Subheading · Chapter 26 · Section V, Mineral products
HS 2601 11Non-agglomerated
Ores, slag and ash › Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites
- Customs duty
- 2.5%
- 14 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- STE
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
14 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2601 11 11 | 60% Fe or more but below 62% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 12 | 62% Fe or more but below 65% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 19 | 65% Fe and above | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 21 | below 55% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 22 | 55% Fe or more but below 58% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 29 | 58% Fe or more but below 60% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 31 | 62% Fe or more but below 65% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 39 | 65% Fe and above | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 41 | below 55% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 42 | 55% Fe or more but below 58% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 43 | 58% Fe or more but below 60% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 49 | 60% Fe or more but below 62% Fe | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 50 | Iron ore concentrate | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 2601 11 90 | Others | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 14 tariff items: 2.5%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 14 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 18%.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 10 | Iron ores and concentrates, includin g roasted iron pyrites | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 18% | 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) |
Exporting from India
Export duty
It depends on the goods: the entries below name only some goods under this code, or rate them differently.
| Entry | Goods | Export duty |
|---|---|---|
| The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 21All goods of this code | Iron ore and concentrates, Non-agglomerated | 50% |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 20ANamed goods or on a condition | All Goods | Nil |
| Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 20CNamed goods or on a condition | All Goods other than goods mentioned in S.no. 20A | 30% |
Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2601 | Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites | — | — |
| 260101 | Iron ore Pellets | 1% | — |
| 260199 | Others | Nil | — |
Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 20 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- STE: 14 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 2601 11, and China's below.
China: the same goods (2601 11)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 2601 11. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2601.11.10.00 | Iron ores and concentrates, not agglomerated未烧结铁矿砂及其精矿 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 0% | 7AM |
| 2601.11.20.00 | Iron ores and concentrates, not agglomerated未烧结铁矿砂及其精矿 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 0% | 7AM |
| 2601.11.90.00 | Iron ores & concentrates, unagglomerated, avg. particle size > 6.3mm平均粒度大于6.3mm的未烧结铁矿砂及其精矿 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 0% | 7AM |
- India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
- The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.
Every Chinese code in full
2601.11.10Iron ores and concentrates, unsintered, with average particle size < 0.8mm
2601.11.10.00Iron ores and concentrates, not agglomerated未烧结铁矿砂及其精矿
With average particle size < 0.8mm, excluding roasted iron pyrites平均粒度小于0.8mm的,焙烧黄铁矿除外
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 0%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- 0%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 7Automatic import licence自动进口许可证
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Processing method (crushing, grinding, magnetic separation, gravity separation, flotation, screening)加工方法(破碎、磨碎、磁选、重力分离、浮选、筛选)
- 3.Ingredient content成分含量
- 4.Average particle size平均粒度
- 5.Mining area name矿区名称
- 6.Date of contract签约日期
- 7.Valuation date计价日期
- 8.Demurrage (no demurrage, demurrage undetermined, demurrage declared)有无滞期费(无滞期费、滞期费未确定、滞期费已申报)
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 2601111000999Iron ores and concentrates, not agglomerated, with average particle size < 0.8mm (excluding roasted iron pyrites)未烧结铁矿砂及其精矿(平均粒度小于0.8mm的,焙烧黄铁矿除外)
2601.11.20Iron ores and concentrates, not agglomerated, of an average particle size ≥ 0.8mm and < 6.3mm
2601.11.20.00Iron ores and concentrates, not agglomerated未烧结铁矿砂及其精矿
Of an average particle size not less than 0.8 mm but not exceeding 6.3 mm, excluding roasted iron pyrites平均粒度不小于0.8mm,但不大于6.3mm的,焙烧黄铁矿除外
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 0%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- 0%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 7Automatic import licence自动进口许可证
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Processing method (crushing, grinding, magnetic separation, gravity separation, flotation, screening)加工方法(破碎、磨碎、磁选、重力分离、浮选、筛选)
- 3.Ingredient content成分含量
- 4.Average particle size平均粒度
- 5.Mining area name矿区名称
- 6.Date of contract签约日期
- 7.Valuation date计价日期
- 8.Demurrage (no demurrage, demurrage undetermined, demurrage declared)有无滞期费(无滞期费、滞期费未确定、滞期费已申报)
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 2601112000999Iron ores and concentrates, not agglomerated (average particle size >= 0.8mm but <= 6.3mm, excluding roasted iron pyrites)未烧结铁矿砂及其精矿(平均粒度不小于0.8mm,但不大于6.3mm的,焙烧黄铁矿除外)
2601.11.90Iron ores and concentrates, unsintered, with average particle size >= 6.3mm
2601.11.90.00Iron ores & concentrates, unagglomerated, avg. particle size > 6.3mm平均粒度大于6.3mm的未烧结铁矿砂及其精矿
Excluding roasted iron pyrites焙烧黄铁矿除外
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 0%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- 0%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 7Automatic import licence自动进口许可证
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Processing method (crushing, grinding, magnetic separation, gravity separation, flotation, screening)加工方法(破碎、磨碎、磁选、重力分离、浮选、筛选)
- 3.Ingredient content成分含量
- 4.Average particle size平均粒度
- 5.Mining area name矿区名称
- 6.Date of contract签约日期
- 7.Valuation date计价日期
- 8.Demurrage (no demurrage, demurrage undetermined, demurrage declared)有无滞期费(无滞期费、滞期费未确定、滞期费已申报)
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 2601119000999Unagglomerated iron ores and concentrates, of an average particle size exceeding 6.3 mm (excl. roasted iron pyrites)平均粒度大于6.3mm的未烧结铁矿砂及其精矿(焙烧黄铁矿除外)
China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 19 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.