Export Used or unused first-day covers for philatelists from India
Export policy, GST, RoDTEP and Duty Drawback for ITC-HS 97040020, taken from the notifications that set them. Unit of quantity: ---.
Can you export it?
What India ships
India exported $4k under ITC-HS 97040020 in FY 2025-26. National total across every state; it does not say which countries bought it.
What India pays back
GST—GST 5% (Schedule I, HSN 9704)
RoDTEP—RoDTEP notified rate 0.01% of FOB. DGFT has limited benefits under Appendix 4R and 4RE to 50% of the notified rates and value caps. Rates below are the NOTIFIED rates. This limitation has been extended once already. Confirm whether it is still in force before quoting an effective rate.
Where this code sits
- 97Chapter
- Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques
- 9704Heading
- Stamps, postage or revenue; stamp-postmarks, first-day covers, postal stationery (stamped paper) and like, used or unused, other than those of heading 4907
- 970400Subheading
- Stamps, postage or revenue; stamp-postmarks, first-day covers, postal stationery (stamped paper) and like, used or unused, other than those of heading 4907
- 97040020Tariff line
- Used or unused first-day covers for philatelists
The first six digits are the same in every country you ship to. The last two are India's alone.
What your buyer pays
Import duty, VAT and trade-agreement eligibility depend on where you ship. Run this line against 80 markets — or price a single one — in the toolkit.
Other lines under HS 970400
Export values from Trade Intelligence and Analytics (TIA) Portal, DGCIS — Department of Commerce, Government of India, USD million. Tariff line and export policy from DGFT ITC(HS) 2022. GST from Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate). RoDTEP from DGFT Appendix 4R. Duty Drawback from CBIC 77/2023-Cus (N.T.). Bundled and updated periodically, never fetched live — rates change by notification, so confirm before you ship or file. Nothing here is legal or tax advice.