Tariff item · Chapter 38 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 3808 94 00Disinfectants
Miscellaneous chemical products › Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)
- Customs duty
- 10%
- Tariff rate
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 9%
- On Indian goods
Importing into India
What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.
Customs duty
| Duty | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate | 10% | Assessable value |
| Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) | Nil | Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17 |
| Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) | 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess | BCD + AIDC |
| Integrated GST (IGST) | 5% or 18% | Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS |
Lower duty under trade agreements
| Agreement | Customs duty | Goods from |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs | 0% | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia |
| India–Japan CEPA | 0% | Japan |
| India–Korea CEPA | 0% | South Korea |
| India–Sri Lanka FTA | 0% | Sri Lanka |
| SAFTA | 0% | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal |
| India–UAE CEPA | 2% | United Arab Emirates |
| India–Malaysia CECA | 5% | Malaysia |
| SAFTA | 5% | Sri Lanka |
| India–MERCOSUR PTA | 8% | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.
Clearance by other agencies
CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for imports of this item.
Documents: Registration Certificate (Drugs) (CDRUG); Registration Certificate (Cosmetics) (CDRUG); Import Permit for import of Insecticides for Non-Insecticidal use (CIB); License to import Drugs (Excluding those specified in Schedule-X) (CDRUG).
From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.
Notes on these rates
- BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
- IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
- AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
- AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
- Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
- This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
- This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.
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. 260 | The following Bio-pesticides, namely - 1 Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis 2 Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki 3 Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae 4 Bacillus sphaericus 5 Trichoderma viride 6 Trichoderma harzianum 7 Pseudomonas fluoresens 8 Beauveriabassiana 9 NPV of Helicoverpaarmigera 10 NPV of Spodopteralitura 11 Neem based pesticides 12 Cymbopogan | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 95 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products [other than bio-pesticides mentioned against S. No. 260 of Schedule -I] | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 221 | Micronutrients, which are covered under serial number 1(g) of Schedule 1, Part (A) of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 and are manufactured by the manufacturers which are registered under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 | 5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3808 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfec-tants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands,wicks and candles,and fly- papers) | — | — |
| 380801 | 2,4-Dichloro Phenoxy Acetic Acid | 3.5% | Rs. 12.9 per Kg |
| 380802 | Esters of 2,4-Dichloro Phenoxy Acetic Acid | 2.5% | Rs. 7.7 per Kg |
| 380899 | 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 20 Oct 2026.
Export incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): Omitted from 01.05.2025 by 10/2025-26.
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): Omitted from 01.06.2025 by 10/2025-26.
Clearance by other agencies
CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for exports of this item.
From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 3808 94, and China's below.
China: the same goods (3808 94)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force and 1 expired under 3808 94. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3808.94.00.10 | Disinfectants for medical use医用消毒剂 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 3808.94.00.30 | Disinfectants containing mercury含汞消毒剂 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 9% | 13% | 89 |
| 3808.94.00.40 | Disinfectants for veterinary use, put up in measured doses兽用已配剂量消毒剂 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 9% | 13% | R |
| 3808.94.00.90 | Other non-medical disinfectants其他非医用消毒剂 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 9% | 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
3808.94.00Disinfectants
3808.94.00.10Disinfectants for medical use医用消毒剂
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 35%
- 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.Use用途
- 3.Ingredient content成分含量
- 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
- 1.5%
- 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
- 6.3%
- Ecuador
- 3.6%
- Serbia
- 6.3%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.5%
- Brunei
- 4.5%
- Cambodia
- 4.5%
- South Korea
- 4.5%
- Laos
- 4.5%
- Malaysia
- 4.5%
- New Zealand
