 5%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
ASEAN–India FTA0%Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs0%Switzerland, Liechtenstein
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Malaysia CECA0%Malaysia
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
ASEAN–India FTA5%Philippines
India–Korea CEPA5%South Korea
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka
India–Australia ECTA6.4%Australia
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs10.71%Iceland
India–EFTA TEPA52/2025-Customs12%Norway
APTA16.5%Bangladesh, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka
SAPTA27%Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under The Foreign Trade (Developmentand Regulation) Act, 1992. The Foreign Trade (Development & Regulations) Amendment Act, 2010.the Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993 and the Foreign Trade Regulation) amendment Rules, 2015.

*Import is restricted as per ITC HS policy*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Restricted.
Notes on these rates
  • BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
  • IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
  • AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
  • AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
  • Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
  • This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
  • This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.

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. 87Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purpose, fresh or chilledNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 71Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purpose, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered5%
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 77All goods of seed qualityNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 60All goods other than of seed quality5%

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
1211Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purpose, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered0.15%—

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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.9% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Amendments and Rules thereunder.
  • Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Foreign Trade (Developmentand Regulation) Act, 1992. The Foreign Trade (Development & Regulations) Amendment Act, 2010.the Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993 and the Foreign Trade Regulation) amendment Rules, 2015.
  • Central Bureau Of Narcotics (CBN): a clearance or certificate before export, under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic (Amendment) Act, 2014, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules,1985, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances(Amendment) Rules, 2014,Notification No-S.O.2801(E) dated-18.11.2010.
  • Ministry Of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEF): a clearance or certificate before export, under Hazardous and other waste(Management and Transboundary Movement )Rules, 2016, The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991 and The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.
  • Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDRUG): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1945 amended vide The Drugs and Cosmetics(Amendment) Act ,2008 and Rules, 1945.

*THE EXPORT OF NARCOTIC DRUG (INCLUDING MANUFACTURED GOODS) AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCE (AS PER THE SCHEDULE TO NDPS ACT) IS PROHIBITED AS PER SEC. 8 OF NDPS ACT,1985.*AS PER RULE 58 OF THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCAS RULES, 1985;NARCOTIC DRUG OR PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCE SHALL NOT BE EXPORTED OUT OF INDIA WITHOUT AN EXPORT AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY THE ISSUING AUTHORITY IN RESPECT OF THE CONSIGNMENT *FOR DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS CDSCO NOC IS REQD EXCEPT WHEN EXEMPTED.REF-DCGI/MISC/2015(199) ORDER DTD 21.3.18.*AS PER S.NO 65 & 80 OF SCHED. 2 OF ITC HS EXPORT POLICY;EXPORT OF SEEDS AND PLANTING MATERIALS OTHER THAN THOSE IN THE RESTRICTED CATEGORY, IS PERMITTED SUBJECT TO PRODUCTION OF A DECLARATION IN THE FORM OF AN AFFIDAVIT BY THE EXPORTER THAT THE SEED BEING EXPORTED IS NOT BREEDER OR FOUNDATION OR WILD VARIETY SEEDS WITH INDICATION OF THE SOURCE OF PROCUREMENT. (2) EXPORT OF PLANTS AND PLANT PORTIONS OF WILD ORIGIN, OF SPECIES SPECIFIED IN ANY OF THE SCHEDULES OF WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 OR APPENDIX I OF CITES OR EXPORT LICENSING NOTE 1 OF CHAPTER 12 OF EXPORT POLICY 2012 IS PROHIBITED (SPECIAL EXEMPTION CAN BE GRANTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND LIFE SAVING DRUGS ON CASE BY CASE BASIS BY DGFT, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS.) *AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION, THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE.IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free.
  • Condition: Subject to Policy Condition 2 of the Chapter

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 1211 40, and China's below.

China: the same goods (1211 40)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 1211 40. 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
1211.40.00.10Poppy straw, for pharmaceutical use药用罂粟秆9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%9%9%ABPQ
1211.40.00.20Poppy straw, for flavouring做香料用罂粟秆9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%9%9%ABPQ
1211.40.00.90Poppy straw for insecticidal or fungicidal use杀虫杀菌用罂粟秆9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%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

1211.40.00Poppy straw

1211.40.00.10Poppy straw, for pharmaceutical use药用罂粟秆

Whether or not cut, crushed or ground into powder不论是否切割、压碎或研磨成粉

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
9%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
50%
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
  • 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 (as spices, medicinal materials, insecticides, fungicides and similar uses)用途(作香料、药料、杀虫、杀菌等类似用途)
  • 3.Method of preparation or preservation (fresh, dried, etc.)制作或保存方法(鲜、干等)
  • 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
6.3%
Ecuador
7.4%
Serbia
3.6%
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
4.9%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 1211400010999Poppy straw for medicinal use (whether or not cut, crushed or ground into powder)药用罂粟秆(不论是否切割、压碎或研磨成粉)
1211.40.00.20Poppy straw, for flavouring做香料用罂粟秆

Whether or not cut, crushed or ground into powder不论是否切割、压碎或研磨成粉

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
9%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
50%
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
  • 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 (as spices, medicinal materials, insecticides, fungicides and similar uses)用途(作香料、药料、杀虫、杀菌等类似用途)
  • 3.Method of preparation or preservation (fresh, dried, etc.)制作或保存方法(鲜、干等)
  • 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
6.3%
Ecuador
7.4%
Serbia
3.6%
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
4.9%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 1211400020999Poppy straw for flavouring (whether or not cut, crushed or powdered)做香料用罂粟秆(不论是否切割、压碎或研磨成粉)
1211.40.00.90Poppy straw for insecticidal or fungicidal use杀虫杀菌用罂粟秆

Whether or not cut, crushed or ground into powder不论是否切割、压碎或研磨成粉

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
9%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
50%
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
  • 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 (as spices, medicinal materials, insecticides, fungicides and similar uses)用途(作香料、药料、杀虫、杀菌等类似用途)
  • 3.Method of preparation or preservation (fresh, dried, etc.)制作或保存方法(鲜、干等)
  • 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
6.3%
Ecuador
7.4%
Serbia
3.6%
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
4.9%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 1211400090999Poppy straw for insecticidal or fungicidal uses (whether or not cut, crushed or powdered)杀虫杀菌用罂粟秆(不论是否切割、压碎或研磨成粉)

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

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.