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

HS 3604 90Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles: other

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

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

Codes under this subheading

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 90 10Ship signals10%18%kg
3604 90 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 2 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: 2 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: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 3604 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (3604 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force and 1 expired under 3604 90. 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
3604.90.00.10Pyrotechnic 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.

Every Chinese code in full

3604.90.00Flares, rain rockets & other pyrotechnic articles

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
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
100%
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
  • kCivil explosives import/export approval民用爆炸物品进出口审批单
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.GTIN
  • 3.CAS
  • 4.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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3604900010999Pyrotechnic 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
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
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
100%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
10 Oct 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.GTIN
  • 3.CAS
  • 4.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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3604900090999Signal flares, rain rockets and other pyrotechnic articles (including fog signals)信号弹,降雨火箭及其他烟火制品(包括浓雾信号弹)
3604.90.00.00Signal flares, rain rockets and other pyrotechnic articles (including fog signals)信号弹,降雨火箭及其他烟火制品(包括浓雾信号弹 )Expired

Including fog signals包括浓雾信号弹

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
100%
Import VAT
16%
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

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%
CIQ codes
  • 3604900000999Signal flares, rain rockets and other pyrotechnic articles (including fog signals)信号弹,降雨火箭及其他烟火制品(包括浓雾信号弹)

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

Previous3602 00Prepared explosives, other than propellant powdersOne level up3604Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articlesNext3605 00Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604

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.