38210000
Unit: KGS

PREPARED CULTURE MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF MICRO-ORGANISM (INCLUDING VIRUSES AND THE LIKE) OR OF PLANT HUMAN OR ANIMAL CELLS

BCD
7.5000%
IGST
18.0000%
SWS
10.0000%
AIDC
7.5000%
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Duty Rates

DUTY STRUCTURE (SCHEDULE RATES)
BCD
7.5%
SWS
10%
AIDC
7.5%
IGST
18%
TOTAL
28.5%
DutyStatutoryEffective (conditional)
Basic Customs Duty (BCD)7.5%7.5%
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10%10%
AIDC7.5%7.5%
IGST18%18%

IGST Notification: 045/2025 — Serial No. I229

Statutory = tariff schedule rates (what most importers pay). Effective = ICEGATE rate via notification — applies only if importer meets the notification conditions.

SECTION VIPRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES
Chapter 38: Miscellaneous chemical products

Related HS Codes in Chapter 38

38200000
ANTI-FREEZING PREPARATIONS AND PREPARED DE-ICING FLUIDS
38221100
For malaria
38221200
For Zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes
38221300
For blood-grouping
38221910
Pregnancy test kit
38221990
Other