Heading · Chapter 29 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 2916Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
Organic chemicals
- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 36 tariff items
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 4% to 6.5%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2916 11 00 | Acrylic acid and its salts | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 12 | Esters of acrylic acid | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 13 | Methacrylic acid and its salts | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 14 00 | Esters of methacrylic acid | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 15 | Oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 16 00 | Binapacryl (ISO) | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 19 | Other | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 20 | Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 31 | Benzoic acid, its salts and esters | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 32 00 | Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 34 00 | Phenylacetic acid and its salts | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2916 39 | 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 36 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: 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2916 | Unsaturated acyclic mono-carboxylic acids, cyclic mono-carboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 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: 40 tariff items
China: the same goods (2916)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 30 in force and 29 expired under 2916. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2916.11.00.00 | Acrylic acid and its salts丙烯酸及其盐 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.12.10.00 | Methyl acrylate丙烯酸甲酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABNM |
| 2916.12.20.00 | Ethyl acrylate丙烯酸乙酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABNM |
| 2916.12.30.00 | Butyl acrylate丙烯酸丁酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABNM |
| 2916.12.40.00 | Isooctyl acrylate丙烯酸异辛酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.12.90.10 | Salts and related compounds of perfluorooctanoic acid全氟辛酸的盐类和相关化合物 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | X |
| 2916.12.90.90 | Other acrylic esters其他丙烯酸酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | MRNS |
| 2916.13.00.10 | Methacrylic acid甲基丙烯酸 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABNM |
| 2916.13.00.90 | Methacrylates甲基丙烯酸盐 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.14.00.20 | Salts and related compounds of perfluorooctanoic acid全氟辛酸的盐类和相关化合物 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | XMRNS |
| 2916.14.00.90 | Other methacrylates其他甲基丙烯酸酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.15.00.00 | Oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters油酸、亚油酸或亚麻酸及其盐和酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.16.00.00 | cyhexatin乐杀螨 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | S |
| 2916.19.00.10 | Hydroprene, kinoprene, propargite烯虫乙酯,烯虫炔酯,消螨普 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 9% | S |
| 2916.19.00.20 | Salts and related compounds of perfluorooctanoic acid全氟辛酸的盐类和相关化合物 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABXMNRS |
| 2916.19.00.90 | Other unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids其他不饱和无环一元羧酸 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABNMRS |
| 2916.20.10.00 | Methyl DV-chrysanthemate, dibromochrysanthemic acidDV菊酸甲酯、二溴菊酸 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.20.90.10 | Resmethrin, phenothrin, d-phenothrin, empenthrin, allethrin, permethrin, bioallethrin, cypermethrin, bifenthrin, tefluthrin, tralomethrin, fenpropathrin, flumethrin, methoxyfluthrin, cyfluthrin, fenvalerate, cycloprothrin, tetramethrin, prallethrin苄菊酯,苯醚菊酯,右旋苯醚菊酯,富右旋反式苯醚菊酯,苄烯菊酯,氯菊酯,生物氯菊酯,氯烯炔菊酯,联苯菊酯,七氟菊酯,四氟苯菊酯,五氟苯菊酯,七氟甲醚菊酯,甲氧苄氟菊酯,氯氟醚菊酯,戊菊酯,环螨酯,四氟甲醚菊酯,烯炔菊酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 9% | S |
| 2916.20.90.90 | Other monocarboxylic acids其他一元羧酸 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABNMRS |
| 2916.31.00.10 | Ethyl benzoate苯甲酸乙酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABGNMRS |
| 2916.31.00.90 | Other benzoic acid, its salts and esters其他苯甲酸及其盐和酯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABRSMN |
| 2916.32.00.00 | Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride过氧化苯甲酰及苯甲酰氯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | ABNMRS |
| 2916.34.00.10 | phenylacetic acid苯乙酸 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | 23 |
| 2916.34.00.90 | Phenylacetates苯乙酸盐 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.39.10.00 | O-toluic acid邻甲基苯甲酸 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.39.20.00 | ibuprofen布洛芬 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.39.30.00 | 2-(2-Methylpropanoic acid)2--2-甲基丙酸 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2916.39.90.10 | Carboxin, flamprop-methyl, sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate, 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and its salts, 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid, 1-naphthylacetic acid, alloxydim, 1-naphthylacetate草芽畏,燕麦酯,5-硝基邻甲氧基苯酚钠,对氯苯氧乙酸及其盐,三碘苯甲酸,萘乙酸,伐草克,萘乙酸盐 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | S |
| 2916.39.90.21 | 2-chlorobenzoyl chloride邻氯苯甲酰氯 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | G |
| 2916.39.90.90 | Other aromatic monocarboxylic acids其他芳香一元羧酸 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 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.
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.
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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
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.