Heading · Chapter 38 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 3825Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included, municipal waste, sewage sludge, other wastes specified in note 6 to this chapter
Miscellaneous chemical products
- Customs duty
- 10%
- 9 tariff items
- GST now
- 0%, 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Restricted
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 6.5%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3825 10 00 | Municipal waste | 10% | 0%, 5% or 18% | kg |
| 3825 20 00 | Sewage sludge | 10% | 0%, 5% or 18% | kg |
| 3825 30 00 | Clinical waste | 10% | 0%, 5% or 18% | kg |
| 3825 41 00 | Halogenated | 10% | 0%, 5% or 18% | kg |
| 3825 49 00 | Other | 10% | 0%, 5% or 18% | kg |
| 3825 50 00 | Wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids | 10% | 0%, 5% or 18% | kg |
| 3825 61 00 | Mainly containing organic constituents | 10% | 0%, 5% or 18% | kg |
| 3825 69 00 | Other | 10% | 0%, 5% or 18% | kg |
| 3825 90 00 | Other | 10% | 0%, 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 9 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
- Restricted: 9 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 0%, 5% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 0%, 12% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 118 | Municipal waste, sewage sludge, clinical waste | Nil |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 111 | Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included [except municipal waste; sewage sludge; other wastes specified in Note 6 to this Chapter.] | 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 | 0%, 12% or 18% | 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 0%, 5% or 18% | 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3825 | Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other wastes specified in Note 6 to this Chapter | 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: 9 tariff items
China: the same goods (3825)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 11 in force and 11 expired under 3825. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3825.10.00.00 | Municipal waste城市垃圾 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
| 3825.20.00.00 | Sewage sludge下水道淤泥 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
| 3825.30.00.00 | Medical waste医疗废物 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
| 3825.41.00.00 | Waste organic solvents, halogenated废卤化物的有机溶剂 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
| 3825.49.00.00 | Other waste organic solvents其他废有机溶剂 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
| 3825.50.00.00 | Waste pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids and brake fluids废的金属酸洗液、液压油及制动油 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
| 3825.61.00.00 | Chemical waste, consisting mainly of organic constituents主要含有有机成分的化工废物 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
| 3825.69.00.20 | Waste of doped gallium nitride, gallium oxide, gallium phosphide, gallium arsenide, indium gallium arsenide, gallium selenide, gallium antimonide, zinc germanium phosphide, germanium dioxide, germanium tetrachloride经掺杂的氮化镓、氧化镓、磷化镓、砷化镓、铟镓砷、硒化镓、锑化镓、磷锗锌、二氧化锗、四氯化锗废物 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 39 |
| 3825.69.00.90 | Other waste from chemical or allied industries其他化学工业及相关工业的废物 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
| 3825.90.00.10 | Concentrated molasses fermentation liquor浓缩糖蜜发酵液 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | AR |
| 3825.90.00.90 | Other chemical by-products and waste, not elsewhere specified or included其他商品编号未列名化工副产品及废物 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
- 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.
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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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.