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HS 3908 10 21Flake (chip)

Plastics and articles thereof › Polyamides in primary forms › Polyamide -6, -11,-12, -6, 6, -6, 9,-6, 10 or -6, 12

Customs duty
10%
Tariff rate
GST now
18%
or 5% for some goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
6.5%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate10%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)18%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs0%Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Korea CEPA0%South Korea
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs0%Oman
India–Singapore CECA0%Singapore
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
India–Thailand Early Harvest Scheme0%Thailand
India–UAE CEPA0%United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
ASEAN–India FTA5%Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
India–Malaysia CECA5%Malaysia
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for imports of this item.

"Ensure compliance of CBIC instructions no.21/2025-customs dated 02.07.2025 regarding verification of proof of registration on the 'centralized epr portal for plastic packaging'ensure compliance of CBIC circular 23/2023-CUS DT 30-09-23 for mandatory additional qualifiers in import declarations for commodities under CH 28,29,32,39 and cth 3808 as stipulated in para 4.1 and 4.2 wef 15-10-23**"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Free.
Notes on these rates
  • BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
  • IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
  • AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
  • AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
  • Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
  • This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
  • This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.

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%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 114All goods i.e. polymers; Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters; polyamides; Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes; silicones; Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included; Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included; in primary forms18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 319Paper Sacks/Bags and bio-degradable bags5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%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
3908Polyamides in primary forms1.2%—

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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 1.3% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.8% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for exports of this item.

*AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION,THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE.IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 3908 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (3908 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 3 expired under 3908 10. 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
3908.10.11.01Polyamide-6,6 chips聚酰胺-6,6切片6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6.5%13%13%None
3908.10.11.90Modified polyamide-6,6 chips改性聚酰胺-6,6切片6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6.5%13%13%None
3908.10.12.00Polyamide-6 chips聚酰胺-6切片6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6.5%13%13%None
3908.10.19.00Other polyamide chips其他聚酰胺切片6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6.5%13%13%None
3908.10.90.00Other polyamide-6,6, etc., in primary forms其他初级形状的聚酰胺-6,6等6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6.5%13%13%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

3908.10.11Polyamide-6,6 in chips

3908.10.11.01Polyamide-6,6 chips聚酰胺-6,6切片
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
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
  • 3.Sliced or not是否切片
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
  • 6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
  • 7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.Model型号
  • 10.Date of contract签约日期
  • 11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
  • 12.GTIN
  • 13.CAS
  • 14.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%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Serbia
2.6%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
4.9%
Brunei
4.9%
Cambodia
4.9%
Laos
4.9%
Malaysia
4.9%
New Zealand
5.2%
Singapore
4.9%
Thailand
4.9%
Vietnam
4.9%
Indonesia
4.9%
Philippines
4.9%
Myanmar
4.9%
CIQ codes
  • 3908101101999Polyamide-6,6 chips聚酰胺-6,6切片
3908.10.11.90Modified polyamide-6,6 chips改性聚酰胺-6,6切片

Modified polyamide-6,6 chips, with glass fibre, minerals, toughening agents, flame retardants, compounded by twin-screw extruder经螺杆二次混炼加入玻璃纤维、矿物质、增韧剂、阻燃剂的改性聚酰胺6,6切片

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
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
  • 3.Sliced or not是否切片
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
  • 6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
  • 7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.Model型号
  • 10.Date of contract签约日期
  • 11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
  • 12.GTIN
  • 13.CAS
  • 14.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%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Serbia
2.6%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
4.9%
Brunei
4.9%
Cambodia
4.9%
Laos
4.9%
Malaysia
4.9%
New Zealand
5.2%
Singapore
4.9%
Thailand
4.9%
Vietnam
4.9%
Indonesia
4.9%
Philippines
4.9%
Myanmar
4.9%
CIQ codes
  • 3908101190999Modified polyamide-6,6 chips (modified polyamide-6,6 chips with glass fiber, minerals, toughening agents, and flame retardants added through secondary screw mixing)改性聚酰胺-6,6切片(经螺杆二次混炼加入玻璃纤维、矿物质、增韧剂、阻燃剂的改性聚酰胺-6,6切片)

