Subheading · Chapter 26 · Section V, Mineral products

HS 2601 12Agglomerated

Ores, slag and ash › Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites

Customs duty
2.5%
2 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

2 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
2601 12 10Iron ore pellets2.5%18%kg
2601 12 90Other2.5%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 2 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 19 Oct 2026.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 2 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

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 10Iron ores and concentrates, includin g roasted iron pyrites18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 202518%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.

Export duty entries that meet this code
EntryGoodsExport duty
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 22All goods of this codeIron ore and concentrates, Agglomerated50%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 20DNamed goods or on a conditionAll Goods other than iron ore pellets30%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 23Named goods or on a conditionIron ore pelletsNil

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
2601Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites——
260101Iron ore Pellets1%—
260199OthersNil—

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 19 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Free: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 2601 12, and China's below.

China: the same goods (2601 12)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 2601 12. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
2601.12.00.00Agglomerated iron ores and concentrates已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

2601.12.00Agglomerated iron ores and concentrates thereof

2601.12.00.00Agglomerated iron ores and concentrates已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.Mining area name矿区名称
  • 5.Date of contract签约日期
  • 6.Valuation date计价日期
  • 7.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)
  • 8.GTIN
  • 9.CAS
  • 10.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
  • 2601120000999Agglomerated iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites)已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

Previous2601 11Non-agglomeratedOne level up2601Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyritesNext2602 00Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight

Sources

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.