Heading · Chapter 28 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products
Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
- Customs duty
- 0% to 7.5%
- 14 tariff items
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Restricted
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0% to 5%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2844 10 00 | Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2844 20 00 | Uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U 235, plutonium or compounds of these products | Free | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2844 30 | Uranium depleted in U 235 and its compounds; thorium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in U 235, thorium or compounds of these products | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2844 41 00 | Tritium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2844 42 00 | Actinium-225, actinium-227, californium-253, curium-240, curium-241, curium-242, curium-243, curium-244, einsteinium-253, einsteinium-254, gadolinium-148, polonium-208, polonium-209, polonium-210, radium-223, uranium-230 or uranium-232, and their compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements or compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2844 43 00 | Other radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2844 44 00 | Radioactive residues | 7.5% | 5% or 18% | kg |
| 2844 50 00 | Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors | 7.5% | 5% or 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: 0% to 7.5%. 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
- Restricted: 14 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 5% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 5%, 12% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Change: Changed.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 210 | Thorium oxalate, Enriched KBF4 (enriched potassium fluroborate), Enriched elemental boron, Nuclear fuel | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 211 | Anaesthetics, Potassium Iodate, Iodine, Steam | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 221 | Micronutrients, which are covered under serial number 1(g) of Schedule 1, Part (A) of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 and are manufactured by the manufacturers which are registered under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 35 | All inorganic chemicals [other than those specified in notification No.10/2025- Central Tax (Rate) dated 17th September 2025 or other Schedules of this notification] | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 5%, 12% or 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5% or 18% | 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) |
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2844 | Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products | 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 19 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 14 tariff items
China: the same goods (2844)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 12 in force and 11 expired under 2844. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2844.10.00.10 | Natural uranium and its compounds天然铀及其化合物 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 5% | 13% | 0% | 23 |
| 2844.10.00.90 | Alloys, dispersions, ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds含天然铀或天然铀化合物的合金、分散体、陶瓷产品及混合物 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 0% | 23 |
| 2844.20.00.10 | Low-enriched uranium (LEU) containing less than 5% U235, and its compounds含U235浓度低于5%的低浓铀及其化合物 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 5% | 13% | 0% | 23 |
| 2844.20.00.90 | Other uranium enriched in U235, plutonium and their compounds其他U235浓缩铀,钚及其化合物 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 0% | 23 |
| 2844.30.00.00 | Uranium depleted in U-235, thorium and compounds thereofU235贫化铀,钍及其化合物 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 0% | 23 |
| 2844.42.10.10 | Radium chloride [223Ra] injection氯化镭[223Ra]注射液 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| 2844.42.10.20 | Radium chloride [223Ra] injection氯化镭[223Ra]注射液 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| 2844.43.90.21 | Compounds of radium-226镭-226的化合物 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 0% | 23 |
| 2844.43.90.29 | Alloys, mixtures of Radium-226镭-226的合金、混合物 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
| 2844.43.90.40 | Yttrium [90] microsphere injection钇[90]微球注射液 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 5% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| 2844.43.90.50 | Yttrium [90] microsphere injection钇[90]微球注射液 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 5% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| 2844.50.00.00 | Spent (irradiated) fuel elements of nuclear reactors核反应堆已耗尽的燃料元件 | 5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 5% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
- 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.
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
Previous2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metalsOne level upChapter 28Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopesNext2845Isotopes other than those of heading 2844; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined
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'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
- 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.