Customs Tariff
CHAPTER 38
Miscellaneous chemical products
NOTES:
1. This Chapter does not cover:
(a) separate chemically defined elements or compounds with the exception of the following :
(1) artificial graphite (heading 3801);
(2) insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting pro-ducts and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up as described in heading 3808;
(3) products put up as charges for fire-extinguishers or put up in fire-extinguishing grenades (heading 3813);
(4) certified reference materials specified in Note 2 below;
(5) products specified in Note 3 (a) or 3 (c) below;
(b) mixtures of chemicals with foodstuffs or other substances with nutritive value, of a kind used in the preparation of human foodstuffs (generally, heading 2106);
(c) products of heading 2404;
(d) slag, ash and residues (including sludges, other than sewage sludge), containing metals, arsenic or their mixtures and meeting the requirements of Note 3 (a) or 3(b) to Chapter 26 (heading 2620);
(e) medicaments (Heading 3003 or 3004);
(f) spent catalysts of a kind used for the extraction of base metals or for the manufacture of chemical compounds of base metals (heading 2620), spent catalysts of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (heading 7112) or catalysts consisting of metals or metal alloys in the form of, for example, finely divided powder or woven gauze (Section XIV or XV).
2. (A) For the purpose of heading 3822, the expression “certified reference materials” means reference materials which are accompanied by a certificate which indicates the values of the certified properties, the methods used to determine these values and the degree of certainty associated with each value and which are suitable for analytical, calibrating or referencing purposes.
(B) With the exception of the products of Chapter 28 or 29, for the classification of certified reference materials, heading 3822 shall take precedence over any other heading in the Schedule.
3. Heading 3824 includes the following goods which are not to be classified in any other heading of this Schedule:
(a) cultured crystals (other than optical elements) weighing not less than 2.5 g each, of magnesium oxide or of the halides of the alkali or alkaline-earth metals;
(b) fusel oil; Dippel’s oil;
(c) ink removers put up in packings for retail sale;
(d) Stencil correctors, other correcting fluids and correction tapes (other than those of heading 9612), put up in packings for retail sale; and;
(e) ceramic firing testers, fusible (for example, seger cones).
4. Throughout the Schedule, “municipal waste” means waste of a kind collected from households, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, shops, offices, etc., road and pavement sweepings, as well as construction and demolition waste. Municipal waste generally contains a large variety of materials such as plastics, rubber, wood, paper, textiles, glass, metals, food materials, broken furniture and other damaged or discarded articles. The term “municipal waste”, however, does not cover:
(a) individual materials or articles segregated from the waste, for example wastes of plastics, rubber, wood, paper, textiles, glass or metals, electrical and electronic waste and scrap (including spent batteries) which fall in their appropriate headings of the Nomenclature;
(b) industrial waste;
(c) waste pharmaceuticals, as defined in Note 4(k) to Chapter 30; or
(d) clinical waste, as defined in Note 6(a) below.
5. For the purposes of heading 3825, “sewage sludge” means sludge arising from urban effluent treatment plant and includes pre-treatment waste, scourings and unstablised sludge. Stablised sludge when suitable for use as fertiliser is excluded (Chapter 31).
6. For the purposes of heading 3825, the expression “other wastes” applies to:
(a) clinical waste, that is, contaminted waste arising from medical research, diagnosis, treatment or other medical, surgical, dental or veterinary procedures, which often contain pathogens and pharmaceutical substances and require special disposal procedures (for example, soiled dressings, used gloves and used syringes);
(b) waste organic solvents;
(c) wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freezing fluids; and
(d) other wastes from chemical or allied industries.
The expression “other wastes” does not, however, cover wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (heading 2710).
7. For the purposes of heading 3826, the term “biodiesel” means mono-alkyl esters of fatty acids of a kind used as a fuel, derived from animal or vegetable or microbial fats and oils whether or not used.
Sub-heading Notes :
1. Sub-headings 3808 52 and 3808 59 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing one or more of the following substances: alachlor (ISO); aldicarb (ISO); aldrin (ISO); azinphos-methyl (ISO); binapacryl (ISO); camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene); captafol (ISO); carbofuran (ISO); chlordane (ISO); chlordimeform (ISO); chlorobenzilate (ISO); DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (pchlorophenyl) (ethane); dieldrin (ISO, INN); 4,6- dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC (ISO)) or its salts; dinoseb (ISO), its salts or its esters; endosulfan (ISO); ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane); ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2- dichloroethane); fluoroacetamide (ISO); heptachlor (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlo- rocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); mercury compounds; methamidophos (ISO); monocrotophos (ISO); oxirane (ethylene oxide); parathion (ISO); parathion-methyl (ISO) (methyl-parathion); pentachlorophenol (ISO), its salts or its esters; perfluorooctane sulphonic acid and its salts; perfluorooctane sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; phosphamidon (ISO); 2,4,5-T (ISO) (2,4,5- trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), its salts or its esters; tributyltin compounds; trichlorfon (ISO).
