Importing coconut charcoal to India

Across the markets these guides cover, every recurring account takes a printed inner box or inner plastic packed into a master carton, and every account is private label: our briquette, your brand on the box.

• Packaging formats and master-carton options
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• Private label and white label

This comes from our own order book — the recurring accounts we ship to in this market. It describes what those buyers reorder, not the full range we produce.

Every one of those accounts reorders. These are repeat programs, not one-off trial containers.

Order book as of 2026-09-19

Who does what on a container shipment: we export and document; you and your customs broker clear and deliver at destination.

Coconut-shell charcoal classifies under heading 4402, subheading 4402.20 ("of shell or nut"). India's 8-digit line under it is not stated on this page: we could not read it off CBIC's Customs Tariff, Chapter 44, when the page was built, and your customs broker assigns it from the tariff at entry. If the tariff carries a coconut-shell line limited to a particular use, shisha briquettes go in the residual line under 4402.20, not the use-specific one.

Candidate codes:

• 4402.20

  HS6 "Of shell or nut" — the subheading for coconut-shell charcoal. India's 8-digit line under it is read off CBIC's Customs Tariff, Chapter 44, by your customs broker at entry.

  Source (opens in new tab)

Note: Declare HS6 4402.20 uniformly on the commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and bill of lading; your customs broker assigns the 8-digit line from CBIC's Customs Tariff at entry. If the tariff carries a coconut-shell line limited to a particular use, shisha briquettes go in the residual line under 4402.20.

India's customs duty and import tax are administered by CBIC, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

No rate is shown for this market. Confirm every duty and tax line for your declared code with your customs broker at booking.

Without verified duty and tax figures there is no worked example for India. The landed-cost page carries the same layer model with a calculator that runs on your own freight quote; add the duty and tax your broker confirms for the declared line.

The landed-cost layers and calculator→

Indian entry for a UN 1361 container is handled by the buyer's licensed customs broker with data we supply. The import policy for the line is settled; the rest your broker confirms against your port and your company's registrations.

Step by step:

1. 1

   Import policy

   DGFT's ITC(HS) 2022 import policy lists every line under 4402.20 as "Free" (Schedule I, notification No. 54 of 9 February 2022): no import licence or authorisation is needed.

2. 2

   Customs clearance

   Your customs broker files the import declaration and handles assessment and duty payment at the port. Confirm with the broker before the first shipment which registrations your company needs, and whether a plant-quarantine release is asked for at your port.

3. 3

   Preference claim

   To claim an ASEAN–India preference, the importer presents the agreement's certificate of origin, Form AI, which we issue on request. Confirm with your broker whether a preferential rate applies to the declared line, and what origin evidence the importer must hold on file.

The export documents we supply→

The cargo arrives as declared UN 1361, Class 4.2 dangerous goods, and is handled accordingly at the Indian port of discharge. The classification and the prevention controls are covered on the dangerous-goods pages.

What UN 1361 is · The 2026 rules · Insured arrival & cargo protection

Every line under 4402.20 is "Free" in DGFT's import policy, so no import licence is needed; product-standard and plant-quarantine requirements are confirmed with your broker.

This is regulatory information, not legal advice — see the disclaimer below.

Import policy (DGFT)

Every line under 4402.20 is "Free" in DGFT's ITC(HS) 2022 import policy (Schedule I, notification No. 54 of 9 February 2022): no import licence or authorisation is needed. Source (opens in new tab)

Product standards

Whether a BIS or other product-conformity requirement applies to coconut-shell charcoal under 4402.20 is UNVERIFIED — confirm with your customs broker before shipping.

Plant quarantine

Not confirmed either way — confirm with your customs broker whether a plant-quarantine release is asked for at your port of entry.

Production takes about 21 days for a 20-ft container and 21–25 days for a 40-ft; sea transit from Semarang (IDSRG) to Nhava Sheva (JNPT), Mundra and Chennai runs about 15–25 days, for an indicative 36–50 days from order to arrival. A first order under a new brand adds 7–10 days to the production stage.

Class 4.2 dangerous-goods bookings need extra lead time, so book early. The SP 978 weathering window (at least 14 days) is part of our production and packing schedule, not added on top of it when the order is planned ahead.

Indicative only — subject to vessel schedule and booking confirmation, and never a guaranteed arrival date.

Indicative ocean transit from Semarang (IDSRG) to the main Indian gateways:

• Nhava Sheva (JNPT), India (INNSA): about 15–25 days.
• Mundra, India (INMUN): about 15–25 days.
• Chennai, India (INMAA): about 15–25 days.

Indicative; varies by line and season. Last updated 2026-10-07.