Guides to sourcing from India
HS codes, duty and how to brief an Indian factory. Every figure links to the official source it came from.
Compliance
- Product rules for importing Indian goods into the US, EU and UK
Origin marking, food-contact safety, lead in ceramics, textile labelling and more: the main rules each market applies on import, linked to the legal texts.
HS codes
- Cushion covers: HS 6304.91, 6304.92 or 6304.93?
Whether a cushion cover is knitted, cotton or synthetic decides its HS code, and with it the duty you pay and the export incentive your supplier can claim.
- Why one HS code for bed linen can mean 3.8% or 20.9% US duty
Cotton bed linen shares one six-digit HS code, but the US tariff splits it by weave and finish. How to find the line your product actually falls on.
Cost and duty
- US duty on goods from India vs China: Section 301 and 232 explained
What the base tariff, Section 301 and Section 232 add to goods from India and from China, line by line, from the current US Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Buying
- How to write an RFQ for an Indian manufacturer
What to put in a request for quotation so Indian factories can quote accurately: specification, volume, packaging, compliance and terms.