Heading · Chapter 36 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries

HS 3604Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles

Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations

Customs duty
10%
3 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Restricted
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
6%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

2 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
3604 10 00Fireworks10%18%kg
3604 90Other10%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 3 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Restricted: 3 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 18%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 18%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 80Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 202518%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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
3604Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles1.2%—

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: 3 tariff items

China: the same goods (3604)

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 3604. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
3604.10.00.00Fireworks, firecrackers烟花、爆竹6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6%13%13%ABNM
3604.90.00.10Pyrotechnic articles for weather modification, marine life-saving signals and other special purpose pyrotechnic articles人工影响天气用燃爆器材、海上救生烟火信号及其他特殊用途烟火制品6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6%13%13%k
3604.90.00.90Other signal flares, rain rockets and other pyrotechnic articles其他信号弹,降雨火箭及其他烟火制品6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6%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.

Nearby codes

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Sources

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.