Subheading · Chapter 38 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 3808 99Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers): other
Miscellaneous chemical products
- Customs duty
- 10%
- 2 tariff items
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 9%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3808 99 10 | Pesticides, not elsewhere specified or included | 10% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 3808 99 90 | Other | 10% | 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 2 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force
- Countervailing duty on goods from China: 9.28–11.94% of CIF value, by origin and producer (until 10 Sep 2029). Atrazine Technical. 05/2024-CVD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 2,998 per tonne (until 7 May 2030). Glufosinate and its salt. 09/2025-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 1,246.90–2,017.90 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 18 Jun 2030). Pretilachlor in any of its form & its intermediate – 2,6-Diethyl-n-(2-propoxy ethyl) Aniline (also known as PEDA). 17/2025-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 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
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 260 | The following Bio-pesticides, namely - 1 Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis 2 Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki 3 Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae 4 Bacillus sphaericus 5 Trichoderma viride 6 Trichoderma harzianum 7 Pseudomonas fluoresens 8 Beauveriabassiana 9 NPV of Helicoverpaarmigera 10 NPV of Spodopteralitura 11 Neem based pesticides 12 Cymbopogan | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 95 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products [other than bio-pesticides mentioned against S. No. 260 of Schedule -I] | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 221 | Micronutrients, 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, 1985 | 5% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 12% or 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5% 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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3808 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfec-tants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands,wicks and candles,and fly- papers) | — | — |
| 380801 | 2,4-Dichloro Phenoxy Acetic Acid | 3.5% | Rs. 12.9 per Kg |
| 380802 | Esters of 2,4-Dichloro Phenoxy Acetic Acid | 2.5% | Rs. 7.7 per Kg |
| 380899 | Others | 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 3808 99, and China's below.
China: the same goods (3808 99)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force under 3808 99. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3808.99.10.00 | Agricultural acaricides, nematicides, rodenticides and other pesticides, in retail packings零售包装的农业杀螨剂、杀线虫剂、杀鼠剂及其他农药 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 9% | 9% | S |
| 3808.99.90.00 | Agricultural acaricides, nematicides, rodenticides and other pesticides, not in retail packings非零售包装的农业杀螨剂、杀线虫剂、杀鼠剂及其他农药 | 9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 9% | 9% | 9% | S |
- 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
3808.99.10Other goods of this heading and similar products, put up for retail sale
3808.99.10.00Agricultural acaricides, nematicides, rodenticides and other pesticides, in retail packings零售包装的农业杀螨剂、杀线虫剂、杀鼠剂及其他农药
Including similar products包括类似品
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 35%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- SPesticide import/export registration certificate进出口农药登记证明
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.Ingredient content成分含量
- 4.Packing specifications包装规格
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.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
- 6.3%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 3.6%
- 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
- 4.9%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 3808991000999Rodenticides and other pesticides (including similar products), put up in retail packings零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)
3808.99.90Other goods of this heading and similar products, not in retail packings
3808.99.90.00Agricultural acaricides, nematicides, rodenticides and other pesticides, not in retail packings非零售包装的农业杀螨剂、杀线虫剂、杀鼠剂及其他农药
Including similar products包括类似品
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 9%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 10 Oct 2026
Licences and certificates
- SPesticide import/export registration certificate进出口农药登记证明
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.Ingredient content成分含量
- 4.Packing specifications包装规格
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.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
- 6.3%
- Ecuador
- 3.6%
- Serbia
- 3.6%
- 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
- 4.9%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 3808999000101Rodenticides & other pesticides (incl. similar products), not put up for retail sale (carbofuran)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(壤虫威)
- 3808999000102Rodenticides and other pesticides (incl. similar products), not in retail packings (triazine liquid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(三嗪液态农药)
- 3808999000103Rodenticides and other pesticides, not for retail sale (incl. similar products) (clofop-isobutyl)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(氯氟草除)
- 3808999000104Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (rotenone (content > 30%))非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(鱼尼汀(含量＞30%))
- 3808999000105Rodenticides and other agrochemical products (incl. similar products), put up in non-retail packings (Pyrethrum powder)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(除虫菊粉剂)
- 3808999000106Rodenticides & other pesticides (incl. similar products), not put up for retail sale (cyanophos)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(氰脱灵)
- 3808999000107Rodenticides & other pesticides (incl. similar products), not put up for retail sale (daminozide)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(矮健素)
- 3808999000108Rodenticides and other agrochemical products (incl. similar products), put up in non-retail packings (Cyanthoate emulsion)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(氰脱灵乳剂)
- 3808999000109Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (metam-sodium (content > 20%))非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(敌菌腙(含量＞20%))
