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THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1975 (SCHEDULE)
SECTION VI. PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES

THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1975

SECTION VI

PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES

Notes :

1. (A) Goods (other than radioactive ores) answering to a description in heading 2844 or 2845 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this Schedule.

(B) Subject to paragraph (A) above, goods answering to a description in heading 2843, 2846 or 2852 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this Section.

2. Subject to Note 1 above, goods classifiable in heading 3004, 3005, 3006, 3212, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3506, 3707 or 3808 by reason of being put up in measured doses or for retail sale are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this Schedule.

3. Goods put up in sets consisting of two or more separate constituents, some or all of which fall in this Section and are intended to be mixed together to obtain a product of Section VI or VII, are to be classified in the heading appropriate to that product, provided that the constituents are:-

    (a) having regard to the manner in which they are put up, clearly identifiable as being intended to be used together without first being repacked;

    (b) presented together; and

    (c) identifiable, whether by their nature or by the relative proportions in which they are present, as being complementary one to another.

4. Where a product answers to a description in one or more of the headings in Section VI by virtue of being described by name or function and also to heading 3827, then it is classifiable in a heading that references the product by name or function and not under heading 3827.

CHAPTER-30

Pharmaceutical products

Notes :

1. This Chapter does not cover:-

    (a) foods or beverages (such as dietetic, diabetic or fortified foods, food supplements, tonic beverages and mineral waters), other than nutritional preparations for intravenous administration (Section IV);

    (b) products, such as tablets, chewing gum or patches (transdermal systems), containing nicotine and intended to assist tobacco use cessation (heading 2404);

    (c) plasters specially calcined or finely ground for use in dentistry (heading 2520);

    (d) aqueous distillates or aqueous solutions of essential oil, suitable for medicinal uses (heading 3301);

    (e) preparations of headings 3303 to 3307, even if they have therapeutic or prophylactic properties;

    (f) soap or other products of heading 3401 containing added medicaments;

    (g) preparations with a basis of plaster for use in dentistry (heading 3407);

    (h) blood albumin not prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses (heading 3502). Or

    (ij) diagnostic reagents of heading 3822.

2. For the purposes of heading 3002, the expression "immunological products" applies to peptides and proteins (other than goods of heading 2937) which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes, such as monoclonal antibodies (MAB), antibody fragments, antibody conjugates and antibody fragment conjugates, interleukins, interferons (IFN), chemokines and certain tumor necrosis factors (TNF), growth factors (GF), hematopoietins and colony stimulating factors (CSF).;

3. For the purposes of headings 3003 and 3004 and of Note 4(d) to this Chapter, the following are to be treated:-

    (a) as unmixed products:-

      (1) unmixed products dissolved in water;

      (2) all goods of Chapter 28 or 29; and

      (3) simple vegetable extracts of heading 1302, merely standardised or dissolved in any solvent;

    (b) as products which have been mixed:-

      (1) colloidal solutions and suspensions (other than colloidal sulphur);

      (2) vegetable extracts obtained by the treatment of mixture of vegetable materials; and

      (3) salts and concentrates obtained by evaporating natural mineral waters.

4. Heading 3006 applies only to the following, which are to be classified in that heading and in no other heading of this Schedule,-

    (a) sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure;

    (b) sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents;

    (c) sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable;

    (d) opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations and diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient, being unmixed products put up in measured doses or products consisting of two or more ingredients which have been mixed together for such uses;

    (e) placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for use in recognised clinical trials, put up in measured doses, even if they might contain active medicaments;

    (f) dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements;

    (g) first-aid boxes and kits;

    (h) chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides;

    (i) 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; and

    (j) waste pharmaceuticals, that is, pharmaceutical products which are unfit for their original intended purpose due to, for example, expiry of shelf-life.

    (k) appliances identifiable for ostomy use, that is, colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy pouches cut to shape and their adhesive wafers or faceplates.

Sub-heading Notes:

1. For the purposes of sub-headings 3002 13 and 3002 14, the following are to be treated:-

    (a) as unmixed products, pure products, whether or not containing impurities;

    (b) as products which have been mixed:

(1) the products mentioned in (a) above dissolved in water or in other solvents;

(2) the products mentioned in (a) and (b) (1) above with an added stabiliser necessary for their preservation or transport; and

(3) the products mentioned in (a), (b) (1) and (b) (2) above with any other additive.

