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Customs · BCD + SWS + IGST + Cess · India

Import Duty & Customs Calculator

Enter your CIF value and duty rates to see Basic Customs Duty, Social Welfare Surcharge, IGST and total landed cost — live, in one screen.

📦 Goods value
Assessable / CIF value Cost + Insurance + Freight, in ₹
₹
CIF is the assessable value on which all customs duties are charged. Enter it in Indian rupees after currency conversion.
🏛️ Basic Customs Duty (BCD)
BCD rate HSN-specific — edit to match your product
%
A 10% Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) is added automatically as 10% of the BCD amount.
🧾 IGST rate
Applies on CIF + BCD + SWS
➕ Compensation Cess Optional
Cess rate Only on cars, tobacco, aerated drinks etc.
%
Leave at 0 for most products. Cess is charged on the same base as IGST (CIF + BCD + SWS).

Duty computation breakdown

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Disclaimer: Indicative estimate based on standard customs computation. Actual duty depends on the exact HSN classification, notifications, exemptions, anti-dumping / safeguard duties and valuation rulings. Verify with the ICEGATE / CBIC tariff.

How customs duty is computed

Import duty in India is built up in a fixed order on the assessable (CIF) value. First Basic Customs Duty, then a 10% Social Welfare Surcharge on that BCD, and finally IGST (and any Compensation Cess) on the value including BCD and SWS. The taxes compound — which is why the effective rate is higher than the headline BCD.

Step 1
Basic Customs Duty
BCD = CIF × BCD%. This is the primary tariff, fixed by the HSN code of the goods.
Step 2
Social Welfare Surcharge
SWS = 10% of the BCD amount — a surcharge on the duty, not on the goods value.
Step 3
IGST
IGST = (CIF + BCD + SWS) × IGST%. Charged on the duty-inclusive value at import.
Step 4
Compensation Cess
If applicable, Cess = (CIF + BCD + SWS) × Cess%, on the same base as IGST.

Worked example

Take a shipment with a CIF value of ₹1,00,000, a BCD rate of 10% and IGST at 18% (no compensation cess). Here is exactly how the duty stacks up:

₹1,00,000 CIF value · BCD 10% · IGST 18%
Basic Customs Duty (10% × ₹1,00,000)₹10,000
Social Welfare Surcharge (10% × ₹10,000)₹1,000
Value for IGST (₹1,00,000 + 10,000 + 1,000)₹1,11,000
IGST (18% × ₹1,11,000)₹19,980
Total customs duty payable₹30,980
Total landed cost (CIF + duty)₹1,30,980
Effective duty here is ~31% of CIF, even though the headline BCD is only 10% — because SWS and IGST stack on top of the duty-inclusive value.

Key terms explained

Assessable / CIF value

The base for all customs duty is the CIF value — Cost, Insurance and Freight to the Indian port. Convert foreign invoice value to rupees before applying any rate.

HSN determines the rates

Both the BCD rate and the IGST rate flow from the product's HSN classification. Getting the HSN code right is the single biggest driver of how much duty you pay.

Social Welfare Surcharge

SWS is a flat 10% levied on the BCD amount (not on the goods value). It replaced the old education cess and applies to most tariff lines.

IGST is creditable

Unlike BCD and SWS, the IGST paid at import is available as input tax credit for GST-registered importers — so it is usually a cash-flow cost, not a final cost. BCD and SWS are not creditable.

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