Subheading · Chapter 13 · Section II, Vegetable products
HS 1302 39Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: other
Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
- Customs duty
- 30%
- 3 tariff items
- GST now
- 5%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 8%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1302 39 10 | Tamarind Kernel Powder | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 1302 39 20 | Kappa carrageenan | 30% | 5% | kg |
| 1302 39 90 | 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 3 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: 3 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 5%.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%, or 5% for some goods.
- Change: Down.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 74 | Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products including tamarind kernel powder | 5% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 5% or 18% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1302 | Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; Agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products | — | — |
| 130201 | Of Guar Gum | 0.1% | Rs. 170.1 per MT |
| 130299 | Others | 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: 3 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 1302 39, and China's below.
China: the same goods (1302 39)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force under 1302 39. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1302.39.11.00 | Carrageenan卡拉胶 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | AR |
| 1302.39.12.00 | Alginates褐藻胶 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | ABPQ |
| 1302.39.19.00 | Mucilages and thickeners, derived from seaweeds and other algae海草及其他藻类胶液及增稠剂 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | ABPQ |
| 1302.39.90.10 | Unlisted saps and extracts of endangered plants; thickening agents未列名濒危植物胶液及增稠剂 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 0% | ABFEPQ |
| 1302.39.90.90 | Other vegetable saps and extracts; mucilages and thickeners, not elsewhere specified or included其他未列名植物胶液及增稠剂 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | ABMRPQ |
- 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
1302.39.11Carrageenan
1302.39.11.00Carrageenan卡拉胶
whether or not modified不论是否改性
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 8%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- RImported food hygiene inspection进口食品卫生监督检验
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Type (kappa, iota, lambda carrageenan, etc.)种类(卡帕胶、阿欧塔胶、莱姆达胶等)
- 3.Uses (dairy, meat, water, confectionery, jelly, dessert)用途(乳品、肉类、水、糖果、果冻、甜品)
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 12%
- 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
- 0%
- 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
- 1302391100101Carrageenan (whether or not modified) (selenized carrageenan (food additive subject to quarantine requirements))卡拉胶(不论是否改性)(硒化卡拉胶(有检疫要求食品添加剂))
- 1302391100102carrageenan, whether or not modified (carrageenan (food additive subject to quarantine requirements))卡拉胶(不论是否改性)(卡拉胶(有检疫要求食品添加剂))
- 1302391100301Carrageenan, whether or not modified (chemicals for industrial use only, not for food additives, subject to quarantine requirements)卡拉胶(不论是否改性)(需申报仅用于工业用途不用于食品添加剂有检疫要求的化学品)
1302.39.12Alginates
1302.39.12.00Alginates褐藻胶
whether or not modified不论是否改性
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 8%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- 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用途
- 3.GTIN
- 4.CAS
- 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 12%
- 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
- 5.6%
- Serbia
- 0%
- 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
- 1302391200999Alginic acid and alginates, whether or not modified褐藻胶(不论是否改性)
1302.39.19Gels & thickeners, from seaweeds & other algae, n.e.s.
1302.39.19.00Mucilages and thickeners, derived from seaweeds and other algae海草及其他藻类胶液及增稠剂
whether or not modified不论是否改性
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 8%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- 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用途
- 3.GTIN
- 4.CAS
- 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 12%
- 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
- 5.6%
- Ecuador
- 6.4%
- Serbia
- 0%
- 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
- 1302391900101Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from seaweeds and other algae (Hyssop extract)海草及其他藻类胶液及增稠剂(不论是否改性)(海索草提取物(神香草提取物))
- 1302391900102Gums and thickeners from seaweeds and other algae (whether or not modified) (agar-agar)海草及其他藻类胶液及增稠剂(不论是否改性)(海萝胶)
- 1302391900103Mucilages and thickeners, from seaweeds and other algae, whether or not modified (not food additives)海草及其他藻类胶液及增稠剂(不论是否改性)(非食品添加剂)
1302.39.90Other mucilages and thickeners derived from vegetable products
1302.39.90.10Unlisted saps and extracts of endangered plants; thickening agents未列名濒危植物胶液及增稠剂
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 8%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- 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
- 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
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.Source来源
- 3.Use用途
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 12%
- 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
- 0%
- 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
- 1302399010999Unlisted saps and extracts of endangered plants; thickening agents未列名濒危植物胶液及增稠剂
1302.39.90.90Other vegetable saps and extracts; mucilages and thickeners, not elsewhere specified or included其他未列名植物胶液及增稠剂
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 8%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- 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
- MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
- 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.Source来源
- 3.Use用途
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 12%
- 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
- 0%
- 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
- 1302399090301Other unlisted vegetable saps and extracts and thickening agents (food additives subject to quarantine requirements)其他未列名植物胶液及增稠剂(有检疫要求食品添加剂)
- 1302399090302Other vegetable saps and extracts; mucilages and thickeners, n.e.s. (chemicals declared for industrial use only, not for food additives, subject to quarantine)其他未列名植物胶液及增稠剂(需申报仅用于工业用途不用于食品添加剂有检疫要求的化学品)
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
- 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
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