Tariff item · Chapter 12 · Section II, Vegetable products

HS 1211 60 00Bark of african cherry (prunus africana)

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
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
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
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, Norway
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Malaysia CECA0%Malaysia
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–UAE CEPA4%United Arab Emirates
India–Korea CEPA5%South Korea
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka
India–Australia ECTA6.4%Australia
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs9%Iceland
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs12%Oman
India–Chile PTA15%Chile
APTA18%Bangladesh, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka

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

  • Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI): a no-objection at customs clearance, under 1. Food safety and Standards Act,2006 read with Licensing & Registration Regulation,2011,Food safety & Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations,2011,Food safety and Standards Rule, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Licensing and registration of Food Business) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Food product standard and food additive)) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards( Packaging and labelling) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Laboratory and Sampling Analysis) regulation, 2011,Notification No-4/15015/30/2011 dated-24.06.2014.
  • Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB): a no-objection at customs clearance, under The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Amendments and Rules thereunder.

*Ensure compliance of general notes 4(d) of sched-i of ITC(HS) 2022 for food import entry points*

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

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Free under DGFT 54/2015-2020 of 9 Feb 2022.
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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB): a no-objection at customs clearance, under The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Amendments and Rules thereunder.

*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 60.

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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.