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2402.20

Subheading in 2402 — Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes

Cigarettes, containing tobacco

$135MIndia’s exports in 2025
51countries bought from India in 2025
4,569tonnes shipped in 2025
99%of 2402 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. United Arab Emirates
  2. Singapore
  3. Kuwait
  4. Bhutan
  5. Thailand
  6. Uzbekistan
  7. Belize
  8. Panama
  9. Saudi Arabia
  10. Malaysia

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

Indian tariff lines (8-digit) and GST

ITC-HS codeDescriptionGST
2402.20.10Cigarettes, containing tobacco: Other than filter cigarettes, of length not exceeding 60 millimetres40%
2402.20.20Cigarettes, containing tobacco: Other than filter cigarettes, of length exceeding 60 millimetres but not exceeding 70 millimetres40%
2402.20.30Cigarettes, containing tobacco: Filter cigarettes of length (including the length of the filter, the length of filter being 11 millimetres or its actual length, whichever is more) not exceeding 60 millimetres40%
2402.20.40Cigarettes, containing tobacco: Filter cigarettes of length (including the length of the filter, the length of filter being 11 millimetres or its actual length, whichever is more) exceeding 60 millimetres not exceeding 70 millimetres40%
2402.20.50Cigarettes, containing tobacco: Filter cigarettes of length (including the length of the filter, the length of filter being 11 millimetres or its actual length, whichever is more) exceeding 70 millimetres but not exceeding 75 millimetres40%
2402.20.60Cigarettes, containing tobacco: Filter cigarettes of length (including the length of40%
2402.20.90Cigarettes, containing tobacco: Other40%

GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Where two rates are shown, the rate depends on a condition in the GST notification: open the code for the exact rule. Exports are zero-rated supplies.

Other codes in 2402