A plain-English lookup for the HS codes you'll meet when importing from India.
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Every product crossing a border gets a number — the HS (Harmonised System) code. That number decides how much duty you pay. Get it wrong and you either overpay for years, or customs holds your container and asks uncomfortable questions.
This table covers the codes we see most often in our work: furniture, stone, carpets, brassware, sports goods, textiles, handicrafts and antiques. Type anything in the box — a product, a material, a code — and the table filters as you type.
| HS Code | Product | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 9403.60 | Wooden furniture, other than office/kitchen/bedroom | Furniture Ch.94 |
| 9403.50 | Wooden bedroom furniture | Furniture Ch.94 |
| 9403.89 | Furniture of other materials (cane, bamboo, rattan) | Furniture Ch.94 |
| 9403.30 | Wooden office furniture | Furniture Ch.94 |
| 9401.61 | Upholstered wooden-frame seats | Furniture Ch.94 |
| 6802.10 | Tiles, cubes and similar articles of natural stone | Stone Ch.68 |
| 6802.23 | Granite, simply cut or sawn | Stone Ch.68 |
| 6802.93 | Granite, further worked (polished, carved) | Stone Ch.68 |
| 6802.29 | Other monumental/building stone, simply cut | Stone Ch.68 |
| 6802.99 | Other worked monumental/building stone (incl. sandstone) | Stone Ch.68 |
| 5701.10 | Hand-knotted carpets of wool | Carpets Ch.57 |
| 5702.10 | Hand-woven "Kelem", "Schumacks", "Karamanie" (dhurries) | Carpets Ch.57 |
| 5703.10 | Hand-tufted carpets of wool | Carpets Ch.57 |
| 5705.00 | Other carpets and textile floor coverings | Carpets Ch.57 |
| 7418.10 | Copper/brass household articles (tableware, kitchenware) | Brassware Ch.74 |
| 7418.20 | Copper/brass sanitary ware | Brassware Ch.74 |
| 8306.10 | Bells, gongs and the like, of base metal | Metal crafts Ch.83 |
| 8306.29 | Statuettes and ornaments of base metal | Metal crafts Ch.83 |
| 7323.93 | Iron/steel household articles (lanterns, stands) | Metal crafts Ch.73 |
| 9506.99 | Cricket bats, other sports equipment | Sports goods Ch.95 |
| 9506.62 | Inflatable balls | Sports goods Ch.95 |
| 9506.69 | Other balls (incl. leather cricket balls) | Sports goods Ch.95 |
| 5208.52 | Printed plain-weave cotton fabrics (block prints) | Textiles Ch.52 |
| 6302.31 | Cotton bed linen | Textiles Ch.63 |
| 6304.92 | Cotton furnishing articles (cushion covers, throws) | Textiles Ch.63 |
| 4420.10 | Wooden statuettes and ornaments | Handicrafts Ch.44 |
| 4420.90 | Wood marquetry, inlaid wood, caskets | Handicrafts Ch.44 |
| 6913.10 | Ceramic statuettes and ornamental articles (blue pottery) | Handicrafts Ch.69 |
| 9706.00 | Antiques of an age exceeding 100 years | Antiques Ch.97 |
| 9701.91 | Paintings and drawings over 100 years old | Antiques Ch.97 |
Most importers declare it under 9403.60 (wooden furniture). Some customs offices argue for a different heading because of the bone/camel-bone inlay. If your shipment is large, ask your broker before it sails — not after it lands.
There is no single HS code for handicrafts. A brass lantern, a carved wooden box and a blue pottery vase all sit in different chapters. Classify by what it is made of and what it does, not by the word "handicraft".
This heading is only for items genuinely over 100 years old. A "vintage-look" cabinet made last year does not qualify, and claiming it does can get your goods seized. When in doubt, classify as the furniture or décor item it actually is.