All 8-Digit Codes Under HSN 3006
Classify the goods at eight digits before you quote a rate: the duty, the export policy and the RoDTEP rate are fixed line by line.
| Tariff item | Description | Basic customs duty | Export policy | RoDTEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3006 10 10 | Sterile, surgical catgut and similar sterile sutureSterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile… | 10% | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 10 20 | Sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents, sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbablematerials (including or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for wound closure | 10% | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 30 00 | Opacifying preprations for X -ray examinations; diagnostic | 10% | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 40 00 | Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements | 10% | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 50 00 | First-aid boxes and kits | 10% | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 60 10 | Based on hormonesChemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides | Free | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 60 20 | Based on other products of heading 2937Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides | Free | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 60 30 | Based on spermicidesChemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides | Free | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 70 00 | Gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical operations or physical examinations or as a coupling agent between the body and medical instruments | 10% | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 91 00 | Appliances identifiable for ostomy use | 10% | Free | 0.7% |
| 3006 92 00 | Waste pharmaceuticals | 10% | Free | 0.5% |
| 3006 93 00 | Placebos and blinded (or double -blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses | 10% | Free | 0.5% |
Basic customs duty is the standard rate in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act. An exemption notification or a trade agreement can lower the duty actually payable. RoDTEP is a percentage of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area.
GST Rate on HSN 3006
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 rate shown is the total: half is central tax and half is State tax on a sale within a State, and the whole is charged as IGST on an inter-State sale or an import. Read the description in the entry, not only the code: the same heading can sit in two Schedules.
| GST rate | Entry | Codes named | Goods covered by the entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 232 | 3002, 3006 | Animal or Human Blood Vaccines |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 236 | 3006 | Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter i.e. Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable; Waste pharmaceuticals (other than contraceptives); Ostomy appliances including pouch or flange, stoma adhesive… |
| 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) |
Goods of this heading that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.
Customs Duty on HSN 3006
An import pays three things: 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. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.
- 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.
Whether an import is Free, Restricted or Prohibited is set line by line in ITC(HS) Schedule 1 (Import Policy), read with its General Notes on standards, quarantine and packaging. That policy line is not reproduced on this page; check it before you place the order.
Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 3006
Under Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 the 12 tariff items are marked: 12 Free. “Free” means no export authorisation is needed; a Restricted item needs one from DGFT, and an STE item moves only through the named State trading enterprise.
RoDTEP is notified for 12 of the 12 tariff items, at 0.5–0.7% of FOB value (Appendix 4R, for exports from the domestic tariff area). The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026 at the rates in force on 30 September 2026.
The rate was cut by half for one month in 2026 and then restored. A shipping bill dated from 23 February to 22 March 2026 carries the reduced rate.
- 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.
- The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1. Check it before you place an order.
- 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 the heading is named in a rate entry.
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 with the official source before you act on it.