Tariff item · Chapter 06 · Section II, Vegetable products

HS 0602 30 00Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not

Live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage › Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn

Customs duty: 10%; Tariff rate
GST now: 18%; or 0% for some goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 0% to 15%; On Indian goods

Landed cost Search codes Duty 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
Duty	Rate	Charged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate	10%	Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)	Nil	Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)	Exempt (11/2018-Customs, S.No. 1)	BCD + AIDC11/2018-Customs, S.No. 1
Integrated GST (IGST)	18%	Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
Agreement	Customs duty	Goods from
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs	0%	Switzerland, Liechtenstein
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs	0%	Oman
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs	0%	United Kingdom
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs	7.14%	Iceland
India–EFTA TEPA52/2025-Customs	8%	Norway

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

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

Clearance by other agencies

Plant Quarantine Information System (PQIS): a no-objection at customs clearance, under The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Notification:8-97/91-PP.I dated 26th November 1993,.
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.
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.

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).
SWS is exempt under S.No. 1 of 11/2018-Customs, as amended by 16/2026-Customs.
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 18%, or 0% for some goods.
Until 21 September 2025 18%, or 0% for some goods.
Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 26	Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage	Nil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 639	Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV , V , VI or VII	18%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	0% or 18%	2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	0% or 18%	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 item	Goods	Rate	Cap
0602	Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn	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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.9% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Foreign Trade (Developmentand Regulation) Act, 1992. The Foreign Trade (Development & Regulations) Amendment Act, 2010.the Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993 and the Foreign Trade Regulation) amendment Rules, 2015.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Amendments and Rules thereunder.

*AS PER S.NO 65 OF SCHED. 2 OF ITC HS EXPORT POLICY; EXPORT OF SEEDS AND PLANTING MATERIALS OTHER THAN THOSE IN THE RESTRICTED CATEGORY, IS PERMITTED SUBJECT TO PRODUCTION OF A DECLARATION IN THE FORM OF AN AFFIDAVIT BY THE EXPORTER THAT THE SEED BEING EXPORTED IS NOT BREEDER OR FOUNDATION OR WILD VARIETY SEEDS WITH INDICATION OF PROCUREMENT *AS PER S.NO 80 OF SCHED. 2 OF ITC HS EXPORT POLICY; EXPORT OF PLANTS AND PLANT PORTIONS OF WILD ORIGIN, OF SPECIES SPECIFIED IN ANY OF THE SCHEDULES OF WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 OR APPENDIX I OF CITES OR EXPORT LICENSING NOTE 1 IS PROHIBITED*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.*

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

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

Free.
Condition: Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 0602 30, and China's below.

China: the same goods (0602 30)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force and 2 expired under 0602 30. 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
0602.30.10.10	Endangered wild rhododendrons, for sowing种用濒危野生杜鹃	0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	0%	9%	0%	ABEPQ
0602.30.10.90	Other rhododendrons for propagation种用其他杜鹃	0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	0%	9%	9%	ABPQ
0602.30.90.10	Endangered wild rhododendrons, not for sowing/breeding非种用濒危野生杜鹃	15%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	15%	9%	0%	ABEPQ
0602.30.90.90	Other rhododendrons, other than for propagation非种用其他杜鹃	15%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	15%	9%	9%	ABPQ

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

0602.30.10Rhododendrons for propagation

0602.30.10.10Endangered wild rhododendrons, for sowing种用濒危野生杜鹃

Whether or not grafted, excluding artificially propagated不论是否嫁接,不包括人工培植的

Unit: plant / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 0%
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
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.Whether for sowing是否种用
3.GTIN
4.CAS
5.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
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: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

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

CIQ codes

0602301010101Endangered wild rhododendrons, for planting (whether or not grafted, excl. artificially propagated) (rhododendron (ornamental flowering plants))种用濒危野生杜鹃(不论是否嫁接,不包括人工培植的)(杜鹃(观赏花木))
0602301010102Endangered wild rhododendrons for propagation (whether or not grafted, excluding artificially propagated) (other tissue culture seedlings)种用濒危野生杜鹃(不论是否嫁接,不包括人工培植的)(其他组培苗)
0602301010103Endangered wild rhododendron for propagation (whether or not grafted, excluding artificially propagated) (vegetative parts)种用濒危野生杜鹃(不论是否嫁接,不包括人工培植的)(营养体)

