HS code 3002 41 16: Rabies

HS code 3002 41 16 covers rabies in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products). Total import duty is about 5% of the import value; DGFT import policy: Free.

Total import dutyabout 5%
Basic customs dutyNil
IGST5%
Import policyFree
Export policyFree
Anti-dumpingNone found

Updated 2026-11-01 from official lists, including Budget 2026 and later customs notifications.

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Key facts

Tariff item (8-digit HS code)3002 41 16
DescriptionRabies
Chapter30: Pharmaceutical products
Heading3002: Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products
Unitkg.
Basic customs duty (tariff rate)10%
Basic customs duty chargedNil
Social welfare surcharge10% of BCD
IGST5%
Total import dutyabout 5% of the import value
DGFT import policyFree
DGFT export policyFree

Import duty (with Budget 2026 changes)

  • About ₹5,000 duty on every ₹1,00,000 of import value (CIF).
  • Includes the reduced rate of notification 45/2025-Customs, S. No. 102 (as amended).
  • Lower duty possible under notification 45/2025, S. No. 103 (Nil BCD): The following goods, namely: - (i) Bulk drugs used in the manufacture of life saving drugs or medicines specified in List 3 appended to (ii) Bulk drugs used in Conditions apply.

DGFT import and export policy

  • Import: Free.
  • Export: Free.

India's imports and exports

  • India imported 10 tonnes in 2025-26 under tariff item 30024116, “Rabies (single vaccines for)”.
  • India exported 346 tonnes in 2025-26 (up 23.2% on 2024-25) under tariff item 30024116, “Rabies (single vaccines for)”.

Questions about HS code 3002 41 16

What is the import duty on HS code 3002 41 16 in India?

About 5% of the import value: basic customs duty Nil, social welfare surcharge 10% of BCD and IGST 5%. IGST can usually be claimed back as input tax credit.

Is the import of rabies free in India?

DGFT import policy for HS code 3002 41 16 is Free.

Can rabies be exported from India?

DGFT export policy for HS code 3002 41 16 is Free.

Other lines under heading 3002

3002 12 10: For diphtheria3002 12 20: For tetanus3002 12 30: For rabies3002 12 40: For snake venom3002 12 90: Antisera and other blood fractions: other3002 13 00: Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in mea3002 14 00: Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measu3002 15 00: Immunological products, put up in measured doses o3002 41 11: Cholera and typhoid3002 41 12: Hepatitis3002 41 13: Tetanus3002 41 14: Polio3002 41 15: Tuberculosis3002 41 17: Japanese encephalitis3002 41 18: Whopping cough (pertussis)3002 41 19: Single vaccines for: other3002 41 21: Diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT)3002 41 22: Diphtheria and tetanus (DT)3002 41 23: Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)3002 41 24: Typhoid-paratyphoid (TAB)

Sources: Customs Tariff of India (CBIC) · Notification 45/2025-Customs and Budget 2026 amendments · IGST rates, Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) · DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policy · CBIC Customs (ADD) notifications · Export Import Data Bank (DGCI&S). Guidance from official lists, not legal advice; confirm the classification with your customs broker.