Subheading · Chapter 32 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 3215 19Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: other
Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
- Customs duty
- 10%
- 5 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0% to 4.6%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
5 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3215 19 10 | Lithographic ink and jelly | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 3215 19 20 | Newspaper ink | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 3215 19 30 | Rotary ink | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 3215 19 40 | Screen printing ink | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 3215 19 90 | Other | 10% | 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 5 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 396.99–738.73 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 20 Dec 2026). Silicone Sealants excluding silicon sealants used in manufacturing of solar photovoltaic modules, and thermal power applications. 74/2021-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: 5 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 18%.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 57 | All Goods, including printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid, fountain pen ink, ball pen ink | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3215 | Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid | 1.2% | — |
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: 5 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 3215 19, and China's below.
China: the same goods (3215 19)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force and 1 expired under 3215 19. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3215.19.00.10 | Other solid ink in an engineered form for insertion into equipment of heading 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39其他用于装入税号8443.31、8443.32或8443.39所列设备的工程形态的固体油墨 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 3215.19.00.90 | Other printing ink其他印刷油墨 | 4.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | None |
- 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
3215.19.00Other printing ink
3215.19.00.10Other solid ink in an engineered form for insertion into equipment of heading 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39其他用于装入税号8443.31、8443.32或8443.39所列设备的工程形态的固体油墨
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 45%
- 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
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.Uses (e.g., for equipment of subheadings 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39)用途(如子目8443.31、8443.32或8443.39所列设备用等
- 3.Colour颜色
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.With or without exposure and developing functions是否具有曝光显影功能
- 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)
- 4.6%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 3.3%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 4.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 3215190010998Other solid ink in engineered forms for insertion into apparatus of subheading 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39 (other dangerous chemicals)其他用于装入税号8443.31、8443.32或8443.39所列设备的工程形态的固体油墨(其他危险化学品)
- 3215190010999Other solid inks in engineering form for insertion into equipment of heading 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39 (other chemical products)其他用于装入税号8443.31、8443.32或8443.39所列设备的工程形态的固体油墨(其他化工产品)
3215.19.00.90Other printing ink其他印刷油墨
Whether or not solid or concentrated不论是否固体或浓缩
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 6.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 45%
- 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
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.Uses (e.g., for equipment of subheadings 8443.31, 8443.32 or 8443.39)用途(如子目8443.31、8443.32或8443.39所列设备用等
- 3.Colour颜色
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.With or without exposure and developing functions是否具有曝光显影功能
- 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)
- 4.6%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 3.3%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 4.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 3215190090101Other printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (alcohol-soluble gravure ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(醇溶凹印油墨)
- 3215190090102Other printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (other plastic ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(其他塑料油墨)
- 3215190090103Other printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (plastic letterpress ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(塑料凸板油墨)
- 3215190090104Other printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (plastic spray ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(塑料喷涂油墨)
- 3215190090105Other printing ink (whether or not solid or concentrated) (photocopying ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(影印油墨)
- 3215190090106Other printing ink (whether or not solid or concentrated) (zinc oxide electrostatic copying ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(氧化锌静电复印油墨)
- 3215190090301Other printing ink, whether or not solid or concentrated (hazardous chemical, flammable liquid)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(危险化学品,易燃液体)
- 3215190090302Other printing ink (whether or not solid or concentrated) (other chemicals)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(其他化工品)
3215.19.00.00Other printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩 )Expired
Whether or not solid or concentrated不论是否固体或浓缩
- 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
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 4.6%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 1.3%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 1.9%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 3215190000101Other printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (alcohol-soluble gravure ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(醇溶凹印油墨)
- 3215190000102Other printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (other plastic ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(其他塑料油墨)
- 3215190000103Other printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (plastic letterpress ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(塑料凸板油墨)
- 3215190000104Other printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (plastic spray ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(塑料喷涂油墨)
- 3215190000105Other printing ink (whether or not solid or concentrated) (photocopying ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(影印油墨)
- 3215190000106Other printing ink (whether or not solid or concentrated) (zinc oxide electrostatic copying ink)其他印刷油墨(不论是否固体或浓缩)(氧化锌静电复印油墨)
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
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026
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.