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HSN Code 28044010: Medicinal grade

HSN 2804 40 10 is medicinal grade, a tariff item of heading 2804 (hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals). GST: 5% / 18%. Basic customs duty: 5%. Export policy: Free; RoDTEP 0.7% of FOB value.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 2026Heading 2804Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
GST rate5% / 18%

More than one entry reaches this code. The description of the goods decides the rate.

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate) · 5 entries
Basic customs duty5%

Standard rate, unit kg..

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 28
Export policyFree

No export authorisation needed.

ITC(HS) 2022 · Schedule 2
RoDTEP0.7%

Of FOB value, exports from the domestic tariff area. AA, SEZ and EOU exports: 0.4%. Up to 31 December 2026.

Appendix 4R · w.e.f. 10 Oct 2024
Classification

Where HSN 2804 40 10 Sits

Use the eight-digit code on the bill of entry, the shipping bill and, where your turnover requires it, on the GST invoice. The first four digits are the heading; the last four narrow it to this line.

Chapter
28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes
Heading
2804 · Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals
Group
Oxygen
Tariff item
2804 40 10 · Medicinal grade
Unit
kg.
GST

GST Rate on HSN 2804 40 10

GST on goods is fixed by the entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025 and amended up to 30 April 2026. The entries below are the ones that reach this code. Match the goods to the description in the entry before you invoice.

GST rateEntryCodes namedGoods covered by the entry
5%Schedule I, S. No. 2122804 40 10Medical grade oxygen
5%Schedule I, S. No. 21028Thorium oxalate, Enriched KBF4 (enriched potassium fluroborate), Enriched elemental boron, Nuclear fuel (chapter-wide entry)
5%Schedule I, S. No. 21128Anaesthetics, Potassium Iodate, Iodine, Steam (chapter-wide entry)
5%Schedule I, S. No. 22128 or 38Micronutrients, which are covered under serial number 1(g) of Schedule 1, Part (A) of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 and are manufactured by the manufacturers which are registered under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 (chapter-wide entry)
18%Schedule II, S. No. 3528All inorganic chemicals [other than those specified in notification No.10/2025- Central Tax (Rate) dated 17th September 2025 or other Schedules of this notification] (chapter-wide entry)
18%Schedule II, S. No. 639Any ChapterGoods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry)

Goods that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.

Import

Customs Duty on HSN 2804 40 10

An import pays basic customs duty at the tariff rate, social welfare surcharge at 10% of that duty (unless exempted for the goods), and IGST at the GST rate on the value plus both duties.

Basic customs duty at
Social welfare surcharge, 10% of the duty
IGST at on value plus both
Total duty and tax
As a share of the value

Standard rates only: no exemption notification, anti-dumping or safeguard duty, or trade-agreement rate is applied, and the surcharge is taken at 10% although some goods are exempted from it. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.

Export

Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 2804 40 10

Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. Appendix 4R gives RoDTEP at 0.7% of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area and 0.4% for Advance Authorisation, SEZ and EOU exports. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.

  1. Current RoDTEP schedule takes effectAppendix 4R and 4RE notified by Notification 32/2024-25.
  2. All rates and caps limited to 50%Notification 60/2025-26, with immediate effect.
  3. Full rates restoredNotification 66/2025-26 and its corrigendum: the rates of 22 February 2026 apply again from 23 March.
  4. Scheme continued to 30 September 2026Notification 74/2025-26, rates unchanged.
  5. Scheme continued to 31 December 2026Notification 41/2026-27: rates and caps as on 30 September 2026 continue.
Same heading

Other Codes Under HSN 2804

Tariff itemDescriptionBasic customs duty
2804 10 00Hydrogen5%
2804 21 00Argon5%
2804 29 10HeliumOther5%
2804 29 90OtherOther5%
2804 30 00Nitrogen5%
2804 40 10Medicinal gradeOxygen5%
2804 40 90OtherOxygen5%
2804 50 10BoronBoron; tellurium5%
2804 50 20TelluriumBoron; telluriumFree
2804 61 00Containing by weight not less than 99.99% of siliconFree
2804 69 00OtherFree
2804 70 10Phosphorus, blackPhosphorus5%
2804 70 20Phosphorus, redPhosphorus5%
2804 70 30Phosphorus, white or yellowPhosphorus5%
2804 80 00Arsenic5%
2804 90 00SeleniumFree
Not shown on this page
  • The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1.
  • Exemption notifications, anti-dumping and safeguard duties, and preferential rates under trade agreements. The duty shown is the tariff rate.
  • The GST exemption notification. Goods exempt under it pay no GST even if a rate entry names the code.

Official documents behind this page

  1. Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
  2. Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
  3. ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
  4. Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, RoDTEP ScheduleDGFT, with effect from 10 October 2024 (Notification No. 32/2024-25); the 2026 changes are in Notifications 60, 66 and 74 of 2025-26 and 41 of 2026-27.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.

People also ask

Questions, answered

Short, direct answers to the 4 questions readers ask most on this topic.

HSN 2804 40 10 is the tariff item for medicinal grade, under heading 2804 (Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals) of Chapter 28.

The entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) that reach this code give 5% / 18%. The rate depends on the description in the entry.

The basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff is 5%. Social welfare surcharge at 10% of the duty and IGST at the GST rate are added. An exemption notification or a trade agreement can reduce the duty actually payable.

Yes. Appendix 4R lists the code at 0.7% of FOB value. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.