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Tariff item · Chapter 02 · Section I, Live animals

HS 0204 22 00Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen: other cuts with bone in

Meat and edible meat offal › Other cuts with bone in

Customs duty
30%
Tariff rate
GST now
0% or 5%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
15%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate30%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)0% or 5%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs24%Iceland
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs27%Oman

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under 1. Food safety and Standards Act,2006 read with Licensing & Registration Regulation,2011,Food safety & Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations,2011,Food safety and Standards Rule, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Licensing and registration of Food Business) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Food product standard and food additive)) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards( Packaging and labelling) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Laboratory and Sampling Analysis) regulation, 2011,Notification No-4/15015/30/2011 dated-24.06.2014.
  • Animal Quarantine & Certification Services (AQCS): a no-objection at customs clearance, under 1. Livestock Importation Act (Act No. IX. of 1898) as amended by the Livestock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 (5.7.2001), 2. DADF Notification No. S.O.2666 (E) dated 16.10.2014, Notification No. S.O.3112 (E) dated 30.09.16, Notification Nos. S.O.1495 (E) and 1496 (E) dated 10.6.2014.
  • Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI): a no-objection at customs clearance, under 1. Food safety and Standards Act,2006 read with Licensing & Registration Regulation,2011,Food safety & Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations,2011,Food safety and Standards Rule, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Licensing and registration of Food Business) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Food product standard and food additive)) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards( Packaging and labelling) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Laboratory and Sampling Analysis) regulation, 2011,Notification No-4/15015/30/2011 dated-24.06.2014.

Documents: Sanitory Import Permit/Permit for Import of Livestock Products (DAHD); FSSAI Import License (FSSAI).

"*As enclosed in CBIC Instruction no 30/2022-Cus dtd 14-11-22,FSSAI vide their order dtd 10-10-22 decided mandatory registration of Foreign Manufacturing facilities for Foods categories (Milk and Milk products, Meat and Meat products including PouLtry, Fish and their product,Egg powder,Infant Food and Nutraceuticals) and requested Exporting countries to provide list of existing manufacturers and those intending to Export such products to India in the attached format*Further vide FSSAI notice dtd 11-01-23 and CBIC Instruction no 05/2023-Cus dtd 08-02-23 and in modification to CBIC Instructions no.31/2022-Cus dtd 14-01-22 and FSSAI order dtd 17-10-22 it was clarified to permit Import of specified high risk products such as (Milk and Milk products, Meat and Meat products including PouLtry, Fish and their product,Egg powder,Food for Infant Nutrition/Infant Food and Nutraceuticals.Health Supplements,Food for dietary uses. Probiotic and Prebiotic Foods.Foods for Special Medical purpose) only through designated 79 ports as per attached Annexure from 01-03-23*In case of PGA facilitated bills i.e. which have not been routed through PGA for NOC,Proper Officer should verify and ensure that the mandatory documents-Specimen copy of Label[0110FS], Health Certificate[6360AQ], FSSAI Import License[911001], Sanitary Import Permit [911DF1]have been uploaded in (e-sanchit) before giving Out-of-Charge(OOC)*Ensure compliance of General Notes 4(D) of Sched-I of ITC(HS) 2022 for Food Import entry points*Refer Letter No.1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dt 17-06-22 regarding rectifiable labeling information for Imported Food consignments and Order No.1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dt 17-06-2022 regarding Import of Clove stem received from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and CBIC Instruction no.10/2022-Customs dtd 28-06-22 WRT toPara 2 on the rectifiable labeling information for Imported Food consignments*The Importer must upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the Exporting country with document code 853AQ1 for the concerned Customs Tariff Items (CTIS) listed in Annexure A (SL.NO 1) of Circular No 24/2022-Cus dtd 28-11-2022.The Importer must upload the Laboratory Reports/Certificate of Analysis (COA) with document code 001AQ1, for the concerned CTIS listed in Annexure A (SL.NO 2) of Circular No 24/2022-Cus dtd 28-11-2022.The Importer must quote the IRN generated in esanchit pertaining to Sanitary Import Permit with document code 911DF1, issued and uploaded by AQCS, for the concerned CTIS listed in Annexure A (SL.NO 3) of Circular No 24/2022-Cus dtd 28-11-2022 to obtain the NOC.Ref CBIC Instruction no 09/23-Cus dt 07-03-23 in modification to Instructions no 10/22-Cus dt 28-06-22 alongwith FSSAI order dt 18-11-22 issued under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI and FSSAI clarification order dtd 18-11-22 on rectifiable labelling for Imported Food consignment*"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Free.
Notes on these rates
  • BCD is the statutory rate in CBIC's Customs Tariff (as on 30.06.2025): this tariff line is not in our snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal, so it is priced from CBIC's tariff instead. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after that edition, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
  • IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
  • AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
  • AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
  • Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
  • This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
  • This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.
  • Preferences that only the Indian Trade Portal lists, such as duty-free tariff preference for least-developed countries, are not shown for this line; agreement rates from CBIC's schedules still are.

GST

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

  • Now 0% or 5%, depending on the goods.
  • Until 21 September 2025 0% or 5%, depending on the goods.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 8All goods, fresh or chilledNil
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 9All goods, other than fresh or chilled, other than pre - packaged and labelledNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 2All goods, other than fresh or chilled, pre-packaged and labelled5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20250% or 5%2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20250% or 5%10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 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
0204Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen0.15%—

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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): Not listed: this item earns nothing under it.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): Not listed: this item earns nothing under it.

