Subheading · Chapter 05 · Section I, Live animals

HS 0502 90Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair: other

Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

Customs duty: 30%; 3 tariff items
GST now: 5%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 20%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

3 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
0502 90 10	Badger hair and other brush making hair	30%	5%	kg
0502 90 20	Yak tail hair	30%	5%	kg
0502 90 90	Other	30%	5%	kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 3 tariff items: 30%. 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: 3 tariff items

GST

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

Now 5%.
Until 21 September 2025 5%.
Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 12	Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair.	5%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	5%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	5%	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
0502	Pigs’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making Hair; waste of such bristles or hair	0.15%	—

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 policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

Free: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 0502 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (0502 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 6 in force under 0502 90. 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
0502.90.11.00	Goat hair山羊毛	20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	20%	9%	9%	ABPQ
0502.90.12.00	Weasel tail hair黄鼠狼尾毛	20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	20%	9%	9%	ABEFPQ
0502.90.19.10	Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛	20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	20%	9%	0%	ABFEPQ
0502.90.19.90	Other badger hair and other brush making hair其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛	20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	20%	9%	9%	ABPQ
0502.90.20.10	Waste of hair of endangered badgers and other endangered animals for brush-making濒危獾毛及其他制刷濒危兽毛废料	20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	20%	9%	0%	BEFPQ
0502.90.20.90	Waste of other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛的废料	20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	20%	9%	9%	9BPQ

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

0502.90.11Goat hair for brush-making

0502.90.11.00Goat hair山羊毛

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 20%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 9%
Updated by China: 10 Oct 2026

Licences and certificates

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

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.For brush-making用途(制刷用)
3.GTIN
4.CAS
5.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 16%
Serbia: 14%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 10%
Brunei: 10%
Cambodia: 10%
South Korea: 10%
Laos: 10%
Malaysia: 10%
New Zealand: 12%
Singapore: 10%
Thailand: 10%
Vietnam: 10%
Japan: 13.8%
Indonesia: 10%
Philippines: 10%
Myanmar: 10%

CIQ codes

0502901100999Goat hair山羊毛

0502.90.12Weasel tail hair, for brushes

0502.90.12.00Weasel tail hair黄鼠狼尾毛

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 20%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 9%
Updated by China: 10 Oct 2026

Licences and certificates

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
EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书

Inspection and quarantine

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.For brush-making用途(制刷用)
3.GTIN
4.CAS
5.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 16%
Serbia: 14%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 10%
Brunei: 10%
Cambodia: 10%
South Korea: 10%
Laos: 10%
Malaysia: 10%
New Zealand: 12%
Singapore: 10%
Thailand: 10%
Vietnam: 10%
Japan: 13.8%
Indonesia: 10%
Philippines: 10%
Myanmar: 10%

CIQ codes

0502901200999Weasel tail hair黄鼠狼尾毛

0502.90.19Animal hair, n.e.s., for brushes

0502.90.19.10Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 20%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 7 Sep 2026

Licences and certificates

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
FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书

Inspection and quarantine

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.For brush-making用途(制刷用)
3.GTIN
4.CAS
5.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 16%
Serbia: 14%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 10%
Brunei: 10%
Cambodia: 10%
South Korea: 10%
Laos: 10%
Malaysia: 10%
New Zealand: 12%
Singapore: 10%
Thailand: 10%
Vietnam: 10%
Japan: 13.8%
Indonesia: 10%
Philippines: 10%
Myanmar: 10%

CIQ codes

0502901910101Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making (wild boar hair (or bristles))濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛(野猪毛(鬃))
0502901910102Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making (wild buffalo hair (or down))濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛(野牛毛(绒))
0502901910103Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making (wild sheep wool (or down))濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛(野羊毛(绒))
0502901910104Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making (badger hair)濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛(獾毛)
0502901910105Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other farmed odd-toed ungulates)濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛(其他饲养奇蹄动物鬃毛)
0502901910106Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other wild odd-toed ungulates)濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛(其他野生奇蹄动物鬃毛)
0502901910107Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other farmed even-toed ungulates)濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛(其他饲养偶蹄动物鬃毛)
0502901910108Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other wild even-toed ungulates)濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛(其他野生偶蹄动物鬃毛)
0502901910109Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other animals, not elsewhere specified)濒危獾毛及其他制刷用濒危兽毛(未列出的其他动物鬃毛)

0502.90.19.90Other badger hair and other brush making hair其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 20%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 9%
Updated by China: 10 Oct 2026

Licences and certificates

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

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.For brush-making用途(制刷用)
3.GTIN
4.CAS
5.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 16%
Serbia: 14%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 10%
Brunei: 10%
Cambodia: 10%
South Korea: 10%
Laos: 10%
Malaysia: 10%
New Zealand: 12%
Singapore: 10%
Thailand: 10%
Vietnam: 10%
Japan: 13.8%
Indonesia: 10%
Philippines: 10%
Myanmar: 10%