2. Sub-headings 3808 61 to 3808 69 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing alpha- cypermethrin (ISO), bendiocarb (ISO), bifenthrin (ISO), chlorfenapyr (ISO), cyfluthrin (ISO), deltamethrin (INN, ISO), etofenprox (INN), fenitrothion (ISO), lambda-cyhalothrin (ISO), malathion (ISO), pirimiphos- methyl (ISO) or propoxur (ISO).
3.
Sub-headings 3824 81 to 3824 89 cover only mixtures and preparations
containing one or more of the following substances: oxirane (ethylene oxide); polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs); polychlori- nated biphenyls (PCBs); polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs); tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate; aldrin (ISO); camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene); chlordane (ISO); chlordecone (ISO);
DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN); 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)ethane);
dieldrin (ISO, INN); endosulfan (ISO); endrin (ISO); hep- tachlor (ISO); mirex (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); pentachlorobenzene (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts; perfluorooctane
sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta-or octabromodiphenyl ethers; short-chain chlorinated paraffins.
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins are mixtures of
compounds, with a chlorination degree of more than 48% by weight, with the following molecular formula: CxH(2x-y+2)Cly, where x=10-13 and y= 1-13.
4. For the purposes of tariff items 3825 41 00 and 3825 49 00, "waste organic solvents"are wastes containing mainly organic solvents, not fit for further use as presented as primary products, whether or not intended for recovery of solvents.';
Supplementary Notes:
1. Tariff item 3808 91 41 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 91 : Acephate (ISO) conforming to IS-12915; Cartap Hydrochloride (ISO) conforming to IS-14159; Imidacloprid (ISO) conforming to IS-15443; 1[Acetamiprid (ISO) conforming to IS-15981; Afidopyropen conforming to IS 18873; Alphacypermethrin conforming to IS 15616; Azadirachtin (Neem products) conforming to IS 14299; Beta cyfluthrin conforming to IS 14156; Carbosulfan conforming to IS 14940; Chlorpyriphos conforming to IS 8963; Chlorpyriphos methyl conforming to IS 15693; Cyfluthrin conforming to IS 14156; Cyphenothrin conforming to IS 15978; Deltamethrin (Decamethrin) conforming to IS 12005; Dicofol conforming to IS 5278; Diflubenzuron conforming to IS 14185; D-trans allethrin conforming to IS 13146; Ethion conforming to IS 10369; Ethofenprox (Etofenprox) conforming to IS 14249; Ethylene dichloride and Carbon tetrachloride mixture conforming to IS 634; Fenitrothion conforming to IS 5280; Fenpropathrin conforming to IS 15161; Fenvalerate conforming to IS 12003; Fipronil conforming to IS 18389; Fluvalinate conforming to IS 13097; Imiprothrin conforming to IS 16921; Indoxacarb conforming to IS 15984; Lambdacyhalothrin conforming to IS 14509; Malathion conforming to IS 1832; Methomyl conforming to IS 15614; Novaluron conforming to IS 17125; OxydemetonMethyl conforming to IS 8258; Phenthoate conforming to IS 8293; Phosalone conforming to IS 8488; Primiphos-methyl conforming to IS 13080; Profenophos conforming to IS 15238; Pyriproxyfen conforming to IS 16141; Spiromesifen conforming to IS 16674; Temephos conforming to IS 8701; Thiacloprid conforming to IS 16710; Thiodicarb conforming to IS 16956; Thiomethoxam conforming to IS 15983; Triazophos conforming to IS 14936; Zinc Phosphide conforming to IS 1251.] [helldodold[Acetamiprid (ISO) conforming to IS-15981.]helldod]
1[2. Tariff item 3808 91 42 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 91:
(a) with content by mass greater than 90% : Chlorentraniliprole (ISO); Buprofezin (ISO); Flubendiamide (ISO); Emamectin Benzoate (ISO); Abamectin; Bendiocarb; Benfuracarb; Benzpyrimoxam; Broflanilide; Chlorfenopyr; Chlorfluazuron; Chromafenozide; Clothianidin; Cyantraniliprole; Cyclaniliprole; Cyenopyrafen; Cyflumetofen; Diafenthiuron; Dinotefuron; Etoxazole; Fenazaquin; Fenobucarb (BPMC); Fenpyroximate; Flonicamid; Flufenoxuron; Flufenzine; Flupyradifurone; Fluxametamide; Hexythiazox; Isocycloseram; Lufenuron; Metaflumizone; Metaldehyde; Methoxyfenazide; Metofluthrin; Milbemectin; Permethrin; Prallethrin; Propergite; Propoxur; Pymetrozin; Pyrethrin (pyrethrum); Pyridaben; Pyridalyl; Pyrifluquinazon; Renofluthrin; S-bioallethrin; Spinetoram; Spinosad; Spirotetramat; Sulfoxaflor; Teflubenzuron; Tolfenpyrad; Transfluthrin; Triflumezopyrim.