- 5.4%
- Singapore
- 4.5%
- Thailand
- 4.5%
- Vietnam
- 4.5%
- Japan
- 4.9%
- Indonesia
- 4.5%
- Philippines
- 4.5%
- Myanmar
- 4.5%
CIQ codes
- 3808940010301medical disinfectants (dangerous chemicals, flammable liquids)医用消毒剂(危险化学品,易燃液体)
- 3808940010302Medical disinfectants (hazardous chemicals, organic peroxides)医用消毒剂(危险化学品,有机过氧化物)
- 3808940010990Disinfectants for medical use (other)医用消毒剂(其他)
3808.94.00.30Disinfectants containing mercury含汞消毒剂
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 35%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- 8Export prohibited禁止出口商品
- 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
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.Use用途
- 3.Ingredient content成分含量
- 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
- 1.5%
- 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
- 6.3%
- Ecuador
- 3.6%
- Serbia
- 6.3%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.5%
- Brunei
- 4.5%
- Cambodia
- 4.5%
- South Korea
- 4.5%
- Laos
- 4.5%
- Malaysia
- 4.5%
- New Zealand
- 5.4%
- Singapore
- 4.5%
- Thailand
- 4.5%
- Vietnam
- 4.5%
- Japan
- 4.9%
- Indonesia
- 4.5%
- Philippines
- 4.5%
- Myanmar
- 4.5%
CIQ codes
- 3808940030999Disinfectants containing mercury含汞消毒剂
3808.94.00.40Disinfectants for veterinary use, put up in measured doses兽用已配剂量消毒剂
Goods in the imported veterinary drug management catalogue进口兽药管理目录的商品
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 35%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- RImported veterinary drugs clearance certificate进口兽药通关单
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.Use用途
- 3.Ingredient content成分含量
- 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
- 1.5%
- 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
- 6.3%
- Ecuador
- 3.6%
- Serbia
- 6.3%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.5%
- Brunei
- 4.5%
- Cambodia
- 4.5%
- South Korea
- 4.5%
- Laos
- 4.5%
- Malaysia
- 4.5%
- New Zealand
- 5.4%
- Singapore
- 4.5%
- Thailand
- 4.5%
- Vietnam
- 4.5%
- Japan
- 4.9%
- Indonesia
- 4.5%
- Philippines
- 4.5%
- Myanmar
- 4.5%
CIQ codes
- 3808940040999Disinfectants, put up in measured doses, for veterinary use (products in the import veterinary drug administration catalog)兽用已配剂量消毒剂(进口兽药管理目录的商品)
3808.94.00.90Other non-medical disinfectants其他非医用消毒剂
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 35%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- 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.Use用途
- 3.Ingredient content成分含量
- 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
- 1.5%
- 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
- 6.3%
- Ecuador
- 3.6%
- Serbia
- 6.3%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 4.5%
- Brunei
- 4.5%
- Cambodia
- 4.5%
- South Korea
- 4.5%
- Laos
- 4.5%
- Malaysia
- 4.5%
- New Zealand
- 5.4%
- Singapore
- 4.5%
- Thailand
- 4.5%
- Vietnam
- 4.5%
- Japan
- 4.9%
- Indonesia
- 4.5%
- Philippines
- 4.5%
- Myanmar
- 4.5%
CIQ codes
- 3808940090301Other non-medicinal disinfectants (hazardous chemicals, flammable liquids)其他非医用消毒剂(危险化学品,易燃液体)
- 3808940090302Other non-medical disinfectants (other chemical products)其他非医用消毒剂(其他化工品)
- 3808940090303Other disinfectants, not for medical use (dangerous chemicals, corrosive substances)其他非医用消毒剂(危险化学品,腐蚀性物质)
- 3808940090304Other disinfectants, not for medical use (dangerous chemicals, organic peroxides)其他非医用消毒剂(危险化学品,有机过氧化物)
3808.94.00.20Disinfectants containing glutaral, decyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, etc., put up in measured doses for veterinary use兽用已配剂量含戊二醛、癸甲溴铵消毒剂等Expired
Incl. compound cresol solution disinfectants and antiseptics包括复方煤焦油酸溶液消毒防腐药
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 35%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 4 Jan 2021
Licences and certificates
- RImported veterinary drugs clearance certificate进口兽药通关单
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.Use用途
- 3.Ingredient content成分含量
- 4.Packing specification [net weight], retail packing or not包装规格[净重],是否零售包装
- 5.Brand品牌
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 4%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 1.8%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 1.8%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 3808940020999Veterinary medicaments containing glutaraldehyde, decyltrimethylammonium bromide disinfectant, etc. (incl. compound coal tar acid solution disinfectant and antiseptic), put up in measured doses兽用已配剂量含戊二醛、癸甲溴铵消毒剂等(包括复方煤焦油酸溶液消毒防腐药)
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
Previous3808 93 90OtherOne level up3808Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)Next3808 99 10Pesticides, not elsewhere specified or included
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 import tariff by origin (Indian Trade Portal snapshot)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- GST schedule headings and 8-digit IGST (archived)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- India's effective basic customs duty (notification 45/2025-Customs, Table I)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 18 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
- RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 19 Oct 2026
- CBIC Compliance Information Portal (CIP)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.