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Section 14

Agarbatti (incense sticks)

India’s exports: 151.16 US$ million · 2025-26

HS codes
1
top markets
5

How to start

  1. Get an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT online; it is free and linked to your PAN.
  2. Register with EPCH and get your RCMC (Registration-cum-Membership Certificate) through the DGFT e-RCMC system.
  3. Start with masala or dipped agarbatti in export-style packs for diaspora stores in the US, Gulf and Africa.
  4. Use the separate HS code 3307 41 00 on your shipping bill.

Top buyer countries

  1. United States19.32 US$ million · 2025-26
  2. Nigeria10.96 US$ million · 2025-26
  3. United Arab Emirates7.14 US$ million · 2025-26
  4. Spain6.88 US$ million · 2025-26
  5. Malaysia5.84 US$ million · 2025-26

Certificates and registrations

  • EPCH RCMC (agarbatti is on its list)
  • Safety data for fragrance oils; IFRA and CLP labelling for the EU
  • Fumigation of bamboo-stick cartons where the buyer asks

Watch out for

  • Bamboo-stick imports are restricted; check the current DGFT policy for raw sticks.
  • EU rules treat some fragrance chemicals as hazardous; label carefully.

Businesses in the encyclopedia

Agarbatti (Incense Stick) Making →Bamboo Sticks for Agarbatti →Agarbatti (Incense Stick) Rolling Unit →

Sources (3)
  1. TradeStat (Export Import Data Bank), Department of Commerce — Commodity-wise export, 2025-26, US$ million — HS 33074100
  2. TradeStat (Export Import Data Bank), Department of Commerce — Commodity-wise all countries export, HS 33074100, 2025-26, US$ million · 2025-26
  3. HBP Appendix 2T — List of EPCs / Commodity Boards (DGFT), via research/export-import.json · 2023