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Subheading · Chapter 28 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries

HS 2836 20Disodium carbonate

Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes › Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate

Customs duty
7.5%
3 tariff items
GST now
5% or 18%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
5%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

3 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
2836 20 10Disodium carbonate, dense7.5%5% or 18%kg
2836 20 20Disodium carbonate, light7.5%5% or 18%kg
2836 20 90Other7.5%5% or 18%kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 3 tariff items: 7.5%. 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: 3 tariff items

GST

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

  • Now 5% or 18%, depending on the goods.
  • Until 21 September 2025 5%, 12% or 18%, depending on the goods.
  • Change: Changed.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 210Thorium oxalate, Enriched KBF4 (enriched potassium fluroborate), Enriched elemental boron, Nuclear fuel5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 211Anaesthetics, Potassium Iodate, Iodine, Steam5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 221Micronutrients, which are covered under serial number 1(g) of Schedule 1, Part (A) of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 and are manufactured by the manufacturers which are registered under the Fertilizer Control Order, 19855%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 35All inorganic chemicals [other than those specified in notification No.10/2025- Central Tax (Rate) dated 17th September 2025 or other Schedules of this notification]18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20255%, 12% or 18%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255% or 18%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
2836Carbonates; peroxo-carbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate1%—

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: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 2836 20, and China's below.

China: the same goods (2836 20)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 2836 20. 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
2836.20.00.00Sodium carbonate碳酸钠5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)5%13%13%AGMR
  • 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

2836.20.00Sodium carbonate (soda ash)

2836.20.00.00Sodium carbonate碳酸钠
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
35%
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
  • GDual-use items and technologies export licence (targeted)两用物项和技术出口许可证(定向)
Inspection and quarantine
  • MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
  • RImported food hygiene inspection进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.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 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
  • 2836200000101Sodium carbonate (soda ash) (mineral-source feed additive)碳酸钠(纯碱)(矿物源性饲料添加剂)
  • 2836200000102Sodium carbonate (soda ash) (food additives (food additives without quarantine requirements))碳酸钠(纯碱)(食品添加剂(无检疫要求食品添加剂))
  • 2836200000301Sodium carbonate (soda ash) (declared for industrial use only, not for food additives, no quarantine requirements)碳酸钠(纯碱)(需申报仅用于工业用途不用于食品添加剂无检疫要求的化学品)

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

Previous2835 29OtherOne level up2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamateNext2836 99Other

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.