Subheading · Chapter 39 · Section VII, Plastics and articles thereof

HS 3908 10Polyamide -6, -11,-12, -6, 6, -6, 9,-6, 10 or -6, 12

Plastics and articles thereof › Polyamides in primary forms

Customs duty: 10%; 14 tariff items
GST now: 18%; or 5% for some goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 6.5%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

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

Codes under this code
Code	Description	Customs duty	GST now	Unit
3908 10 11	Flake (chip)	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 19	Other primary form	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 21	Flake (chip)	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 29	Other primary form	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 31	Flake (chip)	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 39	Other primary form	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 41	Flake(chip)	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 49	Other primary form	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 51	Flake (chip)	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 59	Other primary form	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 61	Flake (chip)	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 69	Other primary form	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 71	Flake (chip)	10%	18%	kg
3908 10 79	Other primary form	10%	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 14 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

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

Free: 14 tariff items

GST

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

Now 18%, or 5% for some goods.
Until 21 September 2025 18%.
Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 114	All goods i.e. polymers; Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters; polyamides; Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes; silicones; Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included; Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included; in primary forms	18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 319	Paper Sacks/Bags and bio-degradable bags	5%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback item	Goods	Rate	Cap
3908	Polyamides in primary forms	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 policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

Free: 14 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 3908 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (3908 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 3 expired under 3908 10. 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 code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
3908.10.11.01	Polyamide-6,6 chips聚酰胺-6,6切片	6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	6.5%	13%	13%	None
3908.10.11.90	Modified polyamide-6,6 chips改性聚酰胺-6,6切片	6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	6.5%	13%	13%	None
3908.10.12.00	Polyamide-6 chips聚酰胺-6切片	6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	6.5%	13%	13%	None
3908.10.19.00	Other polyamide chips其他聚酰胺切片	6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	6.5%	13%	13%	None
3908.10.90.00	Other polyamide-6,6, etc., in primary forms其他初级形状的聚酰胺-6,6等	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.

Every Chinese code in full

3908.10.11Polyamide-6,6 in chips

3908.10.11.01Polyamide-6,6 chips聚酰胺-6,6切片

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6.5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 45%
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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
3.Sliced or not是否切片
4.Ingredient content成分含量
5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
9.Model型号
10.Date of contract签约日期
11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
12.GTIN
13.CAS
14.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%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Serbia: 2.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 4.9%
Brunei: 4.9%
Cambodia: 4.9%
Laos: 4.9%
Malaysia: 4.9%
New Zealand: 5.2%
Singapore: 4.9%
Thailand: 4.9%
Vietnam: 4.9%
Indonesia: 4.9%
Philippines: 4.9%
Myanmar: 4.9%

CIQ codes

3908101101999Polyamide-6,6 chips聚酰胺-6,6切片

3908.10.11.90Modified polyamide-6,6 chips改性聚酰胺-6,6切片

Modified polyamide-6,6 chips, with glass fibre, minerals, toughening agents, flame retardants, compounded by twin-screw extruder经螺杆二次混炼加入玻璃纤维、矿物质、增韧剂、阻燃剂的改性聚酰胺6,6切片

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6.5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 45%
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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
3.Sliced or not是否切片
4.Ingredient content成分含量
5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
9.Model型号
10.Date of contract签约日期
11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
12.GTIN
13.CAS
14.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%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Serbia: 2.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 4.9%
Brunei: 4.9%
Cambodia: 4.9%
Laos: 4.9%
Malaysia: 4.9%
New Zealand: 5.2%
Singapore: 4.9%
Thailand: 4.9%
Vietnam: 4.9%
Indonesia: 4.9%
Philippines: 4.9%
Myanmar: 4.9%

CIQ codes

3908101190999Modified polyamide-6,6 chips (modified polyamide-6,6 chips with glass fiber, minerals, toughening agents, and flame retardants added through secondary screw mixing)改性聚酰胺-6,6切片(经螺杆二次混炼加入玻璃纤维、矿物质、增韧剂、阻燃剂的改性聚酰胺-6,6切片)

