HS 2804 40 10Medicinal grade

Customs duty

Lower duty under trade agreements

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

• Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization (PESO): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under The Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012, The Explosives Act,1884, The Exploves Rules, 2008.
• Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDRUG): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1945 amended vide The Drugs and Cosmetics(Amendment) Act ,2008 and Rules, 1945.
• Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDRUG): a no-objection at customs clearance, under The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1945 amended vide The Drugs and Cosmetics(Amendment) Act ,2008 and Rules, 1945.

Documents: Registration Certificate (Drugs) (CDRUG); Registration Certificate (Cosmetics) (CDRUG); Licence to Import Ammonium Nitrate (licence Form P-5) (PESO); License to import Drugs (Excluding those specified in Schedule-X) (CDRUG); Licence to Import explsovies (Licence Form LE -8) (PESO).

"*Refer press release dated 15th may, 2021 vide release id: 1718815 by ministry of commerce and industry on relaxations provided under gas cylinders rules, 2016, so as to fast-track approvals for imported cylinders and pressure vessels for storage and transportation of medical oxygen. in view of the covid pandemic, vide said press release, it is stated that, by way of an exemption, peso shall not carry out physical inspection of global manufacturers production facilities before grant of required approval for import of cylinders and pressure vessels for storage and transportation of medical oxygen. now, peso shall grant such approvals online without any delay on submission of manufacturers particulars; iso certificate of manufacturer; list of cylinders their specifications, drawings & batch number; hydro test certificate and third-party inspection certificate. every foreign manufacturer/importer who wants to import oxygen cylinders is required to apply for import permission through peso online system. in this regard, dpiit has further clarified as follows - (a) in case the importer has applied through online application to peso and the decision is pending in peso, the exemption allows them to bring oxygen cylinders on urgency for covid relief activities in india. (b) in case the importer has not applied through online application to peso, the exemption allows them to bring cylinders for urgent use for enhancing oxygen distribution logistics in india (c) it is the responsibility of the consignee to follow the procedure as per relaxed conditions given in the table of para 3 of the press release https://pib.gov.in/pressreleasepage.aspx?Prid=1718815 prior to the filling of the medical oxygen in these cylinders at refillers/ filling plants. (d) in view of the above, customs is requested to give necessary clearances without peso approvals for such items received at the ports/ airports for covid relief works. refer instruction no. 12/2021-CUS dated 25-05-2021. https://www.cbic.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/customs/cs-instructions/cs-instructions-2021/cs-ins-12-2021.pdf **in case of PGA facilitated bills I.E. which have not been routed through PGA for NOC,proper officer should verify and ensure that the mandatory documents-certificate of analysis - drug[0010dc], batch release certificate[0030dc], label of consignment[0110dc], registration certificate (drugs)[101dc1], import license for drugs[9111dc]have been uploaded in (E-SANCHIT) before giving out-of-charge(OOC)*ensure compliance of CBIC circular 23/2023-CUS DT 30-09-23 for mandatory additional qualifiers in import declarations for commodities under CH 28,29,32,39 and cth 3808 as stipulated in para 4.1 and 4.2 wef 15-10-23***Ensure compliance of CBIC Circular 40/2026-Cus dt 03-09-2026 where in the CDSCO has provided checklists for the 7 categories (I to VII) of products and a list of documents to be verified by the Customs officer against each category of the products as per Annexure-A to the circular before granting Out-of-Charge in case of PGA facilitated Bills of Entry*"

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

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

• Free.

The rules that set it now

History

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 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): 0.7% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
• RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.4% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

• 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.

*FOR DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS CDSCO NOC IS REQD EXCEPT WHEN EXEMPTED.REF-DCGI/MISC/2015(199) ORDER DTD 21.3.18* 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.

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