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Subheading · Chapter 30 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries

HS 3003 90Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale: other

Pharmaceutical products

Customs duty
10%
14 tariff items
GST now
5%
or 0% or 18% for some goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

14 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
3003 90 11Of Ayurvedic system10%5%kg
3003 90 12Of Unani system10%5%kg
3003 90 13Of Siddha system10%5%kg
3003 90 14Of Homoeopathic system10%5%kg
3003 90 15Of Bio-chemic system10%5%kg
3003 90 21Menthol crystals10%5%kg
3003 90 22Milk of magnesia10%5%kg
3003 90 31Bovine albumin and drugs of animal origin10%5%kg
3003 90 32Merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome)10%5%kg
3003 90 33Calcium sennoside10%5%kg
3003 90 34Anaesthetic agents used in human or veterinary medicine or surgery10%5%kg
3003 90 35Aluminium hydroxide gel10%5%kg
3003 90 36Ketamine10%5%kg
3003 90 90Other10%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 14 tariff items: 10%. 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

  • Free: 14 tariff items

GST

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

  • Now 5%, or 0% or 18% for some goods.
  • Until 21 September 2025 12%, or 0% or 5% for some goods.
  • Change: Down.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 233Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, including Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, homoeopathic or Bio-chemic systems medicaments5%
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 113Drugs or medicines listed in Annexure INil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 224Following goods from Natural Menthol namely:- a. Menthol and menthol crystals, b. Peppermint (Mentha Oil), c. Fractionated / de-terpenated mentha oil (DTMO) d. De-mentholised oil (DMO), e. Spearmint oil f. Mentha piperita oil5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 225Insulin, Cyclosporin, Desferrioxamine injection or deferiprone, Oral re-hydration salts5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 226All Drugs and medicines including their salts and esters and diagnostic test kits; formulations manufactured from bulk drugs [other than those specified at nil at S. No. 113 of notification No. 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 17th September, 2025]5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 227Diagnostic kits for detection of all types of hepatitis5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 228Medicaments (including veterinary medicaments) used in bio- chemic systems5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 229Medicaments (including those used in Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathic or Bio-chemic systems), manufactured exclusively in accordance with the formulae described in the authoritative books specified in the First Schedule to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) or Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India or the United States of America or the United Kingdom or the German Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia, as the case may be, and sold under the name as specified in such books or pharmacopoeia5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 38Following goods made from other than natural menthol, namely:- a. Menthol and menthol crystals, b. Peppermint (Mentha Oil) c. Fractionated / de-terpenated mentha oil (DTMO) d. De-mentholised oil (DMO) e. Spearmint oil f. Mentha piperita oil18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 15 Jan 20255% or 12%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
16 Jan 2025 to 21 Sep 20250%, 5% or 12%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 2/2025-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20250%, 5% or 18%9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 10/2025-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
3003Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002,3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packing for retail sale——
300301Menthol Crystals1.3%—
300399Others1.2%—

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: 14 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 3003 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (3003 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 5 expired under 3003 90. 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
3003.90.00.10Mixed medicinal products containing paclitaxel含紫杉醇的混合药品0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%0%EFQ
3003.90.00.20Other mixed medicaments containing unlisted endangered animal or plant constituents其他含未列名濒危动植物混合药品0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%0%EFQ
3003.90.00.30Other medicaments containing sulphonamides其他含磺胺类的混合药品0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%Q
3003.90.00.40Mixed medicaments containing sibutramine含西布曲明的混合药品0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%13%13%9Q
3003.90.00.90Other mixed medicaments containing unspecified ingredients其他含未列名成分混合药品0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)0%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

3003.90.00Medicaments, consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, n.e.s.

3003.90.00.10Mixed medicinal products containing paclitaxel含紫杉醇的混合药品

Not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
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
  • EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
  • FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
  • 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用途
  • 3.Ingredients成分
  • 4.Whether put up in measured doses是否配定剂量
  • 5.Whether in retail packings是否零售包装
  • 6.Chemical common name化学通用名
  • 7.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 8.Model型号
  • 9.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 10.GTIN
  • 11.CAS
  • 12.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
2.7%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3003900010998Mixed medicaments containing paclitaxel (not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more constituents) (medicaments)含紫杉醇的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)(药品)
  • 3003900010999Mixed medicaments containing paclitaxel, not put up in measured doses or in retail packings (mixtures of two or more constituents) (other chemical products)含紫杉醇的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)(其他化工产品)
3003.90.00.20Other mixed medicaments containing unlisted endangered animal or plant constituents其他含未列名濒危动植物混合药品

Not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
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
  • EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
  • FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
  • 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用途
  • 3.Ingredients成分
  • 4.Whether put up in measured doses是否配定剂量
  • 5.Whether in retail packings是否零售包装
  • 6.Chemical common name化学通用名
  • 7.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 8.Model型号
  • 9.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 10.GTIN
  • 11.CAS
  • 12.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
2.7%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3003900020998Other mixed medicaments containing unlisted endangered animal or plant products (not in measured doses or retail packings, mixed means containing two or more ingredients) (medicaments)其他含未列名濒危动植物混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)(药品)
  • 3003900020999Other mixed medicaments containing unlisted endangered animal or plant components (not put up in measured doses or in retail packings, mixed means containing two or more components) (other chemical products)其他含未列名濒危动植物混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)(其他化工产品)
3003.90.00.30Other medicaments containing sulphonamides其他含磺胺类的混合药品

