Subheading · Chapter 11 · Section II, Vegetable products

HS 1108 19Starches; inulin: other

Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten

Customs duty: 50%; 2 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

2 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
1108 19 10	Sago	50%	5%	kg
1108 19 90	Other	50%	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 2 tariff items: 50%. 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: 2 tariff items

GST

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

Now 5%.
Until 21 September 2025 12%.
Change: Down.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 58	Starches; inulin	5%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	12%	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
1108	Starches; inulin	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: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 1108 19, and China's below.

China: the same goods (1108 19)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force and 1 expired under 1108 19. 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
1108.19.00.10	Pea starch豌豆淀粉	20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	20%	13%	13%	ABRS
1108.19.00.90	Other starches其他淀粉	20%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	20%	13%	13%	ABRS

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

1108.19.00Other starches

1108.19.00.10Pea starch豌豆淀粉

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 20%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 11 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

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

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Type (rice starch, arrowroot starch, etc.)种类(大米淀粉、竹芋淀粉等)
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%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 12%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 16%
Ecuador: 17%
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%

1108.19.00.90Other starches其他淀粉

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 20%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 11 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

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

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Type (rice starch, arrowroot starch, etc.)种类(大米淀粉、竹芋淀粉等)
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%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 12%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 16%
Ecuador: 17%
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%

1108.19.00.00Other starches其他淀粉Expired

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 20%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 50%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 9 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

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

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Type (rice starch, arrowroot starch, etc.)种类(大米淀粉、竹芋淀粉等)
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%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 12%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 16%
Ecuador: 17%
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

1108190000101Other starches (other cereal processed products, excluding potato and tapioca starch (other cereal processed products))其他淀粉(其他粮食加工产品不包括马铃薯及木薯淀粉(其他粮食加工产品))
1108190000102Other starches (other cereal products)其他淀粉(其他粮食制品)
1108190000103Other starches (other starch products)其他淀粉(其他淀粉制品)
1108190000104Other starches其他淀粉(淀粉)
1108190000990Other starches (non-edible)其他淀粉(非食用)

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

Previous1106 30Of the products of Chapter 8 One level up1108Starches; inulin Next1202 30Seed

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

For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.