Subheading · Chapter 29 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 2915 70Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters
Organic chemicals › Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 6 tariff items
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 5.5% to 7%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2915 70 10 | Palmitic acid | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2915 70 20 | Stearic acid | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2915 70 30 | Glycerol monostearate | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2915 70 40 | H.C.O.Fatty acid (including 12-hydroxy stearic acid) | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2915 70 50 | D.C.O. Fatty acid | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2915 70 90 | Other | 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 6 tariff items: 7.5%. 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
Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 6 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 12% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Change: Changed.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 222 | Gibberellic aci d | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 36 | All organic chemicals other than giberellic acid | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 12% or 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5% 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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2915 | Saturated acyclic mono-carboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halo-genated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | — | — |
| 291502 | R Salt | 4% | Rs. 10.5 per Kg |
| 291599 | Others | 1.2% | — |
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 19 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 6 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 2915 70, and China's below.
China: the same goods (2915 70)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force and 1 expired under 2915 70. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2915.70.10.00 | Stearic acid硬脂酸 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 13% | AR |
| 2915.70.90.10 | Salts and related compounds of perfluorooctanoic acid全氟辛酸的盐类和相关化合物 | 5.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5.5% | 13% | 13% | X |
| 2915.70.90.90 | Palmitic acid and its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯 | 5.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5.5% | 13% | 13% | 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
2915.70.10Stearic acid
2915.70.10.00Stearic acid硬脂酸
Of a purity by dry weight of 90% or more以干燥重量计,纯度在90%及以上
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 7%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 50%
- 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.Ingredient content成分含量
- 3.Use用途
- 4.Packing specifications包装规格
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- 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
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 3.8%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 2915701000101Stearic acid (on dry weight basis, purity ≥ 90%) (feed additive)硬脂酸(以干燥重量计,纯度在90%及以上)(饲料添加剂)
- 2915701000102Stearic acid (on a dry weight basis, purity 90% and above) (chemical products)硬脂酸(以干燥重量计,纯度在90%及以上)(化工产品)
- 2915701000301Stearic acid (on a dry weight basis, purity >= 90%) (no quarantine required food additive)硬脂酸(以干燥重量计,纯度在90%及以上)(无检疫要求食品添加剂)
- 2915701000302Stearic acid (on a dry weight basis, purity 90% or more) (chemicals declared for industrial use only, not for food additives, no quarantine required)硬脂酸(以干燥重量计,纯度在90%及以上)(需申报仅用于工业用途不用于食品添加剂无检疫要求的化学品)
2915.70.90Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters
2915.70.90.10Salts and related compounds of perfluorooctanoic acid全氟辛酸的盐类和相关化合物
PFOA and its saltsPFOA类
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 5.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 30%
- 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
- XToxic chemicals environmental release notice有毒化学品环境管理放行通知单
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.Ingredient content成分含量
- 3.Use用途
- 4.Packing specifications包装规格
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 4%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 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%
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
- 2915709010999Salts and related compounds of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA class)全氟辛酸的盐类和相关化合物(PFOA类)
2915.70.90.90Palmitic acid and its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 5.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 30%
- 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
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.Ingredient content成分含量
- 3.Use用途
- 4.Packing specifications包装规格
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 4%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 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%
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
- 2915709090101Palmitic acid and its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯
- 2915709090301Palmitic acid and its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯
2915.70.90.00Palmitic acid and its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯Expired
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 5.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 30%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 22 Nov 2023
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.Ingredient content成分含量
- 3.Use用途
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 4%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 2.5%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 5%
- Brunei
- 5%
- Cambodia
- 5%
- Laos
- 5%
- Malaysia
- 5%
- New Zealand
- 5%
- Singapore
- 5%
- Thailand
- 5%
- Vietnam
- 5%
- Japan
- 5.2%
CIQ codes
- 2915709000101Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters (feed additives)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(饲料添加剂)
- 2915709000102Palmitic acid, its salts & esters; stearic acid, its salts & esters (barium laurate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(十二酸钡)
- 2915709000103Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters (other chemical products)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(其他化工产品)
- 2915709000104Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters (tea polyphenols (vidophenol))棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(茶多酚(维多酚))
- 2915709000105Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters (1,4-cineole)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(1,4-桉叶素)
- 2915709000106Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters (4-decenal)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(4-癸烯醛)
- 2915709000107Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters (triglyceride fatty acid esters)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(三甘油脂肪酸酯)
- 2915709000108Palmitic acid and its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters (palmitic acid)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(棕榈酸)
- 2915709000109Palmitic acid, its salts & esters; stearic acid, its salts & esters (calcium stearate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(硬脂酸钙)
- 2915709000110Palmitic acid, its salts & esters; stearic acid, its salts & esters (potassium stearate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(硬脂酸钾)
- 2915709000111Palmitic acid, its salts & esters; stearic acid, its salts & esters (magnesium stearate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(硬脂酸镁)
- 2915709000112Palmitic acid; its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters (polyglycerol monostearate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(三聚甘油单硬脂酸酯)
- 2915709000113Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters (methyl myristate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(十四酸甲酯(肉豆蔻酸甲酯))
- 2915709000114Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters (isopropyl myristate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(十四酸异丙酯)
- 2915709000115Palmitic acid, its salts & esters; stearic acid, its salts & esters (pentadecalactone)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(十五内酯)
- 2915709000116Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters (ethyl undecanoate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(十一酸乙酯)
- 2915709000117Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters (ethyl stearate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(硬脂酸乙酯)
- 2915709000118Palmitic acid, its salts and esters; stearic acid salts, esters (Ethyl palmitate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(棕榈酸乙酯(十六酸乙酯))
- 2915709000119Palmitic acid, its salts & esters; stearic acid, its salts & esters (sodium stearate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(硬脂酸钠)
- 2915709000120Palmitic acid; its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters (xylitan monostearate)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(木糖醇酐单硬脂酸酯)
- 2915709000121Palmitic acid; its salts and esters; stearic acid salts and esters (acetylated mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids)棕榈酸及其盐和酯、硬脂酸盐、酯(乙酰化单双脂肪酸甘油酯)
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
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
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.