Essential oils, resinoids & extracted oleoresins
Covers natural attars and essential oils — Kannauj has distilled flower and herbal attars for centuries.
- India exports 2024
- $898.1M
- Share of Chapter 33
- 33.5%
- Rank in its chapter
- #1 of 7
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
A rare natural-fragrance category for premium perfumery and aromatherapy.
How to read this code
33.01 is the four-digit HS heading for essential oils, resinoids & extracted oleoresins. 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 agriculture & spices lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 33.01
The Harmonised System breaks Essential oils, resinoids & extracted oleoresins into these 8 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Oils, essential; of orange (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes
Oils, essential; of lemon (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes
Oils, essential; of citrus fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes
Oils, essential; of peppermint (Mentha piperita), terpeneless or not, including concretes and absolutes
Oils, essential; of mints (excluding peppermint), terpeneless or not, including concretes and absolutes
Oils, essential; n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes
Resinoids
Oils, essential; concentrates in fats, fixed oils, waxes and the like, terpenic by-products, aqueous distillates and solutions, extracted oleoresins, n.e.c. in heading no. 3301
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Top destinations for Chapter 33 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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