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Subheading · Chapter 29 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries

HS 2941 10Penicillins and their derivative with a penicillanic acid structure, salts thereof

Organic chemicals › Antibiotics

Customs duty
7.5%
6 tariff items
GST now
5% or 18%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
3% to 4%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

6 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
2941 10 10Penicillins and its salts (e.g. procaine penicillin, penicillin G-potassium)7.5%5% or 18%kg
2941 10 20Ampicilline and its salts7.5%5% or 18%kg
2941 10 30Amoxycilline and its salts7.5%5% or 18%kg
2941 10 40Cioxacilline and its salts7.5%5% or 18%kg
2941 10 506-APA7.5%5% or 18%kg
2941 10 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 6 tariff items: 7.5%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force

  • Anti-dumping duty on goods from China and South Korea: reference price USD 378.38–465.94/KG, by origin and producer (until 17 Aug 2027). Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA). 04/2023-ADD

Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.

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

  • Free: 6 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 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. 222Gibberellic aci d5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 36All organic chemicals other than giberellic acid18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202512% 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
2941Antibiotics1.2%—

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: 6 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 2941 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (2941 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 9 in force and 1 expired under 2941 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
2941.10.11.00Ampicillin氨苄青霉素3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin6%13%13%Q
2941.10.12.00Ampicillin trihydrate氨苄青霉素三水酸3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin6%13%13%Q
2941.10.19.00Ampicillin salts氨苄青霉素盐3%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin6%13%13%Q
2941.10.91.00Amoxicillin羟氨苄青霉素4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)4%13%13%Q
2941.10.92.00Amoxicillin trihydrate羟氨苄青霉素三水酸3.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin4%13%13%Q
2941.10.94.00Penicillin V青霉素V4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)4%13%13%Q
2941.10.95.00Sulbenicillin磺苄青霉素4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)4%13%13%Q
2941.10.96.00Cloxacillin邻氯青霉素4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)4%13%13%Q
2941.10.99.00Other penicillin or derivatives thereof; salts thereof其他青霉素或衍生物及其盐4%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)4%13%13%Q
  • 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

2941.10.11Ampicillin

2941.10.11.00Ampicillin氨苄青霉素
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • QImported drugs clearance certificate进口药品通关单
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medicines, etc.)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药等)
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3%
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
  • 2941101100999Ampicillin氨苄青霉素

2941.10.12Ampicillin trihydrate

2941.10.12.00Ampicillin trihydrate氨苄青霉素三水酸
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • QImported drugs clearance certificate进口药品通关单
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medicines, etc.)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药等)
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3%
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
  • 2941101200999Ampicillin trihydrate氨苄青霉素三水酸

2941.10.19Ampicillin salts

2941.10.19.00Ampicillin salts氨苄青霉素盐
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • QImported drugs clearance certificate进口药品通关单
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medicines, etc.)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药等)
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3%
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
  • 2941101900999Ampicillin salts氨苄青霉素盐

2941.10.91Amoxicillin

2941.10.91.00Amoxicillin羟氨苄青霉素
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
4%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • QImported drugs clearance certificate进口药品通关单
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medicines, etc.)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药等)
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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
  • 2941109100999Amoxicillin羟氨苄青霉素

2941.10.92Amoxicillin trihydrate

2941.10.92.00Amoxicillin trihydrate羟氨苄青霉素三水酸
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
4%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • QImported drugs clearance certificate进口药品通关单
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medicines, etc.)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药等)
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
3.2%
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
  • 2941109200999Amoxicillin trihydrate羟氨苄青霉素三水酸

2941.10.936-Aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA)

2941.10.93.006-aminopenicillanic acid6氨基青霉烷酸Expired
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
4%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
4 Jan 2023
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medication)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药)
  • 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%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
CIQ codes
  • 29411093009996-Aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA)6氨基青霉烷酸(6APA)

2941.10.94Penicillin V

2941.10.94.00Penicillin V青霉素V
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
4%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • QImported drugs clearance certificate进口药品通关单
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medicines, etc.)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药等)
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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
  • 2941109400999Penicillin V青霉素V

2941.10.95Sulbenicillin

2941.10.95.00Sulbenicillin磺苄青霉素
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
4%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • QImported drugs clearance certificate进口药品通关单
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medicines, etc.)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药等)
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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
  • 2941109500999Sulbenicillin磺苄青霉素

2941.10.96Cloxacillin

2941.10.96.00Cloxacillin邻氯青霉素
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
4%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • QImported drugs clearance certificate进口药品通关单
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medicines, etc.)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药等)
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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
  • 2941109600999Cloxacillin邻氯青霉素

2941.10.99Other penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillin structure; salts thereof

2941.10.99.00Other penicillin or derivatives thereof; salts thereof其他青霉素或衍生物及其盐

Including those having the penicillanic acid structure and penicillin derivatives and their salts包括具有青霉烷酸结构和青霉素衍生物及其盐

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
4%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
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
  • QImported drugs clearance certificate进口药品通关单
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Use (for oral, injectable or external medicines, etc.)用途(用于制口服、注射还是外用药等)
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.Model型号
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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
2%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
2.4%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 2941109900999Other penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof其他青霉素或衍生物及其盐(包括具有青霉烷酸结构和青霉素衍生物及其盐)

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

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