HSN 2939 — Alkaloids

Description: ALKALOIDS, NATURAL OR REPRODUCED BY SYNTHESIS, AND THEIR SALTS, ETHERS, ESTERS AND OTHER DERIVATIVES

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 293911 — CONCENTRATES OF POPPY STRAW, BUPRENORPHINE (INN), CODEINE, DIHYDROCODE
  • 293919 — OTHER
  • 293920 — ALKALOID OF CINCHONA AND THEIR DERIVATIVES, SALTS THEREOF:
  • 293930 — CAFFEINE AND ITS SALTS
  • 293941 — EPHEDRINE AND ITS SALTS
  • 293942 — PSEUDOEPHEDRINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS
  • 293943 — CATHINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS
  • 293944 — NOREPHEDRINE AND ITS SALTS
  • 293945 — LEVOMETAMFETAMINE, METAMFETAMINE (INN), METAMFETAMINE RACEMATE AND THE
  • 293949 — OTHER
  • 293951 — FENETYLLINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS
  • 293959 — OTHER
  • 293961 — ERGOMETRINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS :
  • 293962 — ERGOTAMINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS :
  • 293963 — LYSERGIC ACID AND ITS SALTS
  • 293969 — OTHER
  • 293972 — COCAINE, ECGONINE, SALTS, ESTERS AND OTHER DERIVATIVES THEREOF
  • 293979 — Other
  • 293980 — OTHER

Related codes in this heading

  • 293911 — CONCENTRATES OF POPPY STRAW, BUPRENORPHINE (INN), CODEINE, DIHYDROCODE
  • 293919 — OTHER
  • 293920 — ALKALOID OF CINCHONA AND THEIR DERIVATIVES, SALTS THEREOF:
  • 293930 — CAFFEINE AND ITS SALTS
  • 293941 — EPHEDRINE AND ITS SALTS
  • 293942 — PSEUDOEPHEDRINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS
  • 293943 — CATHINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS
  • 293944 — NOREPHEDRINE AND ITS SALTS
  • 293945 — LEVOMETAMFETAMINE, METAMFETAMINE (INN), METAMFETAMINE RACEMATE AND THE
  • 293949 — OTHER
  • 293951 — FENETYLLINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS
  • 293959 — OTHER
  • 293961 — ERGOMETRINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS :
  • 293962 — ERGOTAMINE (INN) AND ITS SALTS :
  • 293963 — LYSERGIC ACID AND ITS SALTS
  • 293969 — OTHER
  • 293972 — COCAINE, ECGONINE, SALTS, ESTERS AND OTHER DERIVATIVES THEREOF
  • 293979 — Other
  • 293980 — OTHER
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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