HSN 09 — Coffee, Tea, Mate And Spices

Description: Coffee, tea, mate and spices

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Exports from India are zero-rated for GST and carry no export duty (except a small notified list). Pick the destination to estimate its import duty & VAT.

Sub-codes

  • 0901 — COFFEE, WHETHER OR NOT ROASTED OR DACAFFEINATED, COFFEE HUSKS AND SKIN
  • 0902 — TEA, WHETHER OR NOT FLAVOURED
  • 0903 — MATE
  • 0904 — PEPPER OF THE GENUS PIPER; DRIED OR CRUSHED OR GROUND FRUITS OF THE GE
  • 0905 — VANILLA
  • 0906 — CINNAMON AND CINNAMON-TREE FLOWERS
  • 0907 — CLOVES (WHOLE FRUIT, CLOVES AND STEMS)
  • 0908 — NUTMEG, MACE AND CARDAMOMS
  • 0909 — SEEDS OF ANISE, BADIAN, FENNEL, CORIANDER, CUMIN OR CARAWAY, JUNIPER B
  • 0910 — GINGER, SAFFRON, TURMERIC (CURCUMA), THYME, BAY LEAVES, CURRY AND OTHE
India import policy (DGFT ITC-HS)

Status: not in our table

DGFT's ITC-HS is the authority for 'Freely importable / Restricted / Prohibited / Canalised / STE'. Missing from our table is not the same as 'Free' — check DGFT before a filing.

Source: DGFT ITC-HS schedule (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.762611

Export incentive (RoDTEP / RoSCTL)

No recorded benefit for this HS code in our table. Many codes carry none at all — verify against DGFT's notification before quoting a benefit, because rates change annually.

Source: DGFT RoDTEP/RoSCTL notifications (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.764860

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - decision support only

no CBAM-relevant chapter by heading — still verify code-level CN scope

EU CBAM transitional reporting applied from 1 Oct 2023; the definitive carbon levy phase begins 1 Jan 2026 (subject to ongoing legislative changes).

Source: EU Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), Annex I (sector list) . reviewed 2026-10-16; CBAM is applied at CN-code level - verify the exact code.

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