Heading · Chapter 39 · Section VII, Plastics and articles thereof
HS 3912Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms
Plastics and articles thereof
- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 23 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 5% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 5.9% to 6.5%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this heading
6 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 23 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: 23 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%.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 114 | All 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 forms | 18% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 319 | Paper Sacks/Bags and bio-degradable bags | 5% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3912 | Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms | 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: 23 tariff items
China: the same goods (3912)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 6 in force and 3 expired under 3912. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3912.11.00.00 | Cellulose acetates, not plasticized, in primary forms初级形状的未塑化醋酸纤维素 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 3912.12.00.00 | Cellulose acetates, plasticized, in primary forms初级形状的已塑化醋酸纤维素 | 5.9%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 3912.20.00.00 | Cellulose nitrates, in primary forms初级形状的硝酸纤维素 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 3912.31.00.00 | Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts, in primary forms初级形状的羧甲基纤维素及其盐 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 3912.39.00.00 | Other cellulose ethers, in primary forms初级形状的其他纤维素醚 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 3912.90.00.00 | Other cellulose, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms初级形状的其他未列名的纤维素 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 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.
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.