2. Sub-headings 3003 60 and 3004 60 cover medicaments containing artemisinin (INN) for oral ingestion combined with other pharmaceutical active ingredients, or containing any of the following active principles, whether or not combined with other pharmaceutical active ingredients: amodi aquine (INN); artelinic acid or its salts; artenimol (INN); artemotil (INN); artemether (INN); artesunate (INN); chloroquine (INN); dihydroartemisinin (INN); lumefantrine (INN);mefloquine (INN); piperaquine (INN); pyrimethamine (INN) or sulfadoxine (INN).

Tariff Item

Description of goods Unit Rate of duty
Standard Prefer- ential Areas
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
3001 GLANDS AND OTHER ORGANS FOR ORGANO-THERAPEUTIC USES, DRIED,WHETHER OR NOT POWDERED; EXTRACTS OF GLANDS OR OTHER ORGANS OR OF THEIR SECRETIONS FOR ORGANO-THERAPEUTIC USES; HEPARIN AND ITS SALTS; OTHER HUMAN OR ANIMAL SUBSTANCES PREPARED FOR THERAPEUTIC OR PROPHYLACTIC USES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED      
3001 20 - Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions :      
3001 20 10 --- Liquid extracts of liver kg. 10% 10%
3001 20 20 --- Liver extracts, dry kg. 10% 10%
3001 20 30 --- Snake venom kg. 10% 10%
3001 20 90 --- Other kg. 10% 10%
3001 90 - Other :      
3001 90 10 --- Of human origin kg. 10% 10%
  --- Other :      
3001 90 91 ---- Heparin and its salts kg. 10% 10%
3001 90 99 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
3002 HUMAN BLOOD; ANIMAL BLOOD PREPARED FORTHERAPEUTIC, PROPHYLACTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC USES; ANTISERA, OTHER BLOOD FRACTIONS AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, WHETHER OR NOT MODIFIED OR OBTAINED BY MEANS OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES; VACCINES,TOXINS, CULTURES OF MICRO-ORGANISMS (EXCLUDING YEASTS) AND OTHER SIMILAR PRODUCTS; CELL CULTURES, WHETHER OR NOT MODIFIED;      
  - Antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by biotechnological processes:      
3002 11 00 Omitted w.e.f. 01-01-2022      
3002 12 -- Antisera and other blood fractions:      
3002 12 10 --- For diphtheria kg. 10% 10%
3002 12 20 --- For tetanus kg. 10% 10%
3002 12 30 --- For rabies kg. 10% 10%
3002 12 40 --- For snake venom kg. 10% 10%
3002 12 90 --- Other kg. 10% 10%
3002 13 00 - - Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale kg. 10% 10%
3002 14 00 - - Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale kg. 10% 10%
3002 15 00 - - Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale kg. 10% 10%
  - Vaccines, toxins, cultures of microorganisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products:      
3002 41 - - Vaccines for human medicine:      
  - - - Single vaccines for:      
3002 41 11 - - - - Cholera and typhoid kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 12 - - - - Hepatitis kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 13 - - - - Tetanus kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 14 - - - - Polio kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 15 - - - - Tuberculosis kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 16 - - - - Rabies kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 17 - - - - Japanese encephalitis kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 18 - - - - Whopping cough (pertussis) kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 19 - - - - Other kg. 10% 10%
  --- Mixed vaccines for:      
3002 41 21 - - - - Diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 22 - - - - Diphtheria and tetanus (DT) kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 23 - - - - Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 24 - - - - Typhoid-paratyphoid (TAB) kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 25 - - - - Typhoid- paratyphoid-cholera (TABC) kg. 10% 10%
3002 41 29 - - - - Other kg. 10% 10%
3002 42 00 - - Vaccines for veterinary medicine kg. 10% 10%
3002 49 - - Other      
3002 49 10 - - - Cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeast) kg. 10% 10%
3002 49 20 - - - Toxins kg. 10% 10%
3002 49 90 - - - Other kg. 10% 10%
  - Cell cultures, whether or not modified:      
3002 51 00 - - Cell therapy products kg. 10% 10%
3002 59 00 - - Other kg. 10% 10%
3002 90 - Other:      
3002 90 10 - - - Human blood kg. 10% 10%
3002 90 20 - - - Animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses kg. 10% 10%
3002 90 90 - - - Other kg. 10% 10%
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      
3003 10 00 - Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives kg. 10% 10%
3003 20 00 - Other, containing antibiotics kg. 10% 10%
  - Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937:      
3003 31 00 -- Containing insulin kg. 10% 10%
3003 39 00 -- Other kg. 10% 10%
  - Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof:      
3003 41 00 -- Containing ephedrine or its salts kg. 10% 10%
3003 42 00 -- Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts kg. 10% 10%
3003 43 00 -- Containing norephedrine or its salts kg. 10% 10%
3003 49 00 -- Other kg. 10% 10%
3003 60 00 - Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Sub-heading Note 2 to this Chapter kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 - Other :      
--- Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathic or Bio-chemic systems medicaments :      