Not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
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用途
  • 3.Ingredients成分
  • 4.Whether put up in measured doses是否配定剂量
  • 5.Whether in retail packings是否零售包装
  • 6.Chemical common name化学通用名
  • 7.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 8.Model型号
  • 9.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 10.GTIN
  • 11.CAS
  • 12.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
2.7%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3003900030998Other mixed medicaments containing sulfa drugs (not put up in measured doses or in retail packings, mixed means containing two or more ingredients) (medicaments)其他含磺胺类的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)(药品)
  • 3003900030999Other mixed medicaments containing sulphonamides (not in measured doses or retail packings, mixed means containing two or more ingredients) (other chemical products)其他含磺胺类的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)(其他化工产品)
3003.90.00.40Mixed medicaments containing sibutramine含西布曲明的混合药品

Not put up in measured doses or for retail sale未配定剂量或制成零售包装的

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
2 Apr 2026
Licences and certificates
  • 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
  • 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用途
  • 3.Ingredients成分
  • 4.Whether put up in measured doses是否配定剂量
  • 5.Whether in retail packings是否零售包装
  • 6.Chemical common name化学通用名
  • 7.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 8.Model型号
  • 9.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 10.GTIN
  • 11.CAS
  • 12.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
2.7%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3003900040999Mixed medicaments containing sibutramine (not put up in measured doses or in retail packings)含西布曲明的混合药品(未配定剂量或制成零售包装的)
3003.90.00.90Other mixed medicaments containing unspecified ingredients其他含未列名成分混合药品

Not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
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用途
  • 3.Ingredients成分
  • 4.Whether put up in measured doses是否配定剂量
  • 5.Whether in retail packings是否零售包装
  • 6.Chemical common name化学通用名
  • 7.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 8.Model型号
  • 9.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 10.GTIN
  • 11.CAS
  • 12.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
2.7%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3003900090998Other mixed medicaments containing unlisted ingredients (not in measured doses or not in retail packings, mixed means containing two or more ingredients) (medicaments)其他含未列名成分混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)(药品)
  • 3003900090999Other mixed medicaments, n.e.s., not in measured doses or retail packings (mixed means containing two or more ingredients) (other chemical products)其他含未列名成分混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)(其他化工产品)

3003.90.10

3003.90.10.00Medicaments containing sulphonamides, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale (mixtures of two or more constituents)含磺胺类的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分 )Expired

Not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分

Unit
None
MFN import duty
None
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
None
Import VAT
None
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
None
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
None
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

CIQ codes
  • 3003901000101Mixed medicaments containing sulphonamides, not put up in measured doses or in retail packings (mixtures of two or more constituents) (other chemical products)含磺胺类的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)(其他化工产品)
  • 3003901000999Mixed medicaments containing sulphonamides (not in measured doses or retail packings, mixed means containing two or more ingredients)含磺胺类的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)

3003.90.20

3003.90.20.00Mixed medicaments containing artemisinin and its derivatives (not in measured doses or retail packings; mixed means containing two or more ingredients)含有青蒿素及其衍生物的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分 )Expired

Not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分

Unit
None
MFN import duty
None
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
None
Import VAT
None
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
None
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
None
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

CIQ codes
  • 3003902000999Mixed medicaments containing artemisinin and its derivatives (not put up in measured doses or in retail packings, mixed means containing two or more constituents)含有青蒿素及其衍生物的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)

3003.90.90

3003.90.90.10Medicaments containing paclitaxel, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale (mixtures of two or more constituents)含紫杉醇的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分 )Expired

Not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分

Unit
None
MFN import duty
None
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
None
Import VAT
None
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
None
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
None
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

CIQ codes
  • 3003909010999Mixed medicaments containing paclitaxel (not in measured doses or retail packings, mixed means containing two or more ingredients)含紫杉醇的混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)
3003.90.90.20Other mixed medicaments of endangered animals or plants, not in measured doses or retail packings (mixed means containing two or more ingredients)含其他未列名濒危动植物混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分 )Expired

Not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分

Unit
None
MFN import duty
None
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
None
Import VAT
None
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
None
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
None
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

CIQ codes
  • 3003909020999Mixed medicaments containing other unlisted endangered animal or plant ingredients (not in measured doses or for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients)含其他未列名濒危动植物混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)
3003.90.90.90Mixed medicaments containing other unlisted ingredients (not in measured doses or retail packings, mixed means containing two or more ingredients)含其他未列名成分混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分 )Expired

Not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, mixed means containing two or more ingredients未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分

Unit
None
MFN import duty
None
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
None
Import VAT
None
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
None
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
None
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

CIQ codes
  • 3003909090999Medicaments, mixed, containing other ingredients not specified (not in measured doses or retail packings, mixed means containing two or more ingredients)含其他未列名成分混合药品(未配定剂量或非零售包装,混合指含两种或两种以上成分)

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.

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