HS Code 3505Dextrins and other modified starches (e.g. pregelatinised or esterified starches); glues based on starches or on dextrins or other modified starches

What HS code 3505 covers

The Harmonized System heading 3505 is a group for starch that has been changed from its natural form. It also holds glues whose main ingredient is starch, dextrin or another modified starch. Traders in India often call the same heading HSN code 3505.

Two kinds of modified starch are named in the heading text. Pregelatinised starch is one. Esterified starch is the other. Dextrins are named as a separate product type. Glues based on any of these also belong here.

The heading sits in Chapter 35, next to proteins, enzymes and other glues. That is why a starch glue can be confused with a casein glue or an animal glue. The sections below show how to tell them apart.

Customs classification always depends on what the goods are and what they contain. Check the product description, the ingredients and how the goods are sold before you pick a code.

HS code for pregelatinised starch and esterified starch

If you are asking for the HS code for pregelatinised starch, the answer is heading 3505. The same goes for the HS code for esterified starch. Both are named as examples in the heading text, so they fall under 350510 as modified starches.

Dextrins also go to 350510. The six-digit code is the shared part of the code in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Many countries add more digits after it for their own tariff lines. Those extra digits extend 350510 or 350520. They do not replace them.

Import duty depends on the importing country and on its national tariff line. This page does not list rates. Use the HS code classifier to check the right code before you quote or ship.

How to choose between 350510 and 350520

The split is simple. Ask one question: is the product the starch itself, or is it a glue made from starch?

Use 350510 when the goods are dextrins or other modified starches. The product is the starch material. It may be sold to food makers, paper mills or textile plants, but the code depends on what it is, not who buys it.

Use 350520 when the goods are glues based on starches, on dextrins or on other modified starches. The starch is the base of a finished adhesive. A dextrin glue is a good example.

If you are unsure, compare the product label with the two descriptions. If the label says glue or adhesive, look at the base first. A starch base points to 350520. Another base points to a different heading, covered next.

Difference between HS 3505 and 3506 glues

Chapter 35 has several glue headings. The base material and the way the product is sold decide which one applies.

It also takes products suitable for use as glues, put up for retail sale in packs not over 1kg net weight. A starch glue that is a named product of heading 3505 stays in 3505. A prepared adhesive that is not named elsewhere goes to 3506.

• 3503: gelatin and gelatin derivatives, isinglass and other glues of animal origin. Casein glues are excluded.
• 3504: peptones, other protein substances and hide powder.
• 3507: enzymes and prepared enzymes.

HS code 3505 import and export data

Classification tells you what to call a product. Trade records tell you who is buying and selling it. For heading 3505 you can see both sides on EximDataX.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.

You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo. To go further, open the import data and export data pages, or look up buyers and suppliers directly.