3003 90 11 ---- Of Ayurvedic system kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 12 ---- Of Unani system kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 13 ---- Of Siddha system kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 14 ---- Of Homoeopathic system kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 15 ---- Of Bio-chemic system kg. 10% 10%
  --- Menthol crystals and milk of magnesia :      
3003 90 21 ---- Menthol crystals kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 22 ---- Milk of magnesia kg. 10% 10%
  --- 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 :      
3003 90 31 ---- Bovine albumin and drugs of animal origin kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 32 ---- Merbromine national formulary XII (mercurochrome) kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 33 ---- Calcium sennoside kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 34 ---- Anaesthetic agents used in human or veterinary medicine or surgery kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 35 ---- Aluminium hydroxide gel kg. 10% 10%
3003 90 36 ---- Ketamine kg 10% 10%
3003 90 90 --- Other kg. 10% 10%
3004 MEDICAMENTS (EXCLUDING GOODS OF HEADING 3002, 3005 or 3006) CONSISTING OF MIXED OR UNMIXED PRODUCTS FOR THERAPEUTIC OR PROPHYLACTIC USES, PUT UP IN MEASURED DOSES (INCLUDING THOSE IN THE FORM OF TRANSDERMAL ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS) OR IN FORMS OR PACKINGS FOR RETAIL SALE      
3004 10 - Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives :      
3004 10 10 --- Penicillins kg. 10% 10%
3004 10 20 --- Ampicillin kg. 10% 10%
3004 10 30 --- Amoxycillin kg. 10% 10%
3004 10 40 --- Becampicillin kg. 10% 10%
3004 10 50 --- Cloxacillin kg. 10% 10%
3004 10 60 --- Ampicillin and cloxacillin combinations kg. 10% 10%
3004 10 70 --- Streptomycin kg. 10% 10%
3004 10 90 --- Other kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 - Other Containing antibiotics :      
  --- Cephalosporins and their derivatives :      
3004 20 11 ---- Cefazolin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 12 ---- Cephalexin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 13 ---- Ciprofloxacin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 14 ---- Cefoxitin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 19 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 20 --- Sulfonamides and cotrimoxazole kg. 10% 10%
  --- Fluoroquinolones :      
3004 20 31 ---- Norfloxacin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 32 ---- Nalidixic acid kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 33 ---- Ciprofloxacin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 34 ---- Ofloxacin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 39 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
  ---Tetracyclines :      
3004 20 41 ---- Chlortetracycline kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 42 ---- Oxytetracycline kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 49 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 50 --- Chloramphenicol kg. 10% 10%
  --- Macrolide :      
3004 20 61 ---- Erythromycin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 62 ---- Roxithromycin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 63 ---- Clarithromycin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 64 ---- Azithromycin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 69 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 70 ---- Cefadroxil kg. 10% 10%
  --- Other :      
3004 20 91 ---- Isoniazid kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 92 ---- Rifampicin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 93 ---- Pyrazinamide kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 94 ---- Ethambutol kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 95 ---- Clindamycin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 96 ---- Vancomycin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 97 ---- Polymyxin B and colistin kg. 10% 10%
3004 20 99 --- Other kg. 10% 10%
  - Other, Containing hormones or other products of heading 2937 :      
3004 31 -- Containing insulin :      
3004 31 10 --- Insulin injection kg. 10% 10%
3004 31 90 --- Other kg. 10% 10%
3004 32 00 -- Containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues kg. 10% 10%
3004 39 -- Other :      
  --- Pituitary hormones; prednisolone; dexamethasone; danazol; other progestogen and oestogen group hormones :      
3004 39 11 ---- Pituitary hormones kg. 10% 10%
3004 39 12 ---- Prednisolone kg. 10% 10%
3004 39 13 ---- Dexamethasone kg. 10% 10%
3004 39 14 ---- Danazol kg. 10% 10%
3004 39 19 ---- Other progestogen and oestogen group hormones kg. 10% 10%
  --- Gonadotrophins and luteinising hormone :      
3004 39 21 ---- Gonadotrophins kg. 10% 10%
3004 39 22 ---- Luteinising hormone kg. 10% 10%
3004 39 90 --- Other kg. 10% 10%
  - Other Containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof :      
3004 41 00 -- Containing ephedrine or its salts kg. 10% 10%
3004 42 00 -- Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts kg. 10% 10%
3004 43 00 -- Containing norephedrine or its salts kg. 10% 10%
3004 49 -- Other:      
3004 49 10 --- Atropin and salts thereof kg. 10% 10%
3004 49 20 --- Caffein and salts thereof kg. 10% 10%
3004 49 30 --- Codeine and derivatives, with or without ephidrine hydrochloride kg. 10% 10%
3004 49 40 --- Ergot preparations, ergotamine and salts thereof kg. 10% 10%
3004 49 50 --- Papavarine hydrochloride kg. 10% 10%
3004 49 60 --- Bromohexin and solbutamol kg. 10% 10%
3004 49 70 --- Theophylline and salts thereof kg. 10% 10%
