Tariff item · Chapter 72 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal

HS 7202 93 00Ferro-niobium

Iron and steel › Ferro-alloys

Customs duty
5%
Notified, 45/2025-Customs
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate5%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)18%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

BCD is the rate notified under 45/2025-Customs (S.No. 214); the tariff's statutory rate is 5%.

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
ASEAN–India FTA0%Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%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–Australia ECTA0%Australia
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs0%Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Korea CEPA0%South Korea
India–Malaysia CECA0%Malaysia
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs0%Oman
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA0%United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs3%Iceland

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Ministry Of Steel (MOS): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under DGFT Notf. No. 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020.

"*Import under this CTI requires compulsory registration under steel import monitoring system(sims). refer policy condition no.5 of chapter-72 and DGFT NTFN 33/2015-20 dtd 28-09-2020 and further clarification,responses to para (2.a.)re-import of goods of steel for packaging purposes will not be covered under sims as it is not primarily meant for value addition,rather being re-imported for packaging only and para(2.b.)in both the cases I.E.(i) if the steel/steel item is exported from dta to SEZ and then imported into dta from SEZ without value addition, or (ii) with value addition,there should be no requirement for sims registration.(refer DGFT policy circular no.38/2015-20 dtd 19-01-2022).**the steel importing monitoring system (sims) shall require importers to submit advance information in an online system for import of items and obtain an automatic registration number by paying registration fee of rs.500.the importer can apply for registration not earlier than 60th day before the expected date of arrival of import consignment. the automatic registration number thus granted shall remain valid for a period of 75 days.refer DGFT NOTF 28/23 DT 28-8-23. the requirement of advance registration of minimum 15 days from the expected date of arrival of import consignment under sims has been abolished.(refer DGFT NOTF no.19/2015-20 dtd 07-07-2022)*"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Free.
Notes on these rates
  • The statutory rates come from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal (CBIC's tariff of 30.06.2025). Changes the Finance Act 2026 made to the tariff from 1 May 2026 are not in it.
  • Notification 45/2025-Customs (Table I, S.No. 214) sets a standard rate of 7.5% for these goods. The statutory rate, 5%, is lower, so that is what customs charges.
  • Table I of 45/2025-Customs also has 4 entries that cover this code for named goods or on a condition (for example S.No. 106: Nil | Nil | Nil, condition 3 3 3). They lower the duty only if the importer meets the condition, so they are not in the totals.
  • 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

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 261Ferro-alloys18%

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

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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
7202Ferro alloys1%—

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 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.*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7202 93, and China's below.

China: the same goods (7202 93)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force under 7202 93. 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
7202.93.00.10Ferro-tantalum-niobium alloys铁钽铌合金0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN2%13%0%4xy
7202.93.00.90Other ferro-niobium其他铌铁0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN2%13%0%4xy
  • 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

7202.93.00Ferro-niobium

7202.93.00.10Ferro-tantalum-niobium alloys铁钽铌合金

Tantalum content < 10%钽含量<10%

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
2%
Provisional import duty
0%
General import duty
11%
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
  • 4Export licence出口许可证
  • xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
  • yExport licence (border trade)出口许可证(边境小额贸易)
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Material (ferromanganese, ferrosilicon, ferrochromium, ferronickel, etc.).材质(锰铁、硅铁、铬铁、镍铁等)
  • 3.Composition (iron content and content of alloying elements)成分含量(铁含量及合金元素的含量)
  • 4.GTIN
  • 5.CAS
  • 6.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
  • 7202930010999Ferro-tantalum-niobium alloy (tantalum content < 10%)铁钽铌合金(钽含量<10%)
7202.93.00.90Other ferro-niobium其他铌铁
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
2%
Provisional import duty
0%
General import duty
11%
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
  • 4Export licence出口许可证
  • xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
  • yExport licence (border trade)出口许可证(边境小额贸易)
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Material (ferromanganese, ferrosilicon, ferrochromium, ferronickel, etc.).材质(锰铁、硅铁、铬铁、镍铁等)
  • 3.Composition (iron content and content of alloying elements)成分含量(铁含量及合金元素的含量)
  • 4.GTIN
  • 5.CAS
  • 6.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
  • 7202930090101Other ferroniobium其他铌铁(铌铁)
  • 7202930090102Other ferroniobium (other ferro-alloys)其他铌铁(其他铁合金)

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

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.