Heading · Chapter 29 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 2937Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis, derivatives and structural analogues thereof,- including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones
Organic chemicals
- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 12 tariff items
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0% to 4%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2937 11 00 | Somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2937 12 00 | Insulin and its salts | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2937 19 00 | Other | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2937 21 00 | Cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone) and prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone) | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2937 22 00 | Halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal harmones | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2937 23 00 | Oestrogens and progestogens | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2937 29 00 | Other | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2937 50 00 | Prostaglandins,thromboxanes, leukotrienes, their derivatives and structural analogues | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2937 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 12 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: 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2937 | Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leuko-trienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones | 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: 12 tariff items
China: the same goods (2937)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 28 in force and 45 expired under 2937. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2937.11.00.30 | Growth hormones and their derivatives and structural analogues listed in the "List of Prohibited Substances"《兴奋剂目录》所列生长激素及其衍生物和结构类似物 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 2937.11.00.90 | Derivatives and structural analogues of growth hormone生长激素的衍生物和结构类似物 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2937.12.10.00 | Recombinant human insulin and its salts重组人胰岛素及其盐 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 2937.12.90.00 | Other insulin and its salts其他胰岛素及其盐 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 2937.19.00.20 | Other peptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones and their derivatives and structural analogues, specified in the "List of Doping Substances"《兴奋剂目录》所列其他多肽激素、蛋白激素、糖蛋白激素及其衍生物和结构类似物 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 2937.19.00.30 | Insulin degludec, insulin detemir德谷胰岛素、地特胰岛素 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 2937.19.00.91 | Raw material for anti-cancer drugs (triptorelin acetate)抗癌药原料(醋酸曲普瑞林) | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 3% | 13% | L |
| 2937.19.00.92 | Raw material for anti-cancer drugs (triptorelin acetate)抗癌药原料(醋酸曲普瑞林) | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 2937.19.00.99 | Other polypeptide hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues其他多肽激素及衍生物和结构类似物 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.21.00.00 | Cortisone, hydrocortisone and the like可的松、氢化可的松等 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.22.10.00 | Dexamethasone地塞米松 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.22.90.00 | Other halogenated derivatives of adrenal cortical hormones其他肾上腺皮质激素的卤化衍生物 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.23.11.00 | Conjugated equine oestrogens孕马结合雌激素 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.23.19.10 | Raw material for anti-cancer drugs (Formestane)抗癌药原料(福美坦) | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 3% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.23.19.20 | Raw material for anti-cancer drugs (Formestane)抗癌药原料(福美坦) | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.23.19.90 | Other estrogens and progestins of animal origin其他动物源雌激素和孕激素 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.23.90.10 | Zelenone; Gestrinone; Tibolone泽仑诺;孕三烯酮;替勃龙 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 2937.23.90.90 | Other oestrogens and progestogens其他雌激素及孕激素 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.29.00.40 | Other steroid hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues, listed in the "Doping List"《兴奋剂目录》所列其他甾类激素及其衍生物和结构类似物 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 2937.29.00.91 | Raw materials for anti-cancer drugs (Exemestane)抗癌药原料(依西美坦) | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 3% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.29.00.92 | Raw materials for anti-cancer drugs (Exemestane)抗癌药原料(依西美坦) | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.29.00.99 | Other steroidal hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues其他甾类激素及其衍生物和结构类似物 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
| 2937.50.00.10 | Raw material for orphan drug (treprostinil)罕见病药原料(曲前列尼尔) | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 3% | 13% | None |
| 2937.50.00.20 | Raw material for non-orphan drug (treprostinil)不罕见病药原料(曲前列尼尔) | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2937.50.00.90 | Other prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes (including their derivatives and structural analogues)其他前列腺素、血栓烷和白细胞三烯(包括它们的衍生物和结构类似物) | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 2937.90.00.10 | Amino-acid derivatives氨基酸衍生物 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | AQR |
| 2937.90.00.11 | Macimorelin马昔瑞林 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | L |
| 2937.90.00.90 | Other hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues其他激素及其衍生物和结构类似物 | 4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 4% | 13% | 13% | Q |
- 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.
Nearby codes
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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.