3004 49 90 --- Other kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 - Other containing vitamins or other products of heading 2936 :      
3004 50 10 --- Heamatinics and erythropoietin preparations kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 20 --- Preparations of minerals and their supplements kg. 10% 10%
  --- Preparations of vitamins :      
3004 50 31 ---- Of vitamin A kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 32 ---- Of vitamin B1 and B2 and salts thereof kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 33 ---- Of vitamin B9 kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 34 ---- Of vitamin B12 kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 35 ---- Of vitamin C kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 36 ---- Of vitamin D kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 37 ---- Of vitamin E kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 39 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
3004 50 90 --- Other kg. 10% 10%
3004 60 00 - Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Sub-heading Note 2 to this Chapter kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 - Other :      
  --- Ayurvedic, Unani, Homoeopathic, Siddha or Bio-chemic systems medicaments, put up for retail sale :      
3004 90 11 ---- Of Ayurvedic system kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 12 ---- Of Unani system kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 13 ---- Of Siddha system kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 14 ---- Of Homoeopathic system kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 15 ---- Of Bio-chemic system kg. 10% 10%
  --- Anthelmintics drugs; antiamoebic and other antiprotozal drugs; antifungal drugs :      
3004 90 21 ---- Anthelmintics and preparations thereof kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 22 ---- Metronidazole kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 23 ---- Tinidazole kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 24 ---- Secnidazole kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 25 ---- Diluxamide furoate kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 26 ---- Sodium stibogluconate kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 27 ---- Pentamidine kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 29 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
  --- Antihistaminics drugs; antacids preparations; antiulcer drugs; antiemitics and other gastrointestinal drugs :      
3004 90 31 ---- Promethazine, chlorpheniramine, astemizole and ceteirizine kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 32 ---- Sodium bicarbonate, magnesium hydroxide (milk of magnesia), magnesium carbonate, magnesium trisilicate, aluminium hydroxide gel, magaldarate and combinations thereof kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 33 ---- Cimetidine, rantidine, nizatidine and roxatidine kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 34 ---- Omeprazole and lansoprazole kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 35 ---- Dicyclomine, metoclopramide and dexame thasone and ondansetron kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 36 ---- Chenodiol and ursodiol kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 39 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
--- Anticancer drugs :      
3004 90 41 ---- Cyclophosphamide kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 42 ---- Methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil(5-FU) and ftorafur kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 43 ---- Bincristine and vinblastine kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 44 ---- Paclitaxel and docetaxel kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 45 ---- Etoposide kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 46 ---- Actinomycin D Dactinomycin and doxorubicin kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 47 ---- L-Asparaginase, cisplatin and carboplatin kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 48 ---- Tamoxifen kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 49 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
  --- Antitubercular drugs; antileprotic drugs; antimalarial drugs :      
3004 90 51 ---- Isoniazid kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 52 ---- Rifampicin kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 53 ---- Pyrazinamide and ethambutol kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 54 ---- Streptomycin kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 55 ---- Dapsone (DDS), acedapsone (DADDS), solopsone and clofazimine kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 56 ---- Chloroquine, amodiaquine, mefloquine, quinine, chloroguamide, pyrimethamine kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 57 ---- Other antitubercular drugs kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 58 ---- Other antileprotic drugs kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 59 ---- Other antimalarial drugs kg. 10% 10%
  --- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory, analgesics and antipyratic drugs :      