Clearance by other agencies

CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for exports of this item.

*EXPORT OF CHILLED AND FROZEN MEAT SHALL BE ALLOWED SUBJECT TO NOTE 3;EXPORT OF CANNED MEAT PRODUCTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NOTE 4;EXPORT OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS WILL BE SUBJECT TO NOTES 6,7 & 8 OF CHAPTER 2 OF OF SCHED. 2 OF ITC HS EXPORT POLICY*AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION, THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE.IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13**EXPORT OF MEAT OF SHEEP OR GOATS FRESH, CHILLED OR FROZEN UNDER HS CODE 0204 AS PER AMENDED POLICY CONDITIONS FOR HALAL CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS IS NOTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:1.MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO BE EXPORTED AS HALAL CERTIFIED ONLY IF PRODUCED, PROCESSED AND/OR PACKAGED IN A FACILITY HAVING A VALID CERTIFICATION UNDER THE INDIA CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME (I-CAS) HALAL OF QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA (QCI), ISSUED BY A CERTIFICATION BODY DULY ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITED VY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB) AS PER THE GUIDELINES ISSUED/AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. I-CAS HALAL AND THE GUIDELINES CAN BE ACCESSED AT <HTTPS://QCIN.ORG/I-CAS> .THE PROCEDURE FOR EXPORT OF NON-HALAL CERTIFIED MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. 2.THE EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS TO COUNTRIES WHERE THERE IS A REGULATION ON HALAL THE PRODUCER/SUPPLIER/EXPORTER SHALL ALSO MEET THE IMPORTING COUNTRY'S REQUIREMENTS/REGULATIONS, AS APPLICABLE, AND SHALL HOLD VALID CERTIFICATE(S) ISSUED BY HALAL CERTIFICATION BODIES APPROVED UNDER THE NATIONAL HALAL SYSTEM OF THE IMPORTING COUNTRY. IN SUCH CASES,THE HALAL CERTIFICATION UNDER I-CAS HALAL SHALL BE INITIALLY VOLUNTARY ON THE PART OF THE PRODUCER/SUPPLIER/EXPORTER. 3. ALL EXISTING HALAL CERTIFICATION BODIES SHALL HAVE SIX MONTHS TIME FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THIS NOTIFICATION TO SEEK ACCREDITATION FROM NABCB FOR I-CAS HALAL. 4.ALL EXISTING EXPORT UNITS INCLUDING THOSE ALREADY REGISTERED WITH APEDA AS MEMBERS, SHALL HAVE SIX MONTHS TIME FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THIS NOTIFICATION, FOR REGISTERING THEMSELVES AT DEDICATED AND INTEGRATED ONLINE PORTAL FOR MEAT EXPORTS DEVELOPED BY APEDA. 5.THE EXPORT WILL HOWEVER BE SUBJECT TO THE FOREIGN TRADE POLICY, AS ISSUED/AMENDED BY DGFT FROM TIME TO TIME.REF DGFT NOTF NO 03/2023 DTD 06-04-23*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free under DGFT 34/2024-25 of 1 Oct 2024.
  • Condition: Quality control and inspection under Policy Conition 1 and 2 respectively as well as Policy Condition 4 are required to be fulfilled. Exports shall also be subject to Policy Condition 8 of this Chapter.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 0204 22, and China's below.

China: the same goods (0204 22)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 0204 22. 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
0204.22.00.00Fresh or chilled bone-in meat of sheep鲜或冷藏的带骨绵羊肉15%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)15%9%9%7ABRSPQ
  • 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

0204.22.00Fresh or chilled sheep meat, on the bone

0204.22.00.00Fresh or chilled bone-in meat of sheep鲜或冷藏的带骨绵羊肉
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
15%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
9%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
9%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • 7Automatic import licence自动进口许可证
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • RImported food hygiene inspection进口食品卫生监督检验
  • SExported food hygiene inspection出口食品卫生监督检验
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Prepared or preserved (fresh, chilled or frozen)制作或保存方法(鲜、冷、冻)
  • 3.Processing method (bone-in, boneless)加工方法(带骨、去骨)
  • 4.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 5.Factory number厂号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
12%
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
12%
Ecuador
6%
Serbia
10.5%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
7.5%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7.5%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0204220000101Bone-in fresh or chilled meat of sheep (fresh sheep meat)鲜或冷藏的带骨绵羊肉(鲜的绵羊肉)
  • 0204220000102Bone-in fresh or chilled meat of sheep (chilled sheep meat)鲜或冷藏的带骨绵羊肉(冷藏绵羊肉)
  • 0204220000103Bone-in fresh or chilled meat of sheep (fresh wild sheep meat)鲜或冷藏的带骨绵羊肉(鲜的野羊肉)
  • 0204220000104Bone-in fresh or chilled meat of sheep (chilled wild sheep meat)鲜或冷藏的带骨绵羊肉(冷藏野羊肉)
  • 0204220000105Fresh or chilled bone-in sheep meat (chilled sheep meat, less than 6 months old)鲜或冷藏的带骨绵羊肉(冷藏绵羊肉,6月龄以下)

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.

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