Fortune Sourcings

Import Stationery from China to India, duty, VAT & compliance.

Latest customs duty, sales tax / VAT and mandatory certifications for Stationery imported from China into India, plus the way Fortune Sourcings runs the ground. Verified February 2026, actual duty depends on exact HS code; verify at quote time.

Customs Duty
BCD 10% + 10% SWC + 18% IGST
Sales Tax / VAT
18% IGST (most), 28% on luxury
Major Ports
Nhava Sheva · Mundra · Chennai · Kolkata · ICD Tughlakabad
HS Reference
4820 / 9608 / 9609
Duty & Tax Structure

BCD 10% + 10% SWC + 18% IGST

Most stationery imports into India attract BCD 10% + 10% SWC + 18% IGST customs duty plus 18% IGST (most), 28% on luxury on the assessable value. The number above is the working baseline, exact duty depends on the precise tariff line within HS chapter 4820 / 9608 / 9609.

India, General

BIS for electronics, FSSAI for food contact. FORM-E required from authorised dealer banking.

Mandatory Certifications

No category-specific mandatory certifications beyond standard import documentation.

How Fortune Sourcings runs this ground

Ningbo / Wenzhou / Yiwu. Pens, paper, office, school. ASTM F963 toy-overlap testing where applicable.

For your India programme, we pre-validate every shipment against the destination compliance matrix, coordinate certifications with the manufacturer-side technical files, and ensure documentation is L/C-compliant and clearance-ready before the container leaves China.

Standard Documentation Issued
  • · Commercial Invoice
  • · Packing List
  • · Bill of Lading
  • · Certificate of Origin
  • · Pre-shipment Inspection Report
  • · FORM-E + BIS docs
  • · MSDS / Phytosanitary as applicable
  • · L/C-compliant set when required

Source stationery from China, destination-ready for India.

Submit your brief and we'll return a factory shortlist, indicative landed cost in INR, and the compliance roadmap within one working day.

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