This page sits under the Mulia Charcoal Logistics pillar and covers the customs mechanics of importing coconut-shell charcoal into India. Logistics overview
India import at a glance
Classification, the import policy, the origin route, and who clears the cargo.
- HS classification
- 4402.20 "of shell or nut"; the 8-digit line comes from CBIC's Customs Tariff
- Headline duty
- Not published for this market — your customs broker reads the duty and tax for the declared line at entry
- Entry documents
- Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin — Form AI for a preference claim
- Customs clearance
- Buyer's licensed customs broker
- Import policy (DGFT)
- "Free" for every line under 4402.20 — no import licence
- Trade term
- FOB Tanjung Emas (Semarang) · CIF/CFR on request
What buyers in this market order
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.
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 Private label and white label
Every one of those accounts reorders. These are repeat programs, not one-off trial containers.
What the markets these guides cover buy is not the whole ladder — every grade we produce is specified on the grades page.
The full grade ladder Indicative FOB price per ton
Order book as of 2026-09-19
Who handles what
Who does what on a container shipment: we export and document; you and your customs broker clear and deliver at destination.
The factory handles
- Production and per-batch quality control, each batch with a Certificate of Analysis
- Dangerous-goods-compliant packing, UN 1361 marking, and the safety data sheet (SDS)
- Export documentation — commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, dangerous-goods declaration, and the SP 978 weathering report
- Delivery to Tanjung Emas (Semarang) under FOB, plus booking support
You and your customs broker handle
- Ocean freight booking under FOB — or we quote CIF/CFR to your port on request
- Destination customs declaration and clearance
- Import duty, VAT or equivalent taxes, and destination port charges
- Indian importer duties — the registrations your customs broker asks for, the import declaration and duty payment, and holding the origin evidence for any preference claim
- Final inland delivery to your warehouse
HS classification
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:
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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.
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.
Duties & taxes
India's customs duty and import tax are administered by CBIC, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
Rates confirmed at entry
We do not publish India's duty or tax figures for coconut-shell charcoal. CBIC's tariff could not be read at the source when this page was built, and we print no rate we have not read there. Your customs broker reads the current rate for the declared 8-digit line at entry, including any preferential rate under the ASEAN–India agreement.
No rate is shown for this market. Confirm every duty and tax line for your declared code with your customs broker at booking.
Indonesia-origin duty preference
India and Indonesia are both parties to the ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA). India's preferential rate for this line is not shown: we could not read it at the source, so your customs broker confirms whether one applies to the declared line and what it is. A claim rests on the agreement's certificate of origin.
Origin document: ASEAN–India Free Trade Area Preferential Tariff Certificate of Origin (Form AI, a combined declaration and certificate)
Landed-cost worked example
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 entry process
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:
- 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.
- 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.
- Preference claim. To claim an ASEAN–India preference, the importer presents the agreement's certificate of origin, Form AI. Confirm with your broker whether a preferential rate applies to the declared line, and what origin evidence the importer must hold on file.
Dangerous-goods handling at Indian ports
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
Import policy and conformity
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.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HS code for coconut charcoal in India?
What duty and tax apply to charcoal imported into India?
Does India need an import licence for coconut-shell charcoal?
Can Indonesian charcoal enter India at a preferential rate?
Import guides for other markets
Shipping the same coconut charcoal to more than one country? Duty, tax and clearance differ by destination — here are our other market guides.