3004 90 61 ---- Analgin with or without other compounds such as paracetamol kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 62 ---- Acetyl salicylic acid (aspirin) and formulations thereof kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 63 ---- Ibuprofen with or without paracetamol or other compounds kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 64 ---- Oxyphen butazone, phenyl butazone and formulations thereof kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 65 ---- Indomethacin kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 66 ---- Mephenamic acid, dactofenac sodium, piroxicam, tenoxicam and meloxicam kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 67 ---- Ketorolac, nimesulide, nabumetone and nefopam kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 69 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
  --- Antihypertensive drugs :      
3004 90 71 ---- Captopril, enalapril, lisinopril, perindopril and ramipril kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 72 ---- Verapamil, nifedipine, amlodipine and lacidipine kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 73 ---- Losartan kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 74 ---- Propranolol, metoprolol, atenolol and labetalol kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 75 ---- Prazosin, terazosin, phentolamine and phenoxyb enzamine kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 76 ---- Clonidine, methyldopa kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 77 ---- Hydralazine, minoxidil and diazoxide kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 79 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
  --- Antiepiliptic drugs; sulfa drugs not elsewhere specified or included, preparations of enzymes; veterinary medicinal preparations, not for human use, not elsewhere specified or included; oral rehydration salts; antibacterial formulations not elsewhere specified or included, sedatives and tranquilizers :      
3004 90 81 ---- Phenobarbitone, mephobarbitone, primidone, phenytoin, carbamazepine, ethosuccimide, valporic acid (sodium valporate), diazepam, lamotrigine, gabapentin, bigabatrin, phenacemide, trimethadione and acetazolamide kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 82 ---- Other antiepileptic drugs kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 83 ---- Sulpha drugs not elsewhere specified or included kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 84 ---- Preparations of enzymes kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 85 ---- Veterinary medicinal preparations, not for human use, not elsewhere specified or included kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 86 ---- Oral rehydration salts kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 87 ---- Antibacterial formulations, not elsewhere specified or included kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 88 ---- Sedatives kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 89 ---- Tranquilizers kg. 10% 10%
--- Other :      
3004 90 91 ---- Salbutamol, terbutaline, ephedrine, salmeterol and methyl xanthimes kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 92 ---- Plasma expanders kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 93 ---- Chloropheniramine maleate, with or without other compounds (excluding steriods and alkaloids) kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 94 ---- Theophylline, aminophylline and other broncho dilators kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 95 ---- Carcino-chemotherapeutic drugs not elsewhere specified or included kg. 10% 10%
3004 90 96 ---- Ketamine kg 10% 10%
3004 90 99 ---- Other kg. 10% 10%
3005 WADDING, GAUZE, BANDAGES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (FOR EXAMPLE, DRESSINGS, ADHESIVE PLASTERS, POULTICES), IMPREGNATED OR COATED WITH PHARMACEUTICAL SUBSTANCES OR PUT UP IN FORMS OR PACKINGS FOR RETAIL SALE FOR MEDICAL, SURGICAL, DENTAL OR VETERINARY PURPOSES      
3005 10 - Adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer :      
3005 10 10 --- Adhesive guaze kg. 10% -
3005 10 20 --- Adhesive tape kg. 10% -
3005 10 90 --- Other kg. 10% -
3005 90 - Other :      
3005 90 10 --- Cotton wool, medicated kg. 10% -
3005 90 20 --- Poultice of kaolin kg. 10% -
3005 90 30 --- Lint, medicated kg. 10% -
3005 90 40 --- Bandages kg. 10% -
3005 90 50 --- Burn therapy dressing soaked in protective gel kg. 10% -
3005 90 60 --- Micro pores surgical tapes kg. 10% -
3005 90 70 --- Corn removers and callous removers kg. 10% -
3005 90 90 --- Other kg. 10% -
3006 PHARMACEUTICAL GOODS SPECIFIED IN NOTE 4 TO THIS CHAPTER      
3006 10 - 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 :      
3006 10 10 --- Sterile, surgical catgut and similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for wound closure kg. 10% -
3006 10 20 --- Sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents, sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable kg. 10% -
3006 20 00 Omitted w.e.f.01-01-2022      
3006 30 00 - Opacifying preprations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient kg. 10% -
3006 40 00 - Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements kg. 10% -
3006 50 00 - First-aid boxes and kits kg. 10% -
3006 60 - Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides :      
3006 60 10 --- Based on hormones kg. Free -
3006 60 20 --- Based on other products of heading 2937 kg. Free -
3006 60 30 --- Based on spermicides kg. Free -
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 kg. 10% -
  - Other:      
3006 91 00 -- Appliances identifiable for ostomy use kg. 10% -
3006 92 00 -- Waste pharmaceuticals kg. 10% -
3006 93 00 - - Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses" kg. 10% -

