HS code 3808 59 00: Goods specified in Sub-heading Note 1 to this Chapter: other

HS code 3808 59 00 covers goods specified in Sub-heading Note 1 to this Chapter: other in chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products). Total import duty is about 16.55% of the import value; DGFT import policy: Free.

Total import dutyabout 16.55%
Basic customs duty10%
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)3808 59 00
DescriptionGoods specified in Sub-heading Note 1 to this Chapter: other
Chapter38: Miscellaneous chemical products
Heading3808: Goods specified in Sub-heading Note 1 to this Chapter
Unitkg.
Basic customs duty (tariff rate)10%
Basic customs duty charged10%
Social welfare surcharge10% of BCD
IGST5%
Total import dutyabout 16.55% of the import value
DGFT import policyFree
DGFT export policyFree

Import duty (with Budget 2026 changes)

  • About ₹16,550 duty on every ₹1,00,000 of import value (CIF).

DGFT import and export policy

  • Import: Free.
  • Export: Free.

India's imports and exports

  • India imported 34 tonnes in 2025-26 under tariff item 38085900, “Others-of-others-of-insctcds,rdntcds,fngcds,hrbcds,antsproutngprdcts and plntgrwth rgltrs-dsinfctnts etcin pckngs/as artcls (s”.
  • India exported 629 tonnes in 2025-26 (down 34% on 2024-25) under tariff item 38085900, “Others-of-others-of-insctcds,rdntcds,fngcds,hrbcds,antsproutngprdcts and plntgrwth rgltrs-dsinfctnts etcin pckngs/as artcls (s”.

Questions about HS code 3808 59 00

What is the import duty on HS code 3808 59 00 in India?

About 16.55% of the import value: basic customs duty 10%, social welfare surcharge 10% of BCD and IGST 5%. IGST can usually be claimed back as input tax credit.

Is the import of goods specified in sub-heading note 1 to this chapter: other free in India?

DGFT import policy for HS code 3808 59 00 is Free.

Can goods specified in sub-heading note 1 to this chapter: other be exported from India?

DGFT export policy for HS code 3808 59 00 is Free.

Other lines under heading 3808

3808 52 00: DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN)), in packings of a ne3808 61 00: In packings of a net weight content not exceeding 3808 62 00: In packings of a net weight content exceeding 300 3808 69 00: Goods specified in Sub-heading Note 2 to this Chap3808 91 11: Aluminium phosphate (for example phostoxin)3808 91 12: Calcium cyanide3808 91 13: D.D.V.P. (Dimethyle-dichloro-vinyl- phosphate)3808 91 21: Diaginal3808 91 22: Methyl bromide3808 91 23: Dimethoate, technical grade3808 91 24: Melathion3808 91 31: Endosulphan, technical grade3808 91 32: Quinal phos3808 91 33: Isoproturon3808 91 34: Fenthion3808 91 35: Cipermethrin, technical grade3808 91 36: Allethrin3808 91 37: Synthetic pyrethrum3808 91 41: Goods specified in Supplementary Note 1 to this Ch3808 91 42: Goods specified in Supplementary Note 2 to this Ch

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.