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Subheading · Chapter 12 · Section II, Vegetable products

HS 1202 30Seed

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder › Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken

Customs duty
30%
2 tariff items
GST now
0% or 5%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Restricted
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty 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
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
1202 30 10H. P. S.30%0% or 5%kg
1202 30 90Other30%0% or 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: 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

  • Restricted: 2 tariff items

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. 79Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken, of seed qualityNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 62Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken other than of seed quality.5%
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 77All goods of seed qualityNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 60All goods other than of seed quality5%

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.

Export duty entries that meet this code
EntryGoodsExport duty
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 8Named goods or on a conditionGroundnut in shellNil

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
1202Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken0.15%—

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 1202 30, and China's below.

China: the same goods (1202 30)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 1202 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 codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
1202.30.00.00Groundnuts for sowing种用花生0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%9%0%ABNPQ
  • 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

1202.30.00Groundnuts for sowing

1202.30.00.00Groundnuts for sowing种用花生
Unit
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
Inspection and quarantine
  • NExport commodity inspection出口商品检验
  • 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.Method of preparation or preservation (unshelled, shelled, unroasted, uncooked)制作或保存方法(未去壳、去壳、未焙炒、未烹煮)
  • 3.Whether for sowing是否种用
  • 4.GTIN
  • 5.CAS
  • 6.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
  • 1202300000999Groundnuts for sowing种用花生

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

Previous1108 19OtherOne level up1202Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or brokenNext1202 41In shell

Sources

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.