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HSN Code 39219032: Flexible, lacquered

HSN 3921 90 32 is flexible, lacquered, a tariff item of heading 3921 (other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics). GST: 5% / 18%. Basic customs duty: 20%. Export policy: Free; RoDTEP 1.3% of FOB value.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 2026Heading 3921Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
GST rate5% / 18%

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

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate) · 2 entries
Basic customs duty20%

Standard rate, unit kg.. Set by the Finance Act 2025.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 39
Export policyFree

No export authorisation needed.

ITC(HS) 2022 · Schedule 2
RoDTEP1.3%

Of FOB value, exports from the domestic tariff area. AA, SEZ and EOU exports: 0.8%. Up to 31 December 2026.

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

Where HSN 3921 90 32 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
39 · Plastics and articles thereof
Heading
3921 · Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
Group
Of regenerated cellulose
Tariff item
3921 90 32 · Flexible, lacquered
Unit
kg.
GST

GST Rate on HSN 3921 90 32

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
18%Schedule II, S. No. 1223921Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
5%Schedule I, S. No. 31939, 48Paper Sacks/Bags and bio-degradable bags (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 3921 90 32

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 3921 90 32

Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. Appendix 4R gives RoDTEP at 1.3% of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area and 0.8% 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 3921

Tariff itemDescriptionBasic customs duty
3921 11 00Of polymers of styrene20%
3921 12 00Of polymers of vinyl chloride20%
3921 13 10FlexibleOf polyurethanes20%
3921 13 90OtherOf polyurethanes20%
3921 14 00Of regenerated cellulose20%
3921 19 00Of other plastics20%
3921 90 10ThermocolOther20%
3921 90 21Rigid, lacqueredOf polymers of vinyl chloride20%
3921 90 22Flexible, lacqueredOf polymers of vinyl chloride20%
3921 90 23Rigid, metallisedOf polymers of vinyl chloride20%
3921 90 24Flexible, metallisedOf polymers of vinyl chloride20%
3921 90 25Rigid, laminatedOf polymers of vinyl chloride20%
3921 90 26Flexible, laminatedOf polymers of vinyl chloride20%
3921 90 27Architectural membrane20%
3921 90 29OtherOf polymers of vinyl chloride20%
3921 90 31Rigid, lacqueredOf regenerated cellulose20%
3921 90 32Flexible, lacqueredOf regenerated cellulose20%
3921 90 33Rigid, metallisedOf regenerated cellulose20%
3921 90 34Flexible, metallisedOf regenerated cellulose20%
3921 90 35Rigid, laminatedOf regenerated cellulose20%
3921 90 36Flexible, laminatedOf regenerated cellulose20%
3921 90 39OtherOf regenerated cellulose20%
3921 90 91Rigid, lacqueredOther20%
3921 90 92Flexible, lacqueredOther20%
3921 90 93Rigid, metallisedOther20%
3921 90 94Flexible, metallisedOther20%
3921 90 95Rigid, laminatedOther20%
3921 90 96Flexible, laminatedOther20%
3921 90 99OtherOther20%
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.

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Questions, answered

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

HSN 3921 90 32 is the tariff item for flexible, lacquered, under heading 3921 (Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics) of Chapter 39.

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 20%. 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 1.3% of FOB value. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.