Subheading · Chapter 96 · Section XX, Miscellaneous manufactured articles

HS 9617 00Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete, parts thereof other than glass inners

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Customs duty: 20%; 5 tariff items
GST now: 18%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 8%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

5 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
9617 00 11	Vacuum flasks having a capacity not exceeding 0.75 l	20%	18%	kg
9617 00 12	Vacuum flasks having a capacity exceeding 0.75 l	20%	18%	kg
9617 00 13	Casserol and other vacuum containers	20%	18%	kg
9617 00 19	Other	20%	18%	kg
9617 00 90	Parts (other than glass inners)	20%	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: 20%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force

Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 1,732 per tonne (until 16 Mar 2030). vacuum insulated flask and other vacuum vessels, of stainless steel. 03/2025-ADD

Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.

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%.
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. 632	Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, Complete; parts thereof other than glass inners	18%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	18%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	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
9617	Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners	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: 5 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 9617 00, and China's below.

China: the same goods (9617 00)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force and 3 expired under 9617 00. 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
9617.00.11.00	Vacuum flasks with glass inners玻璃内胆制保温瓶	8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	8%	13%	13%	None
9617.00.19.00	Other vacuum flasks其他保温瓶	8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	8%	13%	13%	None
9617.00.90.00	Other vacuum vessels and parts thereof其他真空容器及零件	8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	8%	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

9617.00.10

9617.00.10.00Vacuum flasks and parts thereof (excl. glass inners)保温瓶及零件(玻璃胆除外 )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.

9617.00.11Vacuum flasks with glass inners

9617.00.11.00Vacuum flasks with glass inners玻璃内胆制保温瓶

Excluding glass inners玻璃胆除外

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 130%
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.Lining material内胆材质
3.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 19.2%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 9.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 6.6%
Serbia: 3.2%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 18%
Brunei: 18%
Cambodia: 18%
South Korea: 18%
Laos: 18%
Malaysia: 18%
New Zealand: 19.2%
Singapore: 18%
Thailand: 18%
Vietnam: 18%
Indonesia: 18%
Philippines: 18%
Myanmar: 18%

CIQ codes

9617001100999Vacuum flasks with glass inners (excluding glass inners)玻璃内胆制保温瓶(玻璃胆除外)

9617.00.19Other vacuum flasks

9617.00.19.00Other vacuum flasks其他保温瓶

Excluding glass inners玻璃胆除外

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 130%
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.Lining material内胆材质
3.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 19.2%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 9.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 3.2%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 18%
Brunei: 18%
Cambodia: 18%
South Korea: 18%
Laos: 18%
Malaysia: 18%
New Zealand: 19.2%
Singapore: 18%
Thailand: 18%
Vietnam: 18%
Indonesia: 18%
Philippines: 18%
Myanmar: 18%

CIQ codes

9617001900999Other vacuum flasks, excluding glass inners其他保温瓶(玻璃胆除外)

9617.00.19.10Expired

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: 24%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 4.8%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 15.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 19.2%

CIQ codes

9617001910999Vacuum flasks (excluding those with glass inners)真空保温杯(玻璃胆除外)

9617.00.19.90Expired

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: 24%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 4.8%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 15.6%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 19.2%

CIQ codes

9617001990999Other vacuum flasks, excluding glass inners其他保温瓶(玻璃胆除外)

9617.00.90Other vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels; parts thereof, other than glass inners

9617.00.90.00Other vacuum vessels and parts thereof其他真空容器及零件

Excluding glass inners玻璃胆除外

Unit: kg / piece
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 130%
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.Lining material内胆材质
3.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
4.Model型号
5.GTIN
6.CAS
7.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 14.4%
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: 3.2%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 5.6%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 9%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 9.8%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

9617009000999Other vacuum flasks and parts thereof (including parts of vacuum flasks) (excluding glass inners)其他真空容器及零件(包括保温瓶的零件)(玻璃胆除外)

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 19 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.