Classification
Where HSN 3003 90 90 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
- 30 · Pharmaceutical products
- Heading
- 3003 · Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
- Group
- Bovine albumin and drugs of animal origin, merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome), calcium sennoside, anaesthetic agents used in human or veterinary medicine or surgery, aluminium hydroxide gel
- Tariff item
- 3003 90 90 · Other
- Unit
- kg.
- Preferential rate
- 10%
GST
GST Rate on HSN 3003 90 90
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 rate | Entry | Codes named | Goods covered by the entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 233 | 3003 | Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale, including Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, homoeopathic or Bio-chemic systems medicaments |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 224 | 2906 11 10, 30, 3301 | Following goods from Natural Menthol namely:- (a) Menthol and menthol crystals, (b) Peppermint (Mentha Oil), (c) Fractionated / de-terpenated mentha oil (DTMO) (d) De-mentholised oil (DMO), (e) Spearmint oil (f) Mentha piperita oil (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 225 | 30 | Insulin, Cyclosporin, Desferrioxamine injection or deferiprone, Oral re-hydration salts (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 226 | 30 or any Chapter | All Drugs and medicines including their salts and esters and diagnostic test kits; formulations manufactured from bulk drugs [other Central Tax (Rate) dated 17th September, 2025] (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 227 | 30 | Diagnostic kits for detection of all types of hepatitis (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 228 | 30 | Medicaments (including veterinary medicaments) used in bio-chemic systems (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 229 | 30 | Medicaments (including those used in Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathic or Bio-chemic systems), manufactured exclusively in accordance with the formulae described in the authoritative books specified in the First Schedule to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) or Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India or the United States of America or the United Kingdom or the German Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia, as the case may be, and sold under the name as specified in such books or pharmacopoeia (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 38 | 29061190, 30, 3301 | Following goods made from other than natural menthol, namely:- (a) Menthol and menthol crystals, (b) Peppermint (Mentha Oil) (c) Fractionated / de-terpenated mentha oil (DTMO) (d) De-mentholised oil (DMO) (e) Spearmint oil (f) Mentha piperita oil (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 639 | Any Chapter | Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry) |
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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 3003 90 90
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 3003 90 90
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.
- Current RoDTEP schedule takes effectAppendix 4R and 4RE notified by Notification 32/2024-25.
- All rates and caps limited to 50%Notification 60/2025-26, with immediate effect.
- Full rates restoredNotification 66/2025-26 and its corrigendum: the rates of 22 February 2026 apply again from 23 March.
- Scheme continued to 30 September 2026Notification 74/2025-26, rates unchanged.
- Scheme continued to 31 December 2026Notification 41/2026-27: rates and caps as on 30 September 2026 continue.
Same heading
Other Codes Under HSN 3003
| Tariff item | Description | Basic customs duty |
|---|---|---|
| 3003 10 00 | Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives | 10% |
| 3003 20 00 | Other, containing antibiotics | 10% |
| 3003 31 00 | Containing insulin | 10% |
| 3003 39 00 | Other | 10% |
| 3003 41 00 | Containing ephedrine or its salts | 10% |
| 3003 42 00 | Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts | 10% |
| 3003 43 00 | Containing norephedrine or its salts | 10% |
| 3003 49 00 | Other | 10% |
| 3003 60 00 | Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Sub-heading Note 2 to this Chapter | See tariff |
| 3003 90 11 | Of Ayurvedic systemAyurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathic or Bio-chemic systems medicaments | 10% |
| 3003 90 12 | Of Unani systemAyurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathic or Bio-chemic systems medicaments | 10% |
| 3003 90 13 | Of Siddha systemAyurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathic or Bio-chemic systems medicaments | 10% |
| 3003 90 14 | Of Homoeopathic systemAyurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathic or Bio-chemic systems medicaments | 10% |
| 3003 90 15 | Of Bio-chemic systemAyurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathic or Bio-chemic systems medicaments | 10% |
| 3003 90 21 | Menthol crystalsMenthol crystals and milk of magnesia | 10% |
| 3003 90 22 | Milk of magnesiaMenthol crystals and milk of magnesia | 10% |
| 3003 90 31 | Bovine albumin and drugs of animal originBovine albumin and drugs of animal origin, merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome), calcium… | 10% |
| 3003 90 32 | Merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome)Bovine albumin and drugs of animal origin, merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome), calcium… | 10% |
| 3003 90 33 | Calcium sennosideBovine albumin and drugs of animal origin, merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome), calcium… | 10% |
| 3003 90 34 | Anaesthetic agents used in human or veterinary medicine or surgeryBovine albumin and drugs of animal origin, merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome), calcium… | 10% |
| 3003 90 35 | Aluminium hydroxide gelBovine albumin and drugs of animal origin, merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome), calcium… | 10% |
| 3003 90 36 | KetamineBovine albumin and drugs of animal origin, merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome), calcium… | 10% |
| 3003 90 90 | OtherBovine albumin and drugs of animal origin, merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome), calcium… | 10% |
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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
- 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.
- Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2025, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
- ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
- 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 or speak to our CA team before you act on it.