DRUGS AND MEDICINES ARE SUPPLIED FREE OF COST TO THE PATIENTS UNDER THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME OF THE SPECIFIED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY:

[Notifn.No. 16/2017-Cus., dt. 20.4. 2017 as amended by 83/17].

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the goods, falling under Chapter 30 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), of the description specified in column (2) of the Table below, for supply under Patient Assistance Programmes specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, run by the pharmaceutical companies specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, when imported into India, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the following conditions, namely:-

    (a) the drugs and medicines are supplied free of cost to the patients under the Patient Assistance Programme of the specified pharmaceutical company;

    (b) the said pharmaceutical company furnishes an undertaking to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or the Deputy Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, to the effect that-

      (i) it shall maintain the following records:-

        (A) name, age, gender, residence and contact details of the patient;

        (B) copies of valid identity proof and residence proof of the patient and the caregiver, if any, as the case may be;

        (C) the disease diagnosed and the prescribed dosage of drugs and medicines;

        (D) the drugs and medicines imported or received and consumed under the said programme;

      (ii) the goods shall be used for the specified purpose only;

    (c) The said pharmaceutical company also furnishes an undertaking to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, to pay, in the event of failure to comply with any of the aforesaid conditions, an amount equal to the duty leviable on such goods but for the exemption contained in this notification, along with the applicable interest thereon.

TABLE

Sr.

No.

Description of drug / medicine Name of Patient Assistance Programme Name of pharmaceutical company running Patient Assistance Programme

(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Xtandi (Enzulatamide) Xtandi Patient Assistance Programme Astellas Pharma India Pvt. Ltd.
2. Dasatinib (Sprycel) Sprycel Assistance Program Bristol Myers Squibb India Pvt. Ltd.
3. Nivolumab (Opdyta) OASIS Bristol Myers Squibb India Pvt. Ltd.
4.

