Chapter · Chapter 29 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 29Organic chemicals
- Customs duty
- 0% to 20%
- 950 tariff items
- Import policy
- Mostly Free
- Restricted: 48 items
- Export policy
- Mostly Free
- Restricted: 51 items
- Unit
- kg
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this chapter
42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2901 | Acyclic hydrocarbons | 2.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2902 | Cyclic hydrocarbons | 0% to 2.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2903 | Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons | 0% to 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2904 | Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated | 5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2905 | Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 2.5% to 20% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2906 | Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2907 | Phenols; phenol-alcohols | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2908 | Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2909 | Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether or not chemically defined), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2910 | Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and expoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 5% to 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2911 | Acetals and hemiacetals, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2912 | Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2913 | Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of products of heading 2912 | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2914 | Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2915 | Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 5% to 10% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 | Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2917 | Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 5% to 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2918 | Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2919 | Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2920 | Esters of other inorganicacids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 7.5% to 10% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2921 | Amine-function compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2922 | Oxygen-function amino-compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2923 | Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2924 | Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of onic acid | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2925 | Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2926 | Nitrile-function compounds | 2.5% to 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2927 | Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2928 | Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2929 | Compounds with other nitrogen function | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2930 | Organo-sulphur compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2931 | Other organo-inorganic compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2932 | Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom (s) only | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2933 | Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom (s) only | 5% to 10% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2934 | Nucleic acids and their salts; whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2935 | Sulphonamides | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2936 | Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2937 | Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2938 | Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2939 | Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2940 | Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters and their salts, other than products of headings 2937, 2938 or 2939 | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2941 | Antibiotics | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2942 | Other organic compounds | 7.5% | 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 950 tariff items: 0% to 20%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China and South Korea: reference price USD 378.38–465.94/KG, by origin and producer (until 17 Aug 2027). Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA). 04/2023-ADD
- Countervailing duty on goods from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand: 3–30% of CIF value, by origin and producer (until 3 May 2028). Saturated Fatty Alcohol of Carbon chain length C10 to C18 and their blends. 01/2023-CVD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 1.50–1.71 per kg, by origin and producer (until 14 Jan 2029). Meta Phenylene Diamine. 01/2024-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China and Japan: USD 276–986 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 6 Mar 2030). Trichloro Isocyanuric Acid. 01/2025-ADD
- Countervailing duty on goods from China: 20% of CIF value (until 24 Feb 2030). Saccharin in all its forms. 01/2025-CVD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from European Union and Saudi Arabia: USD 102.05–344.33 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 9 Feb 2031). Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20. 03/2026-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from South Korea, Singapore and United States: USD 208–881 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 13 Mar 2029). Para-Tertiary Butyl Phenol (PTBP). 04/2024-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan: USD 300.15–499.01 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 15 May 2029). Pentaerythritol. 08/2024-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 290 per tonne (until 21 May 2031). Monoisopropylamine. 08/2026-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 96.05–152.78 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 7 May 2030). Sodium Citrate. 10/2025-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China, European Union and United States: USD 75–1,748 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 18 Jun 2031). Sulphenamides Accelerators. 11/2026-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 493.73–826.75 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 27 Apr 2027). N, N. 12/2022-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from Switzerland, China and European Union: USD 0.87–20.87 per kg, by origin and producer (until 5 Jun 2030). Vitamin-A Palmitate. 14/2025-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from Malaysia, United States and South Africa: USD 13.24–149.31 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 2 Jul 2031). Normal Butanol. 15/2026-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China, Russia and Taiwan: USD 202–481 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 18 Jun 2030). Acetonitrile. 16/2025-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 1,246.90–2,017.90 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 18 Jun 2030). Pretilachlor in any of its form & its intermediate – 2,6-Diethyl-n-(2-propoxy ethyl) Aniline (also known as PEDA). 17/2025-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China and United States: Nil to USD 1,710 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 23 Jun 2030). Potassium Tertiary Butoxide. 20/2025-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China and South Korea: USD 40.08–140.17 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 4 Aug 2031). Phthalic Anhydride. 20/2026-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 82–217 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 21 Oct 2029). Isopropyl Alcohol. 22/2024-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China, South Korea and Thailand: Nil to USD 557 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 10 Nov 2029). Epichlorohydrin. 24/2024-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 36.90–121.79 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 17 Jul 2030). Aniline. 25/2025-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China, Japan and South Korea: USD 0.15–0.44 per kg, by origin and producer (until 20 Sep 2027). Toluene Di-isocyanate. 28/2022-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: reference price USD 4,423–5,251/MT, by origin and producer (until 23 Dec 2030). 1,1,1,2- Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a. 36/2025-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: 24.79–44.9% of CIF value, by origin and producer (until 13 Jan 2027). Aceto Acetyl Derivatives of aromatic or hetrocyclic compounds also known as Arylides. 60/2021-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 1,171.78–1,519.70 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 20 Dec 2026). Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Component R -32. 75/2021-ADD
Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 1004 tariff items
- Restricted: 48 tariff items
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.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 1006 tariff items
- Restricted: 51 tariff items
Nearby codes
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
- 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
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.