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

HS 3911Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in note 3 to this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary form

Plastics and articles thereof

Customs duty
7.5%
5 tariff items
GST now
18%
or 5% for some goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
3% to 6.5%
On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

3 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
3911 10Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene or coumarone, indene resins and polyterpenes7.5%18%kg
3911 20 00Poly (1,3-phenylene methylphosphonate)7.5%18%kg
3911 90Other7.5%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 5 tariff items: 7.5%. 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

  • Free: 5 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
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 114All 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 forms18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 319Paper Sacks/Bags and bio-degradable bags5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255% 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 itemGoodsRateCap
3911Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms1.2%—

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: 5 tariff items

China: the same goods (3911)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 8 in force under 3911. 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
3911.10.00.00Petroleum resins and the like, in primary forms初级形状的石油树脂等4.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin6.5%13%13%None
3911.20.00.00Polymers in primary forms初级形状的聚6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6.5%13%0%None
3911.90.00.01Prepolymers of aryl acids and arylamines芳基酸与芳基胺预缩聚物3%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN6.5%13%13%None
3911.90.00.03Modified trihydroxyethyl isocyanurate prepolymers改性三羟乙基脲酸酯类预缩聚物3%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN6.5%13%13%None
3911.90.00.04Polyphenylene sulphide聚苯硫醚6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6.5%13%13%None
3911.90.00.05Trimellitic anhydride and isocyanates prepolymers偏苯三酸酐和异氰酸预缩聚物3%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN6.5%13%13%None
3911.90.00.06Cyclic olefin polymers环烯烃聚合物5%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN6.5%13%13%None
3911.90.00.90Other polysulphides, polysulphones, etc., in primary forms其他初级形状的多硫化物、聚砜等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.

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

Previous3910Silicones in primary formsOne level upChapter 39Plastics and articles thereofNext3912Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

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.