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Subheading · Chapter 38 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries

HS 3809 91Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included: of a kind used in the textile or like industries

Miscellaneous chemical products

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

Codes under this subheading

9 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
3809 91 10Textile assistants mordanting agents7.5%18%kg
3809 91 20Textile assistants desizing agents7.5%18%kg
3809 91 30Textile assistants dispersing agents7.5%18%kg
3809 91 40Textile assistants emulsifying agents7.5%18%kg
3809 91 50Textile assistants hydrosulphite formaldehyde compound (rongalite or formusul)7.5%18%kg
3809 91 60Textile assistants—textile preservatives7.5%18%kg
3809 91 70Textile assistants water proofing agents7.5%18%kg
3809 91 80Prepared textile glazings, dressings and mordants7.5%18%kg
3809 91 90Other7.5%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 9 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.

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

  • Free: 9 tariff items

GST

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

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

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 96Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included18%
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%

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
3809Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dye- stuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included1.2%—

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: 9 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 3809 91, and China's below.

China: the same goods (3809 91)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 3809 91. 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
3809.91.00.00Other unspecified products and preparations for textile industry纺织工业用其他未列名产品和制剂6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin6.5%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

3809.91.00Other finishing agents, auxiliary agents and other preparations for textile or similar industries

3809.91.00.00Other unspecified products and preparations for textile industry纺织工业用其他未列名产品和制剂

Including finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other preparations包括整理剂、染料加速着色或固色助剂及其他制剂

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
6.5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
35%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
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.Use用途
  • 3.Ingredients成分
  • 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
2.6%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
6%
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
3.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3809910000101Other products and preparations for the textile industry, n.e.s. (including finishing agents, dye-accelerating or dye-fixing agents and other preparations) (plastic brightener)纺织工业用其他未列名产品和制剂(包括整理剂、染料加速着色或固色助剂及其他制剂)(塑料增光剂)
  • 3809910000102Other products and preparations, n.e.s., for the textile industry (including finishing agents, dye-accelerating or dye-fixing agents and other preparations) (Stearoyl chromium chloride)纺织工业用其他未列名产品和制剂(包括整理剂、染料加速着色或固色助剂及其他制剂)(硬脂酰氯化铬)
  • 3809910000301Other unspecified products and preparations for the textile industry (incl. finishing agents, dye accelerators or fixatives and other preparations) (dangerous chemicals, flammable liquids)纺织工业用其他未列名产品和制剂(包括整理剂、染料加速着色或固色助剂及其他制剂)(危险化学品,易燃液体)
  • 3809910000302Other unspecified products and preparations for the textile industry (incl. finishing agents, dye accelerating or fixing auxiliaries and other preparations) (other chemicals)纺织工业用其他未列名产品和制剂(包括整理剂、染料加速着色或固色助剂及其他制剂)(其他化工品)
  • 3809910000999Other unspecified products and preparations for the textile industry (incl. finishing agents, dye accelerators or fixatives and other preparations)纺织工业用其他未列名产品和制剂(包括整理剂、染料加速着色或固色助剂及其他制剂)

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 99OtherOne level up3809Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or includedNext3809 93Of a kind used in the leather or like industries

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.