3908.10.12Polyamide-6 chips

3908.10.12.00Polyamide-6 chips聚酰胺-6切片

Nylon 6 chips锦纶6切片

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
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
  • 3.Sliced or not是否切片
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
  • 6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
  • 7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.Model型号
  • 10.Date of contract签约日期
  • 11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
  • 12.GTIN
  • 13.CAS
  • 14.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
2.6%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
4.9%
Brunei
4.9%
Cambodia
4.9%
Laos
4.9%
Malaysia
4.9%
New Zealand
5.2%
Singapore
4.9%
Thailand
4.9%
Vietnam
4.9%
Indonesia
4.9%
Philippines
4.9%
Myanmar
4.9%
CIQ codes
  • 3908101200999Polyamide-6 chips聚酰胺-6切片(锦纶6切片)

3908.10.19Chips of polyamide-11, -12, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12

3908.10.19.00Other polyamide chips其他聚酰胺切片

Incl. polyamides 11; 12; 6,9; 6,10; 6,12包括聚酰胺 11;12;6,9;6,10;6,12

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
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
  • 3.Sliced or not是否切片
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
  • 6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
  • 7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.Model型号
  • 10.Date of contract签约日期
  • 11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
  • 12.GTIN
  • 13.CAS
  • 14.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
2.6%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Serbia
2.6%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
5%
Brunei
5%
Cambodia
5%
Laos
5%
Malaysia
5%
New Zealand
5%
Singapore
5%
Thailand
5%
Vietnam
5%
Indonesia
5%
Philippines
5%
Myanmar
5%
CIQ codes
  • 3908101900999Other polyamide chips (including polyamide-11; -12; -6,9; -6,10; -6,12)其他聚酰胺切片(包括聚酰胺-11;-12;-6,9;-6,10;-6,12)
3908.10.19.10Nylon 11, nylon 12 chips (i.e., polyamide-11; -12 chips)尼龙11、尼龙12切片(即聚酰胺 -11; -12切片 )Expired

Polyamide-11; -12 chips即聚酰胺 -11; -12切片

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.

China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
3%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
3.1%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3908101910999Nylon 11 or nylon 12 chips (polyamide-11 or -12 chips)尼龙11、尼龙12切片(即聚酰胺-11;-12切片)
3908.10.19.90Polyamide-6 chips, etc. (incl. polyamide-6,9; -6,10; -6,12)聚酰胺-6切片等(包括聚酰胺-6,9;-6,10;-6,12 )Expired
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.

China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
3%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
3.1%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
3908.10.19.99Polyamide-6,9 in chips or similar forms聚酰胺-6,9切片等Expired

Including polyamide-6,9;-6,10;-6,12包括聚酰胺-6,9;-6,10;-6,12

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.

China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
3%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
3.1%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
CIQ codes
  • 3908101999999Polyamide-6,9 chips, etc. (incl. polyamide-6,9; -6,10; -6,12)聚酰胺-6,9切片等(包括聚酰胺-6,9;-6,10;-6,12)

3908.10.90Other polyamides in primary forms, of nylon-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12

3908.10.90.00Other polyamide-6,6, etc., in primary forms其他初级形状的聚酰胺-6,6等

Incl. polyamide 6; 6,9; 6,10; 6,12; 11; 12包括聚酰胺6;6,9;6,10;6,12;11;12

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
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 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.Appearance (shape; colour, etc.)外观(形状;颜色等)
  • 3.Sliced or not是否切片
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Type and proportion of monomer units单体单元的种类和比例
  • 6.Source of base material (recycled material, bottle flakes, virgin material, off-grade material, etc.)底料来源(再生料、瓶片料、新料、副牌料等)
  • 7.Grade (genuine, non-genuine)级别(正品、非正品)
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.Model型号
  • 10.Date of contract签约日期
  • 11.Application (film grade, injection grade, blow moulding grade, extrusion grade, wire drawing grade, electrical)用途(薄膜级、注射级、吹塑级、注塑级、拉丝级、电)
  • 12.GTIN
  • 13.CAS
  • 14.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%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
5%
Brunei
5%
Cambodia
5%
Laos
5%
Malaysia
5%
New Zealand
5%
Singapore
5%
Thailand
5%
Vietnam
5%
Indonesia
5%
Philippines
5%
Myanmar
5%
CIQ codes
  • 3908109000999Other polyamides-6,6, etc., in primary forms (including polyamides-6; -6,9; -6,10; -6,12; -11; -12)其他初级形状的聚酰胺-6,6等(包括聚酰胺-6;-6,9;-6,10;-6,12;-11;-12)

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