Tariff item · Chapter 26 · Section V, Mineral products
HS 2601 11 4358% fe or more but below 60% fe
Ores, slag and ash › Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites › Non-agglomerated
- Customs duty
- 2.5%
- Tariff rate
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- STE (State Trading Enterprise)
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0%
- On Indian goods
Importing into India
What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.
Customs duty
| Duty | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate | 2.5% | Assessable value |
| Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) | Nil | Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17 |
| Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) | 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess | BCD + AIDC |
| Integrated GST (IGST) | 18% | Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS |
Lower duty under trade agreements
| Agreement | Customs duty | Goods from |
|---|---|---|
| ASEAN–India FTA | 0% | Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs | 0% | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia |
| India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs | 0% | Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway |
| India–Japan CEPA | 0% | Japan |
| India–Korea CEPA | 0% | South Korea |
| India–Malaysia CECA | 0% | Malaysia |
| India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs | 0% | Oman |
| India–Singapore CECA | 0% | Singapore |
| India–Sri Lanka FTA | 0% | Sri Lanka |
| India–UAE CEPA | 0% | United Arab Emirates |
| India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs | 0% | United Kingdom |
| SAFTA | 0% | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal |
| India–Chile PTA | 0.5% | Chile |
| APTA | 1.25% | Bangladesh, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka |
Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.
Clearance by other agencies
CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for imports of this item.
From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))
- Free.
Notes on these rates
- BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
- IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
- AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
- AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
- Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
- This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
- This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.
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
30% under notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 20C (CBIC Customs Tariff as on 30.06.2025, Second Schedule (27/2011-Customs as amended up to 24/2024-Customs)). The tariff rate is 50%.
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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): Not listed: this item earns nothing under it.
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): Not listed: this item earns nothing under it.
Clearance by other agencies
CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for exports of this item.
* AS PER S.NO 100, 101, 102, OF SCHED. 2 OF ITC HS EXPORT POLICY; EXPORT OF IRON ORE OF GOA ORIGIN WHEN EXPORTED TO CHINA, EUROPE, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND TAIWAN, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FE CONTENT; IRON ORE OF REDI ORIGIN TO ALL MARKETS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FE CONTENT; ALL IRON ORE OF FE CONTENT UPTO 64%RESPECTIVELY IS FREE.* AS PER S.NO 99 OF SCHED. 2 OF ITC HS EXPORT POLICY; EXPORT OF IRON ORE OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED UNDER FREE CATEGORY PERMITTED ONLY THROUGH STE - MMTC LIMITED.* AS PER SR. NO. 20B OF NOTN NO. 27/2011- CUSTOMS DTD 01.03.2011 IN THE SECOND SCHEDULE - EXPORT TARIFF; EXPORT DUTY IS LEVIABLE ON EXPORT OF ALL GOODS, OF NMDC ORIGIN WHEN EXPORTED BY MMTC LIMITED, UNDER LTA, TO JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT THE EXPORTER PRODUCES PRIOR TO CLEARANCE GOODS, BEFORE THE AC/DC, A CERTIFICATE FROM THE DIRECTOR CONCERNED OF MMTC LIMITED TO THE EFFECT THAT THE SAID GOODS ARE OF NMDC ORIGIN AND ARE MEANT FOR EXPORT UNDER THE LTA TO JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA.(VALID TILL 31.03.21) .*AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION, THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE. IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.* DRI VIDE ALERT CIRCULAR NO. 17/2013-CI HAS POINTED OUT THAT IN 2012, IRON FINES OF 51-52% FE CONTENT EXPORTED TO CHINA FROM KANDLA, PANJIM / MARMUGAO PORTS WERE BEING UNDER VALUED BY DECLARING THE VALUE @ US$38 PMT AS AGAINST US$63 PMT AT OTHER PORTS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN POINTED OUT BY DRI THAT EXPORTERS HAVE MANIPULATED TEST REPORTS OF THE IRON ORE FINES BY SHOWING HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT AND LOWER FE CONTENT TO UNDER VALUE AND EVADE DUTY. THEREFORE ASCERTAIN THE PERCENTAGE CONTENT OF IRON ORE FINES FROM THE DY. CHIEF CHEMIST AND METICULOUSLY ASCERTAIN THE VALUE FOR COMPUTING THE DUTY BY REFERRING TO DRI ALERT CIRCULAR NO. 17/2013-CI DT. 08.08.2013.*
From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)
- STE (State Trading Enterprise).
- Condition: Subject to Policy Condition 1 of the Chapter.
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 18 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 import tariff by origin (Indian Trade Portal snapshot)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- GST schedule headings and 8-digit IGST (archived)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- India's effective basic customs duty (notification 45/2025-Customs, Table I)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- India's preferential tariff schedules (CBIC notifications)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 19 Oct 2026
- CBIC Compliance Information Portal (CIP)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.