- 3808999000110Rodenticides and other agrochemical products (incl. similar products), put up in non-retail packings (Paclobutrazol aqueous solution)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(矮健素水剂)
- 3808999000111Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other secondary liquid rodenticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级灭鼠液态药剂)
- 3808999000112Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other secondary solid rodenticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级灭鼠固态药剂)
- 3808999000113Rodenticides & other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other amide, liquid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他酰胺类液态农药)
- 3808999000114Rodenticides & other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other amide, solid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他酰胺类固态农药)
- 3808999000115Rodenticides & other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other bipyridyl, liquid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他双吡啶液态农药)
- 3808999000116Rodenticides & other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other bipyridyl, solid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他双吡啶固态农药)
- 3808999000117Rodenticides & other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other heterocyclic, liquid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他杂环类液态农药)
- 3808999000118Rodenticides & other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other heterocyclic, solid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他杂环类固态农药)
- 3808999000119Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other nitrophenol liquid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他硝基苯酚液态农药)
- 3808999000120Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other nitrophenol solid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他硝基苯酚固态农药)
- 3808999000121Rodenticides & other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other phenoxy, liquid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他苯氧基液态农药)
- 3808999000122Rodenticides & other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other phenoxy, solid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他苯氧基固态农药)
- 3808999000123Rodenticides and other pesticides (incl. similar products), not in retail packs (other secondary carbamate pesticides, liquid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级氨基甲酸酯液态农药)
- 3808999000124Rodenticides and other pesticides (incl. similar products), not in retail packs (other secondary carbamate pesticides, solid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级氨基甲酸酯固态农药)
- 3808999000125Rodenticides and other pesticides, not in retail packs (including similar products) (secondary copper-containing liquid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(二级含铜液态农药)
- 3808999000126Rodenticides and other pesticides, not in retail packs (including similar products) (secondary copper-containing solid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(二级含铜固态农药)
- 3808999000127Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (other solid secondary organotin pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级有机锡固态农药)
- 3808999000128Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other secondary mercury-containing solid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级含汞固态农药)
- 3808999000129Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (other liquid secondary organosulfur pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级有机硫液态农药)
- 3808999000130Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (other solid secondary organosulfur pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级有机硫固态农药)
- 3808999000131Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other secondary arsenic-containing liquid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级含砷液态农药)
- 3808999000132Rodenticides and other pesticides, not in retail packs (including similar products) (secondary arsenic-containing solid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(二级含砷固态农药)
- 3808999000133Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (other liquid secondary organochlorine pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级有机氯液态农药)
- 3808999000134Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (other solid secondary organochlorine pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级有机氯固态农药)
- 3808999000135Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (other liquid secondary organophosphorus pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级有机磷液态农药)
- 3808999000136Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (other solid secondary organophosphorus pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级有机磷固态农药)
- 3808999000137Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other secondary other inorganic pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级其他无机农药)
- 3808999000138Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other secondary sulfur-containing inorganic pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他二级含硫无机农药)
- 3808999000139Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other primary other solid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他一级其他固态农药)
- 3808999000140Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (other primary liquid rodenticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他一级灭鼠液态农药)
- 3808999000141Rodenticides and other pesticides (incl. similar products), not in retail packs (other primary carbamate pesticides, liquid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他一级氨基甲酸酯液态农药)
- 3808999000142Rodenticides and other pesticides (incl. similar products), not in retail packs (other primary carbamate pesticides, solid)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他一级氨基甲酸酯固态农药)
- 3808999000143Rodenticides and other pesticides, incl. similar products, not put up for retail sale (other liquid primary organophosphorus pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(其他一级有机磷液态农药)
- 3808999000144Rodenticides and other pesticides, not in retail packings (including similar products) (secondary organotin liquid pesticides)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(二级有机锡液态农药)
- 3808999000301Rodenticides and other pesticides, not put up for retail sale (toxic and infectious substances)非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)(毒性物质和感染性物质)
- 3808999000999Rodenticides and other pesticides (incl. similar products), not in retail packs非零售包装的杀鼠剂及其他农药(包括类似品)
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
Previous3808 93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsOne level up3808Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)Next3809 91Of a kind used in the textile or like industries
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
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