CIQ codes

0502901990101Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (ox hair)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(牛毛)
0502901990102Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (yak hair)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(牦牛毛)
0502901990103Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (buffalo hair)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(水牛毛)
0502901990104Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (sheep wool)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(绵羊毛)
0502901990105Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (goat hair)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(山羊毛)
0502901990106Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (wild boar hair)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(野猪毛(鬃))
0502901990107Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (wild ox hair)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(野牛毛(绒))
0502901990108Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (wild sheep hair)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(野羊毛(绒))
0502901990109Other badger hair and other hair for brush-making (badger hair)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(獾毛)
0502901990110Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (other farmed odd-toed ungulate bristles)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(其他饲养奇蹄动物鬃毛)
0502901990111Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (other wild odd-toed ungulate bristles)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(其他野生奇蹄动物鬃毛)
0502901990112Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (other farmed even-toed ungulate bristles)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(其他饲养偶蹄动物鬃毛)
0502901990113Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (other wild even-toed ungulate bristles)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(其他野生偶蹄动物鬃毛)
0502901990114Other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (other animal bristles, not elsewhere specified)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛(未列出的其他动物鬃毛)

0502.90.20Waste of badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making

0502.90.20.10Waste of hair of endangered badgers and other endangered animals for brush-making濒危獾毛及其他制刷濒危兽毛废料

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 20%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 7 Sep 2026

Licences and certificates

BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书

Inspection and quarantine

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.For brush-making用途(制刷用)
3.GTIN
4.CAS
5.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 16%
Serbia: 14%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 10%
Brunei: 10%
Cambodia: 10%
South Korea: 10%
Laos: 10%
Malaysia: 10%
New Zealand: 12%
Singapore: 10%
Thailand: 10%
Vietnam: 10%
Japan: 13.8%
Indonesia: 10%
Philippines: 10%
Myanmar: 10%

CIQ codes

0502902010101Endangered badger hair and other endangered animal hair waste for brush-making (badger hair)濒危獾毛及其他制刷濒危兽毛废料(獾毛)
0502902010102Waste of hair of endangered badgers and other endangered animals for brush-making (hair of other farmed odd-toed ungulates)濒危獾毛及其他制刷濒危兽毛废料(其他饲养奇蹄动物鬃毛)
0502902010103Waste of hair of endangered badgers and other endangered animals for brush-making (hair of other wild odd-toed ungulates)濒危獾毛及其他制刷濒危兽毛废料(其他野生奇蹄动物鬃毛)
0502902010104Waste of hair of endangered badgers and other endangered animals for brush-making (hair of other farmed even-toed ungulates)濒危獾毛及其他制刷濒危兽毛废料(其他饲养偶蹄动物鬃毛)
0502902010105Waste of hair of endangered badgers and other endangered animals for brush-making (hair of other wild even-toed ungulates)濒危獾毛及其他制刷濒危兽毛废料(其他野生偶蹄动物鬃毛)
0502902010106Waste of hair of endangered badgers and other endangered animals for brush-making (hair of other animals, not elsewhere specified)濒危獾毛及其他制刷濒危兽毛废料(未列出的其他动物鬃毛)

0502.90.20.90Waste of other badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛的废料

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 20%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
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

9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单

Inspection and quarantine

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.For brush-making用途(制刷用)
3.GTIN
4.CAS
5.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 4%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 16%
Serbia: 14%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 10%
Brunei: 10%
Cambodia: 10%
South Korea: 10%
Laos: 10%
Malaysia: 10%
New Zealand: 12%
Singapore: 10%
Thailand: 10%
Vietnam: 10%
Japan: 13.8%
Indonesia: 10%
Philippines: 10%
Myanmar: 10%

CIQ codes

0502902090101Waste of badger hair & other brush-making hair (badger hair)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛的废料(獾毛)
0502902090102Waste of badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other farmed odd-toed ungulates)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛的废料(其他饲养奇蹄动物鬃毛)
0502902090103Waste of badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other wild odd-toed ungulates)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛的废料(其他野生奇蹄动物鬃毛)
0502902090104Waste of badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other farmed even-toed ungulates)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛的废料(其他饲养偶蹄动物鬃毛)
0502902090105Waste of badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other wild even-toed ungulates)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛的废料(其他野生偶蹄动物鬃毛)
0502902090106Waste of badger hair and other animal hair for brush-making (bristles of other animals, not elsewhere specified)其他獾毛及其他制刷用兽毛的废料(未列出的其他动物鬃毛)

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

Previous0502 10Pigs’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles and hair and waste thereof One level up0502Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair Next0504 00Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked

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 18 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

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