Subheading · Chapter 28 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries

HS 2803 00Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)

Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes

Customs duty
5% to 7.5%
3 tariff items
GST now
5% or 18%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
3.3%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

3 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
2803 00 10Carbon blacks7.5%5% or 18%kg
2803 00 20Acetylene black5%5% or 18%kg
2803 00 90Other5%5% or 18%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: 5% to 7.5%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026. 3 earlier measures have ended.

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% or 18%, depending on the goods.
  • Until 21 September 2025 5%, 12% or 18%, depending on the goods.
  • Change: Changed.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 210Thorium oxalate, Enriched KBF4 (enriched potassium fluroborate), Enriched elemental boron, Nuclear fuel5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 211Anaesthetics, Potassium Iodate, Iodine, Steam5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 221Micronutrients, which are covered under serial number 1(g) of Schedule 1, Part (A) of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 and are manufactured by the manufacturers which are registered under the Fertilizer Control Order, 19855%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 35All inorganic chemicals [other than those specified in notification No.10/2025- Central Tax (Rate) dated 17th September 2025 or other Schedules of this notification]18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20255%, 12% or 18%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255% or 18%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
2803Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)1%—

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 2803 00, and China's below.

China: the same goods (2803 00)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 2803 00. 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
2803.00.00.00Carbon碳3.3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin5%13%0%None
  • 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

2803.00.00Carbon (carbon black and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)

2803.00.00.00Carbon碳

Including carbon black and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included包括碳黑及其他品目未列名的其他形态的碳

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
35%
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

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

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.Whether active有无活性
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 6.Model型号
  • 7.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 8.GTIN
  • 9.CAS
  • 10.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
1.1%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3.3%
RCEP rates
Australia
2.8%
Brunei
2.8%
Cambodia
2.8%
South Korea
2.8%
Laos
2.8%
Malaysia
2.8%
New Zealand
3.3%
Singapore
2.8%
Thailand
2.8%
Vietnam
2.8%
Japan
3.8%
Indonesia
2.8%
Philippines
2.8%
Myanmar
2.8%
CIQ codes
  • 2803000000999Carbon (incl. carbon black and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified)碳(包括碳黑及其他品目未列名的其他形态的碳)

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

Previous2802 00Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphurOne level up2803Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)Next2804 29Other

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.