(b) with content by mass greater than 60%: Propetamphos; Tetraniliprole; Thiocyclam hydrogen oxalate.]
[helldodold[2. Tariff item 3808 91 42 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 91 with content by mass greater than 90% : Chlorentraniliprole (ISO); Buprofezin (ISO); Flubendiamide (ISO); Emamectin Benzoate (ISO).]helldod]
3. Tariff item 3808 91 51 covers only mixtures and preparations of goods of sub-heading 3808 91, containing one or more of the following : Acephate (ISO) conforming to IS-12916; Cartap Hydrochloride (ISO) conforming to IS-14183; Imidacloprid (ISO) conforming to IS-15335; Acetamiprid (ISO) conforming to IS-16328.
4. Tariff item 3808 91 52 covers only mixtures and preparations of goods of sub-heading 3808 91 with content by mass greater than 90%, containing one or more of the following : Chlorentraniliprole (ISO); Buprofezin (ISO); Flubendiamide (ISO); Emamectin Benzoate (ISO).
5. Tariff item 3808 92 60 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 92 :1[Carbendazim (ISO) conforming to IS-8445; Bitertanol conforming to IS 13330; Captan conforming to IS 14251; Carboxin conforming to IS 13110; Carpropamid conforming to IS 16706; Chlorothalonil conforming to IS 13132; Cuprous Oxide conforming to IS 1682; Cymoxanil conforming to IS 15600; Dithianon conforming to IS 12944; Dodine conforming to IS 13784; Edifenphos conforming to IS 8954; Hexaconazole conforming to IS 14549; Iprobenfos (Kitazin) conforming to IS 13788; Isoprothiolane conforming to IS 15163; Mancozeb conforming to IS 8707; Metalaxyl-M conforming to IS 13458; Penconazole conforming to IS 15234; Propiconazole conforming to IS 15241; Tebuconazole conforming to IS 15165; Thiophanate-Methyl conforming to IS 14551; Triadimefon conforming to IS 13328; Tricyclazole conforming to IS 15982; Validamycin conforming to IS 17200; Ziram conforming to IS 3900.] [helldodold[Carbendazim (ISO) conforming to IS-8445.]helldod]
6. Tariff item 3808 92 70 covers only mixtures and preparations of goods of sub-heading 3808 92, containing one or more of the following : Carbendazim (ISO) conforming to IS-8446.
7. Tariff item 3808 93 61 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 93 : Pretilachlor (ISO) conforming to IS-15158; 1[Glyphosate (ISO) conforming to IS-12502; 2,4-D amine salt conforming to IS 1827; 2,4-D- ethyl ester conforming to IS 7233; 2,4-D sodium salt conforming to IS 1488; Anilophos conforming to IS 13402; Atrazine conforming to IS 12932; Bensulfuron methyl conforming to IS 17847; Butachlor conforming to IS 9356; Chlorimuron ethyl conforming to IS 15619; Clomazone conforming to IS 15409; Diclofop-methyl conforming to IS 14938; Diuron conforming to IS 8702; Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl conforming to IS 15232; Fluchloralin conforming to IS 8958; Glufosinate ammonium conforming to IS 15166; MCPA, amine salt conforming to IS 8494; Methabenzthiazuron conforming to IS 11007; Metolachlor conforming to IS 15229; Metribuzin conforming to IS 13332; Metsulfuron methyl conforming to IS 15615; Oxadiargyl conforming to IS 16708; Oxyfluorfen conforming to IS 14934; Pendimethalin conforming to IS 12685; Propanil conforming to IS 8071; Sulfosulfuron conforming to IS 16212; Thiobencarb (Benthiocarb) conforming to IS 12768; Triallate conforming to IS 9357.] [helldodold[Glyphosate (ISO) conforming to IS-12502.]helldod]
1[8. Tariff item 3808 93 62 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 93:
(a) with content by mass greater than 90%: Bispyribac sodium (ISO); Imazethapyr (ISO); 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid; Ametryn; Azimsulfuron; Beflubutamid; Bentazone; Bixlozone; Carfentrazone ethyl; Chlorpropham; Cinmethylene; Clethodim; Clodinafop-propargyl; Cyhalofop-butyl; Dazomet; Dicamba; Diclosulam; Dimethenamid-P; Ethafluralin; Ethoxysulfuron; Florasulam; Florpyrauxifen benzyl; Florpyrauxifen-benzyl; Fluazifop-p-butyl; Flucetosulfuron; Flufenacet; Flumioxazin; Fluroxypyr meptyl; Fomesafen; Glyphosate potassium salt; Halauxifen-methyl; Haloxyfop-P-methyl; Haloxyfop-R-methyl; Helosulfuron methyl; Hexazinone; Imazamox; Indaziflam; Iodosulfuron methyl sodium; Ipfencarbazone; Mesosulfuron methyl; Mesotrione; Metamifop; Metamitron; Orthosulfamuron; Oxadiazon; Paraquat dichloride; Penoxsulam; Pinoxaden; Propaquizafop; Pyrazosulfuron ethyl; Pyribenzoxim; Pyriftalid; Pyrithiobac sodium; Pyroxasulfon; Pyroxsulam; Quizalofop ethyl; Quizalofop-P-tefuryl; Saflufenacil; Sodium acifluorfen; Sulfentrazone; Tembotrione; Topramezone; Triafamone; Triasulfuron; Triclopyr acid; Triclopyr butotyl ester; Trifloxysulfuron sodium; Trifluralin.
