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Tariff item · Chapter 22 · Section IV, Prepared foodstuffs

HS 2201 10 10Mineral waters

Beverages, spirits and vinegar › Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow › Mineral waters and aerated waters

Customs duty
30%
Tariff rate
GST now
0% or 5%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
litres
Duty in China
5%
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
ASEAN–India FTA0%Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Malaysia CECA0%Malaysia
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs0%Oman
India–Singapore CECA0%Singapore
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA0%United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–Korea CEPA5%South Korea
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka
SAPTA7.5%Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
APTA16.5%Bangladesh, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka
India–EFTA TEPA52/2025-Customs18%Norway
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs21.43%Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

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.
  • Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under The Bureau Of Standards Act,1986,The Bureau Of Standards Rules 1987.
  • 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: FSSAI Import License (FSSAI); Registration Certificate (BIS).

"*Packaged Natural Mineral Water must conform to is 13428.Ref- appendix iii & general note 2(a) of schedule 1 of ITC HS Import policy*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], FSSAI Import license[911001]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 dated 17-06-2022 regarding rectifiable labeling information for Imported food consignments and order No.1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 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 28-06-2022 wherein para 2.(i). on the rectifiable labeling information for Imported food consignments (a) in addtition to the labeling deficiencies for which a special dispensation for rectification has been provided under reg6 of FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and under order dated 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019, the labeling information as per the requirement of FSS (Labeling and Display) Regulations, 2020 as mentioned below may also be alowed to be rectified at the port:- . Per serve percentage (%) contribution to recommended dietary allowance calculated on the basis of 2000 kcal energy, 67 g total fat, 22g saturated fat,2g trans fat, 50g, added sugar, and 2000 mg of sodium (5g salt) requirement for average adult per day;. date of expiry along with best before date, subject to the condition that this information is provided by the manufacturer itself and the same shall be verified by the authorised officer. (b) this rectification shall be carried out at customs bound warehouses before visual inspection or re-inspection by the authorised officer or his representative by affixing a single non-detachable sticker or by any other non-detachable method next to the principal display panel without altering the original label information in any manner. (ii) on Import of clove stem:till such time standards for clove stem are notified, it may be considered for testing against safety parameters (Horizontal Standards) and volatile oil content on dry basis (Half the Value of Clove, I.E. Not Less Than 8.5 Percent By V/W) as per FSSR2.9.6(1) which is applicable for cloves whole*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 tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, 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.

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%, 12% or 18%, depending on the goods.
  • Change: Changed.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 103Water (other than aerated, mineral, distilled, medicinal, ionic, battery, de-mineralized and water sold in sealed unit container)Nil
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 104Non-alcoholic Toddy, Neera including date and palm neeraNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 146Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20250%, 12% or 18%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
2201Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow——
220101Bottled Water0.15%—
220199OthersNil—

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): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.3% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

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

*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.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 2201 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (2201 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force under 2201 10. 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
2201.10.10.00Mineral waters, unsweetened and unflavoured未加糖及未加味的矿泉水5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)5%13%0%ABRS
2201.10.20.00Waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured未加糖及未加味的汽水5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)5%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

2201.10.10Mineral waters, not flavoured, nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

2201.10.10.00Mineral waters, unsweetened and unflavoured未加糖及未加味的矿泉水

Including natural or artificial mineral waters包括天然或人造矿泉水

Unit
L / kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
90%
Import VAT
13%
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
  • 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.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 3.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 4.Production date生产日期
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
16%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
8%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
15%
Brunei
15%
Cambodia
15%
Laos
15%
Malaysia
15%
New Zealand
16%
Singapore
15%
Thailand
15%
Vietnam
15%
Indonesia
15%
Philippines
15%
Myanmar
15%
CIQ codes
  • 2201101000999Mineral waters, not sweetened or flavoured (incl. natural or artificial mineral waters) (natural mineral water)未加糖及未加味的矿泉水(包括天然或人造矿泉水)(天然矿泉水)

2201.10.20Waters, not flavoured, nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

2201.10.20.00Waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured未加糖及未加味的汽水
Unit
L / kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
90%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 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.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 3.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 4.Production date生产日期
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
6%
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
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
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
  • 2201102000101Aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured未加糖及未加味的汽水(碳酸饮料)
  • 2201102000102Waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured (drinking water (e.g. mineral water, purified water))未加糖及未加味的汽水(饮用水(如矿泉水、纯净水等))

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

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.