Halaven (Eribulin medylate) Metastatic Breast cancer Soft Tissue Sarcoma Hope to Her 2 to 3 cycles purchased and balanced free upto disease progression Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd.
HELP All cycles free for below poverty line patients Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd.
5. Zonegran (Zonisamide) for Epilespy Livefree - 33% Support to patients for extending duration of treatment as this is a chronic therapy Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd.
6. Imbruvica 1+1 PAP Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
7. Zytiga 3+1 PAP Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
8. Velcade 1mg 3+1 PAP Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
9. Velcade 3.5 mg 1+1 PAP Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
10. Caelax 1+1 PAP Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
11. Dacogen 1+1 PAP Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
12. Yondelis 1+1 PAP Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
13. Simponi 1 vial free on 1st purchase Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
14. Remicade 5+4 on 3 dose therapy, 6+6 on 4 dose therapy Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
15. Invega all SKUs 1+1 PAP (Maintenance dosage) Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd.
16. Imatinib (Glivec) Glivec NOA Program/ Glivec International PAP Novartis India Ltd.
17. Nilotinib (Tasigna) Win for Patients - Cancer Care Novartis India Ltd.
18. Ruxolitinib (Jakavi) Win for Patients - Cancer Care Novartis India Ltd.
19. Everolimus (Afinitor) Win for Patients - Cancer Care Novartis India Ltd.
20. Ceritinib (Spexib) Win for Patients - Cancer Care Novartis India Ltd.
21. Pazopanib (Votrient) Win for Patients - Cancer Care Novartis India Ltd.
22. Eltrombopag (Revolade) Win for Patients - Cancer Care Novartis India Ltd.
23. Indicaterol (Sequadra) Win for Patients - COPD Novartis India Ltd.
24. Secukinumab (Scapho) Win for Patients - Skincare Novartis India Ltd.
25. Omalizumab (Xolair CSU) Win for Patients - Skin care Novartis India Ltd.
26. Ranibizumab (Accentrix) Win for Patients - Visioncare Novartis India Ltd.
27. RITUXIMAB SPARSH - The Touch Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
28. Erlotinib (Tarceva) The Blue Tree Roche Products (India) Private Limited
29. Trastuzumab (Herclon) The Blue Tree Roche Products (India) Private Limited
30. Pertuzumab (Perjeta) The Blue Tree Roche Products (India) Private Limited
31 . Transtuzumab Emtansine (Kadcyla) The Blue Tree Roche Products (India) Private Limited
32. Obinutuzumab (Gazyva) The Blue Tree Roche Products (India) Private Limited
33. Bevacizumab (Avastin) The Blue Tree Roche Products (India) Private Limited
34. Tocilizumab (Actemra) Care for Joints Roche Products (India) Private Limited
3 5. Mycophenolate Mofetil (CellCept) Aarambh Roche Products (India) Private Limited
36. Avonex (Interferon Beta 1A) Reach UCB India Private Limited
37. Tysabri (Monoclonal Antibody Reach UCB India Private Limited
38. Tecfidera (Di-methyl Fumarate) Reach UCB India Private Limited
39. Plegridy (Peggylated Interferon Beta 1A) Reach UCB India Private Limited
40. Sorafenib (Nexavar) NexCSP (Nexavar Cancer Survivorship Program) Bayer ZydusPharma Private Limited
41. Sirturo (Bedaquiline) Bedaquiline Compassionate Use Program Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Private Limited
42. Darzalex (Daratumumab) Daratumumab Patient Assistance Program Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Private Limited
43. SUTENT - Patients initially pay for 12 strips (value equivalent of 50 mg) and gets assistance of 12 strips free.

- Post purchase of 12 strips patients receive the drug free until prescribed by treating physicians.

Pfizer Products India Private Limited
44. CRIZALK -Full subsidy for BPL patients Patients will pay for 8 bottles (either 200 mg or 250 mg) and post that will get the drug free until prescribed by treating physician. Pfizer Products India Private Limited
45. INLYTA - Full subsidy for BPL patients Sutent Patients who progresses and prescribed lnlyta as 2nd line pays for 1 strip and gets 1 strip free.

- Patients who progresses on other 1st line TKI pays for 2 strips and get 1 strip free.

Pfizer Products India Private Limited
46. PALBACE -Full subsidy for BPL patients Patients will pay for 10 cycles and post that will get free drug support until prescribed by treating physicians. Pfizer Products India Private Limited
47. ENBREL - Full subsidy for BPL patients ENLIVEN

- Enbrel 50 mg: 4+2PAP. Any further repeat purchase will be given at a further discounted price

- Enbrel 25mg: 8+4 PAP. Any further repeat purchase will be given at a further discounted price

Pfizer Limited
48. XELJANZ XELSOURCE India specific price of Rs. 24000 per bottle (MRP is Rs. 66000 per bottle) Pfizer Limited
49. GENPTROPIN 5+1 PAP Pfizer Products India Private Limited
50. Atgam For AIIMS Delhi 5+1, KEM Mumbai 4+1, CMC Vellore 4+1 & Other hospitals 20+4 Pfizer Products India Private Limited
51 . Aromasin PAP 1+1 Pfizer Products India Private Limited
52. Campto PAP 1+1 Pfizer Products India Private Limited