Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse
HS heading 24.01 covers Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse. Within Chapter 24 it splits into 3 six-digit subheadings spanning tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) to tobacco refuse, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $1.37B
- Share of Chapter 24
- 74.5%
- Rank in its chapter
- #1 of 4
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 24.01 covers Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse. At the six-digit line it separates tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped), tobacco and tobacco refuse — each a distinct duty line shown below. India is a major exporter of flue-cured leaf tobacco grown in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. India exported $1.37B under this code worldwide in 2024, about 74.5% of all Chapter 24 exports, ranking #1 of 4 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
24.01 is the four-digit HS heading for tobacco, unmanufactured. 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 prepared foodstuffs, beverages & tobacco lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 24.01
The Harmonised System breaks Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse into these 3 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Top destinations for Chapter 24 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.
More codes in Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body
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