HSN 98 — Project Imports

Description: PROJECT IMPORTS, LABORATORY CHEMICALS, PASSENGERS BAGGAGE, PERSONAL IMPORTATIONS BY AIR OR POST, SHIP STORES

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

Check import duty for this code

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

  • 9801 — ALL ITEMS OF MACHINERY INCLUDING PRIME MOVERS, INSTRUMENTS, APPARATUS
  • 9802 — LABORATORY CHEMICALS
  • 9803 — ALL DUTIABLE ARTICLES, IMPORTED BY A PASSENGER OR A MEMBER OF A CREW I
  • 9804 — ALL DUTIABLE GOODS IMPORTED FOR PERSONAL USE
  • 9805 — THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES OF STORES ON BOARD OF A VESSEL OR AIRCRAFT ON W
  • 9806 — ALL GOODS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKI
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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