Import Duty on Furniture in India (2026): 25%–26.4% + IGST
Seats and furniture under HS headings 9401 and 9403 attract 25-26.4% combined customs duty in India plus 18% IGST - a deliberate 2020 tariff hike to promote domestic furniture making. With freight on bulky items, importing furniture only makes sense for design pieces with no Indian equivalent.
Live tariff
HS-code duty rates for furniture
Showing 12 representative tariff lines of the 37 that match this category. The duty column is the combined customs rate (BCD plus AIDC and SWS, all charged on the assessable value); IGST is then applied on the duty-inclusive amount.
| HS code | Description | Customs duty | IGST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94011000 | Seats For Aircraft | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 5% |
| 94012000 | Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94013100 | Swivel Seats With Variable Height Adjustments (Excl. Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Veterinary, And Ba | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94013900 | Swivel Seats With Variable Height Adjustments (Excl. Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Veterinary, And Ba | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94014100 | Seats, Convertible Into Beds (Excl. Garden Seats And Camping Equipment, And Medical, Dental Or Surgi | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94014900 | Seats, Convertible Into Beds (Excl. Garden Seats And Camping Equipment, And Medical, Dental Or Surgi | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94015200 | Seats Of Bamboo | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94015300 | Seats Of Rattan | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94015900 | Seats Of Cane, Osier Or Similar Materials (Excl. Of Bamboo Or Rattan) | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94016100 | Upholstered Seats, With Wooden Frames (Excl. Convertible Into Beds) | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94016900 | Seats, With Wooden Frames (Excl. Upholstered) | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
| 94017100 | Upholstered Seats, With Metal Frames (Excl. Seats For Aircraft Or Motor Vehicles, Swivel Seats With | 25%BCD 20%AIDC 5% | 18% |
Rates are the tariff we apply when quoting real shipments; anti-dumping duty, where notified for a specific product and origin, is charged in addition.
Worked example
What INR 90,000 of furniture costs to land in India
Step by step, using the representative rate for this category (25% duty on HS 94011000, 5% IGST). Your exact rate depends on the precise HS code in the table above.
- Furniture (goods value)
- INR 90,000
- International freight (illustrative, 10% of goods)
- INR 9,000
- Assessable value (CIF = goods + freight)
- INR 99,000
- Customs duty (25% of CIF, HS 94011000)
- INR 24,750
- IGST (5% of CIF + duty)
- INR 6,188
- Estimated landed cost
- INR 1,29,938
Note for businesses: the IGST portion (INR 6,188 here) is creditable as input tax credit if you are GST-registered; the customs duty portion is not. Freight is illustrative - use the calculator for a quote with real shipping on your actual item.
Before you order
What to know about importing furniture
Duty was raised to 25% on most furniture lines in 2020 specifically to curb imports; combined rates in our data run 25-26.4%.
Furniture is volumetric freight - a single armchair can cost more to ship than to tax; sea freight (LCL) is the only sane mode for large pieces.
Ergonomic chairs (Herman Miller, Steelcase) are the exception that works: high value density and huge Indian markups absorb the tax load.
Wooden furniture can face plant-quarantine (fumigation/ISPM-15) requirements at entry.
What we ship
Popular furniture imports
Herman Miller Aeron
Steelcase Leap
Secretlab gaming chairs
Designer lounge chairs
Standing desks
IKEA items not sold in India
Furniture import questions, answered
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