0602.30.10.90Other rhododendrons for propagation种用其他杜鹃

Whether or not grafted不论是否嫁接

Unit: plant / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 0%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 9%
Updated by China: 2 Apr 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.Whether for sowing是否种用
3.GTIN
4.CAS
5.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
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: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

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

CIQ codes

0602301090101Rhododendron for planting (whether or not grafted) (azalea (ornamental flowering plant))种用其他杜鹃(不论是否嫁接)(杜鹃(观赏花木))
0602301090102Other rhododendrons for planting (whether or not grafted) (other tissue culture)种用其他杜鹃(不论是否嫁接)(其他组培苗)
0602301090103Other rhododendrons for planting (whether or not grafted) (vegetative propagation)种用其他杜鹃(不论是否嫁接)(营养体)

0602.30.10.00Rhododendrons for propagation种用杜鹃Expired

Unit: plant / kg
MFN import duty: 0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 0%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 9%
Updated by China: 19 Sep 2022

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.Whether for sowing是否种用
3.GTIN
4.CAS
5.Other其他

China's agreement rates

Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 0%

CIQ codes

0602301000101Rhododendrons, for sowing (whether or not grafted) (ornamental flowering plants)种用杜鹃(不论是否嫁接)(杜鹃(观赏花木))
0602301000102Rhododendrons for planting (whether or not grafted) (other tissue culture seedlings)种用杜鹃(不论是否嫁接)(其他组培苗)
0602301000103Rhododendron, for sowing (whether or not grafted) (vegetative)种用杜鹃(不论是否嫁接)(营养体)

0602.30.90Other rhododendrons, whether or not grafted

0602.30.90.10Endangered wild rhododendrons, not for sowing/breeding非种用濒危野生杜鹃

Whether or not grafted, excluding artificially propagated不论是否嫁接,不包括人工培植的

Unit: plant / kg
MFN import duty: 15%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 80%
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
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.GTIN
3.CAS
4.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 9.6%
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%
Serbia: 12%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 7.5%
Brunei: 7.5%
Cambodia: 7.5%
South Korea: 7.5%
Laos: 7.5%
Malaysia: 7.5%
New Zealand: 9%
Singapore: 7.5%
Thailand: 7.5%
Vietnam: 7.5%
Indonesia: 7.5%
Philippines: 7.5%
Myanmar: 7.5%

CIQ codes

0602309010999Endangered wild rhododendrons, not for propagation (whether or not grafted, excluding artificially propagated)非种用濒危野生杜鹃(不论是否嫁接,不包括人工培植的)

0602.30.90.90Other rhododendrons, other than for propagation非种用其他杜鹃

Whether or not grafted不论是否嫁接

Unit: plant / kg
MFN import duty: 15%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 80%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 9%
Updated by China: 2 Apr 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.GTIN
3.CAS
4.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 9.6%
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%
Serbia: 12%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 7.5%
Brunei: 7.5%
Cambodia: 7.5%
South Korea: 7.5%
Laos: 7.5%
Malaysia: 7.5%
New Zealand: 9%
Singapore: 7.5%
Thailand: 7.5%
Vietnam: 7.5%
Indonesia: 7.5%
Philippines: 7.5%
Myanmar: 7.5%

CIQ codes

0602309090999Other rhododendrons, not for planting (whether or not grafted)非种用其他杜鹃(不论是否嫁接)

0602.30.90.00Other rhododendrons其他杜鹃Expired

Unit: plant / kg
MFN import duty: 15%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 80%
Import VAT: 9%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 9%
Updated by China: 19 Sep 2022

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.GTIN
3.CAS
4.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 9.6%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 1.5%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 13.5%
Brunei: 13.5%
Cambodia: 13.5%
Laos: 13.5%
Malaysia: 13.5%
New Zealand: 13.5%
Singapore: 13.5%
Thailand: 13.5%
Vietnam: 13.5%

CIQ codes

0602309000999Other rhododendrons (whether or not grafted)其他杜鹃(不论是否嫁接)

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
HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
India's effective basic customs duty (notification 45/2025-Customs, Table I)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 18 Oct 2026
India's preferential tariff schedules (CBIC notifications)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
RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 19 Oct 2026
CBIC Compliance Information Portal (CIP)Checked 19 Oct 2026
China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026

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