Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 09 of the Harmonised System covers Coffee, tea, mate and spices — 10 four-digit headings spanning coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated to nutmeg, mace and cardamoms that customs authorities worldwide use to classify these goods and set duty.
- India exports 2024
- $5.24B
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
Chapter 09 covers coffee, tea, maté and spices — a flagship Indian export category. Darjeeling and Assam teas, Coorg and Chikmagalur coffee, and a vast spice basket of pepper, cardamom, turmeric, chilli, cumin and ginger ship worldwide. Subheadings separate the goods by botanical type, processing and whether they are whole, ground or extracted.
How to read this code
09 is the two-digit HS chapter for coffee, tea, mate and spices. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many vegetable products lines — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 09
The Harmonised System breaks Coffee, tea, mate and spices into these 10 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion
Tea, whether or not flavoured
Mate
Pepper; dried, crushed or ground fruits of Capsicum/Pimenta
Vanilla
Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers
Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper
Ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme, bay leaves & other spices
Top destinations for Chapter 09 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
Working out import duty for HS 09 into your market? See full duty context and India-vs-rivals comparisons in our India comparison guides and export resource hub.
Indian exporters in this category
Established export houses with relevant HS focus. Listings are compiled from public records — run your own due diligence.
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