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Chapter · Chapter 23 · Section IV, Prepared foodstuffs

HS 23Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder

Customs duty
15% to 20%
66 tariff items
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Mostly Free
Restricted: 6 items
Unit
kg
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this chapter

9 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
2301Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves15%0% or 5%kg
2302Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants15%0% or 5%kg
2303Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets15%5%kg
2304Oil-cake and other solid residues whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soyabean oil15%5%kg
2305Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of ground-nut oil15%5%kg
2306Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading 2304 or 230515%0% or 5%kg
2307Wine lees; argol15%5%kg
2308Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, - vegetable residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included15%0%kg
2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding15% to 20%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 66 tariff items: 15% to 20%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026. 2 earlier measures have ended.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 66 tariff items

Exporting from India

Export duty

It depends on the goods: the entries below name only some goods under this code, or rate them differently.

Export duty entries that meet this code
EntryGoodsExport duty
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 10Named goods or on a conditionDe-oiled ground nut oil cakesRs. 125 per tonne
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 11Named goods or on a conditionDe-oiled ground nut meal (solvent extracted variety)Rs. 125 per tonne
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 12Named goods or on a conditionDe-oiled rice bran oil cake15%
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 13Named goods or on a conditionAnimal feedRs. 125 per tonne
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 10Named goods or on a conditionDe-oiled ground nut oil cakesNil
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 11Named goods or on a conditionDe-oiled ground nut meal (solvent extracted variety)Nil
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 12Named goods or on a conditionDe-oiled Rice bran oil cakeNil
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 13Named goods or on a conditionAnimal feedNil

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

  • Free: 60 tariff items
  • Restricted: 6 tariff items

Nearby codes

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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.