3908.10.12Polyamide-6 chips

3908.10.12.00Polyamide-6 chips聚酰胺-6切片

Nylon 6 chips锦纶6切片

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6.5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 45%
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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
3.Sliced or not是否切片
4.Ingredient content成分含量
5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
9.Model型号
10.Date of contract签约日期
11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
12.GTIN
13.CAS
14.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 4.9%
Brunei: 4.9%
Cambodia: 4.9%
Laos: 4.9%
Malaysia: 4.9%
New Zealand: 5.2%
Singapore: 4.9%
Thailand: 4.9%
Vietnam: 4.9%
Indonesia: 4.9%
Philippines: 4.9%
Myanmar: 4.9%

CIQ codes

3908101200999Polyamide-6 chips聚酰胺-6切片(锦纶6切片)

3908.10.19Chips of polyamide-11, -12, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12

3908.10.19.00Other polyamide chips其他聚酰胺切片

Incl. polyamides 11; 12; 6,9; 6,10; 6,12包括聚酰胺 11;12;6,9;6,10;6,12

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6.5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 45%
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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
3.Sliced or not是否切片
4.Ingredient content成分含量
5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
9.Model型号
10.Date of contract签约日期
11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
12.GTIN
13.CAS
14.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Serbia: 2.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 5%
Cambodia: 5%
Laos: 5%
Malaysia: 5%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 5%
Thailand: 5%
Vietnam: 5%
Indonesia: 5%
Philippines: 5%
Myanmar: 5%

CIQ codes

3908101900999Other polyamide chips (including polyamide-11; -12; -6,9; -6,10; -6,12)其他聚酰胺切片(包括聚酰胺-11;-12;-6,9;-6,10;-6,12)

3908.10.19.10Nylon 11, nylon 12 chips (i.e., polyamide-11; -12 chips)尼龙11、尼龙12切片(即聚酰胺 -11; -12切片 )Expired

Polyamide-11; -12 chips即聚酰胺 -11; -12切片

Unit: None
MFN import duty: None
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: None
Import VAT: None
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: None
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: None
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: 3%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 3.1%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

3908101910999Nylon 11 or nylon 12 chips (polyamide-11 or -12 chips)尼龙11、尼龙12切片(即聚酰胺-11;-12切片)

3908.10.19.90Polyamide-6 chips, etc. (incl. polyamide-6,9; -6,10; -6,12)聚酰胺-6切片等(包括聚酰胺-6,9;-6,10;-6,12 )Expired

Unit: None
MFN import duty: None
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: None
Import VAT: None
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: None
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: None
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: 3%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 3.1%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

3908.10.19.99Polyamide-6,9 in chips or similar forms聚酰胺-6,9切片等Expired

Including polyamide-6,9;-6,10;-6,12包括聚酰胺-6,9;-6,10;-6,12

Unit: None
MFN import duty: None
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: None
Import VAT: None
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: None
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: None
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: 3%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 3.1%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

3908101999999Polyamide-6,9 chips, etc. (incl. polyamide-6,9; -6,10; -6,12)聚酰胺-6,9切片等(包括聚酰胺-6,9;-6,10;-6,12)

3908.10.90Other polyamides in primary forms, of nylon-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12

3908.10.90.00Other polyamide-6,6, etc., in primary forms其他初级形状的聚酰胺-6,6等

Incl. polyamide 6; 6,9; 6,10; 6,12; 11; 12包括聚酰胺6;6,9;6,10;6,12;11;12

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6.5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 45%
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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
3.Sliced or not是否切片
4.Ingredient content成分含量
5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
9.Model型号
10.Date of contract签约日期
11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
12.GTIN
13.CAS
14.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%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 5%
Cambodia: 5%
Laos: 5%
Malaysia: 5%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 5%
Thailand: 5%
Vietnam: 5%
Indonesia: 5%
Philippines: 5%
Myanmar: 5%

CIQ codes

3908109000999Other polyamides-6,6, etc., in primary forms (including polyamides-6; -6,9; -6,10; -6,12; -11; -12)其他初级形状的聚酰胺-6,6等(包括聚酰胺-6;-6,9;-6,10;-6,12;-11;-12)

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.