HS code for Pharmaceutical Formulations: 3004
Finished medicines (tablets, capsules, injectables) are heading 3004. Bulk drugs and APIs fall under Chapter 29.
- HS code
- 3004
- Description
- Medicaments in measured doses or packed for retail sale
- Chapter 30 — Pharmaceutical products
Registration
Exporters of pharmaceutical formulations register with Pharmexcil and hold its Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC), which you need to claim most export benefits.
Documents for exporting pharmaceutical formulations
Specific to this product
- Pharmexcil RCMC
- Drug manufacturing licence
- Product registration in the importing country
- Certificate of pharmaceutical product (COPP) where required
- Certificate of origin
Standard for every export shipment
- Proforma invoice and commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Shipping bill (filed on ICEGATE by you or your CHA)
- Bill of lading or airway bill
- IEC (Import Export Code)
- Bank realisation / e-BRC after payment arrives
Main export markets
USA, UK, South Africa, Russia, Nigeria, Brazil.
Check before you ship
- Track-and-trace barcoding rules apply to Indian pharma exports
- The product must be registered in the destination country before shipping
- Confirm the full 8-digit tariff line, current GST rate, RoDTEP rate and any export policy condition on the official ICEGATE / DGFT sources — rates change by notification.
Make the documents in minutes
In Eximly you create the export order once and the proforma, commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin are generated from it with the HS code filled in, so every document matches.