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HS 24.03 Heading · Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages & Tobacco

Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences

HS heading 24.03 covers Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences. Within Chapter 24 it splits into 4 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.

India exports 2024
$354.2M
Share of Chapter 24
19.2%
Rank in its chapter
#2 of 4

Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.

Sourcing this category from India

HS 24.03 covers Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with tobacco — into 4 duty lines shown below. India is a major exporter of flue-cured leaf tobacco grown in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. India exported $354.2M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 19.2% of all Chapter 24 exports, ranking #2 of 4 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).

How to read this code

24.03 is the four-digit HS heading for manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco subs. 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 24.03

The Harmonised System breaks Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences into these 4 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.

#1 United Arab Emirates $421.7M
#2 Belgium $303.8M
#3 Indonesia $118.8M
#4 Egypt $113.5M
#5 USA $77.6M

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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Indian exporters in this category

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Last updated 28 Jun 2026 Figures are indicative sourcing benchmarks compiled from exporter quotes, India trade-scheme notifications and public customs tariffs. Confirm live pricing and HS classification before contracting.
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