Fertilizers
Chapter 31 of the Harmonised System covers Fertilizers — 5 four-digit headings that customs authorities worldwide use to classify these goods and set duty.
- India exports 2024
- $170.2M
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
Chapter 31 covers fertilizers — nitrogenous, phosphatic, potassic and mixed. India is primarily a large importer of fertilizer raw materials to feed its agriculture, though it exports some finished and specialty products regionally. Classification separates mineral and chemical fertilizers by their nutrient content and by whether they are straight or compound formulations.
How to read this code
31 is the two-digit HS chapter for fertilizers. 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 chemicals & allied industries lines — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 31
The Harmonised System breaks Fertilizers into these 5 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Fertilizers; animal or vegetable, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products
Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous
Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, phosphatic
Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic
Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg
Top destinations for Chapter 31 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.
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Indian exporters in this category
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