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2939.11

Subheading in 2939 — Vegetablealkaloids, natural orreproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters…

Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof: Concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN)…

$1.2MIndia’s exports in 2025
6countries bought from India in 2025
2.0×change since 2013 ($610K)
under 1%of 2939 exports

India’s exports, year by year

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

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. USA
  2. Pakistan
  3. Romania
  4. Brazil
  5. Chile
  6. Costa Rica

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

Indian tariff lines (8-digit) and GST

ITC-HS codeDescriptionGST
2939.11.00Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof: Concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN), codeine, dihydrococodeine (INN), ethylmorphine, etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN), hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine (INN), oxycodone (INN), oxymorphone (INN), pholcodine (INN), thebacon5% or 18%

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 2939

2939.79Vegetablealkaloids, natural orreproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives…$151M in 20252939.30Caffeine and its salts$70M in 20252939.59Theophylline and aminophylline(theophylline- ethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other$45M in 20252939.42Pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts$30M in 20252939.19Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other$30M in 20252939.80Vegetablealkaloids, natural orreproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives…$15M in 20252939.20Alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof$14M in 20252939.44Ephedrine and its salts: Norephedrine and its salts$3.6M in 20252939.41Ephedrine and its salts$2.3M in 20252939.49Vegetablealkaloids, natural orreproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters… — other types$2.3M in 20252939.69Vegetablealkaloids, natural orreproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters… — other types$2.2M in 20252939.43Cathine (INN) and its salts$250K in 2025