(b) with content by mass greater than 60%: Indaziflam; Mesotrione.
(c) with content by mass greater than 40%: Paraquat dichloride.]
[helldodold[8. Tariff item 3808 93 62 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 93 with content by mass greater than 90% : Bispyribac sodium (ISO); Imazethapyr (ISO).]helldod]
9. Tariff item 3808 93 71 covers only mixtures and preparations of goods of sub-heading 3808 93, containing one or more of the following : Pretilachlor (ISO) conforming to IS-15160.
10. Tariff item 3808 93 72 covers only mixtures and preparations of goods of sub-heading 3808 93 with content by mass greater than 90%, containing one or more of the following : Bispyribac sodium (ISO); Imazethapyr (ISO).]
2[11. Tariff item 3808 92 80 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 92:
(a) with content by mass greater than 90%: Ametroctradin; Amisulbrom; Aureofungin; Azoxystrobin; Benalaxyl; Benalaxyl M; Boscalid; Buprimate; Copper sulphate pentahydrate; Cyazofamid; Cyflufenamide; Cyproconazole; Cyzofamide; Difenoconazole; Dimethomorph; Dinocap; Epoxyconazole; Famoxadone; Fenamidone; Fenoxanil; Fluopicolide; Fluopyram; Flusilazole; Fluxapyroxad; Fosetyl-Al; Iprodione; Iprovalicarb; Kresoxim Methyl; Lime Sulphur; Mandipropamid; Mefentrifluaconazole; Meptyldiinocop; Metiram; Metrafenone; Myclobutanil; Oxathiapiprolin; Pencycuron; Penflufen; Picoxystrobin; Polyoxin D Zinc salt; Prochloraz; Pydiflumetofen; Pyraclostrobin; Pyriofenone; Tetraconazole; Thifluzamide; Tribasic Copper Sulfate; Trifloxistrobin; Triticonazole; Valifenalate.
(b) with content by mass greater than 60%: Copper Hydroxide; Kasugamycin; Propamocarb hydrochloride; Propineb.
12. Tariff item 3808 93 41 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 93 : Alphanaphthyl Acetic Acid conforming to IS 13070; Chlormequat Chloride (CCC) conforming to IS 8961; Ethephon conforming to IS 14408; Mepiquate Chloride conforming to IS 16340.
13. Tariff item 3808 93 42 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 93 with content by mass greater than 90%: 1-Methyl Cyclopropene; 6-Benzyladenine; Cyclanilide; Forchlorfenuron; Paclobutrazol; Prohexadione Calcium; Sodium paranitrophinolate; Triacontanol.
14. Tariff item 3808 94 20 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 94:
(a) with content by mass greater than 90%: Dichloropropene and Dichloropropane mixture (DD mixture); Hydrogen cyanamide.
(b) with content by mass greater than 40%: Magnesium phosphide plates
15. Tariff item 3808 99 11 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 99: Bromadiolone conforming to IS 12914.
16. Tariff item 3808 99 12 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 99 with content by mass greater than 90%: Acequinocyl; Bifenazate; Brodifacoum; Coumachlor; Coumatetralyl; Flocoumafen; Fluazaindolizine; Fluensulfone; Gossyplure.]
1. Substituted Vide:- Section 103(b) of Finance Act 2025
2. Inserted Vide:- Section 103(b) of Finance Act 2025