Subheading · Chapter 74 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal
HS 7404 00Copper waste and scrap
Copper and articles thereof
- Customs duty
- 2.5%
- 8 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Varies
- Free: 4 items, Restricted: 4 items
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0% to 0.8%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7404 00 11 | Empty or discharged cartridges of all bores and sizes | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 7404 00 12 | Copper scrap, namely the following: copper wire scrap covered by ISRI code words Barley, Berry and Birch; heavy copper scrap covered by ISRI code word Candy;unalloyed copper scrap covered by ISRI code word Cliff; copper wire nodules scrap covered by ISRI code words Clove, Cobra and Cocoa; light copper scrap covered by ISRI Code word Dream; muntz metal tubes covered by ISRI code word Palms; Miscellaneous copper-containing skimming, grindings, ashes, irony brass and copper, residues and slags covered by ISRI code word 'Drove' Copper wire scrap with various types of insultation covered by ISRI code word 'Druid' | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 7404 00 19 | Other | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 7404 00 21 | Empty or discharged cartridges of all bores and sizes, including the following: clean fired 70/30 brass shells free of bullets, iron and any other foreign material covered by ISRI code word ‘Lake’; clean muffled (popped) 70/30 brass shells free of bullets, iron and any other foreign material covered by ISRI code word ‘Lamb’ | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 7404 00 22 | Brass scrap, namely the following: refinery brass scrap covered by ISRI code word Drink; composition of red brass scrap covered by ISRI code word Ebony; red brass composition turnings scrap covered by ISRI code word Enerv; genuine babbit-lined brass bushings scrap covered by ISRI code word Elder; machinery or hard brass solids scrap covered by ISRI code word Engel; machinery or hand brass solids scrap covered by ISRI code word Erin; cocks and faucets scrap covered by ISRI code word Grape; yellow brass scrap covered by ISRI code word Honey; yellow brass castings covered by ISRI code word Ivory; new brass clippings covered by ISRI code word Label; yellow brass primer covered by ISRI code word Lark; brass pipe covered by ISRI code word Melon; yellow brass rod turnings covered by ISRI code word Night;new yellow brass rod ends covered by ISRI code word Noble; yellow brass turnings covered by ISRI code word Nomad; mixed unsweated auto radiators covered by ISRI code word Ocean; a dmiralty brass condenser tubes covered by ISRI code word Pales; aluminium brass condenser tubes covered by ISRI code word Pallu; | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 7404 00 24 | Bronze scrap, including the following:manganese bronze solids covered ISRI code word ‘Parch’; High lead bronze solids and borings covered by ISRI code word ‘Elias’ | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 7404 00 25 | Copper nickel scrap, including the following: new cupro nickel clips and solids covered by ISRI code word ‘Dandy’; cupro nickel solids covered by ISRI code word ‘Daunt’; soldered cupro-nickel solids covered by ISRI code word ‘Delta’; cupro nickel spinnings, turnings, borings covered by ISRI code word ‘Decoy’; | 2.5% | 18% | kg |
| 7404 00 29 | Other | 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 8 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: 4 tariff items
- Restricted: 4 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. 309 | Copper waste and scrap | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7404 | Copper waste and scrap | 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
- Free: 8 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7404 00, and China's below.
China: the same goods (7404 00)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force and 2 expired under 7404 00. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7404.00.00.10 | Waste electric motors, predominantly of copper以回收铜为主的废电机等 | 0.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 1.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
| 7404.00.00.40 | Recycled copper alloy raw materials (ingots, scraps) importable可进口再生铜合金原料(块料、屑料) | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 1.5% | 13% | 0% | AM |
| 7404.00.00.50 | Importable recycled copper raw materials可进口再生铜原料 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 1.5% | 13% | 0% | AM |
| 7404.00.00.90 | Other copper waste and scrap其他铜废碎料 | 0.8%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 1.5% | 13% | 0% | 9 |
- 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
7404.00.00Copper waste and scrap
7404.00.00.10Waste electric motors, predominantly of copper以回收铜为主的废电机等
Incl. waste electric motors, wires, cables, hardware electrical appliances包括废电机、电线、电缆、五金电器
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 1.5%
- Provisional import duty
- 1.5%
- General import duty
- 11%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 30%
- Provisional export duty
- 15%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
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.Use用途
- 3.Material (pure copper, brass, etc.)材质(纯铜、黄铜等)
- 4.Condition (waste, scrap, tubes, plates, wire, rods, trimmings, etc.)状态(废、碎、管、板、线、棒、边角料等)
- 5.Source (scrap from production, dismantled wires, cables, electrical appliances)来源(生产加工产生的边角余料,拆解电线电缆、电器)
- 6.Quantity of copper or copper alloy铜或铜合金实物量
- 7.Valuation date计价日期
- 8.Date of contract签约日期
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 0.8%
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
- 0.8%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7404000010999Waste electric motors, etc., predominantly of recovered copper (excluding goods of 7404000020, 7404000030) (incl. waste electric motors, wires, cables, hardware electrical appliances)以回收铜为主的废电机等(7404000020、7404000030的商品除外)(包括废电机、电线、电缆、五金电器)
7404.00.00.40Recycled copper alloy raw materials (ingots, scraps) importable可进口再生铜合金原料(块料、屑料)
Incl. waste electric motors, wires, cables, hardware electrical appliances包括废电机、电线、电缆、五金电器
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 1.5%
- Provisional import duty
- 0%
- General import duty
- 11%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 30%
- Provisional export duty
- 15%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 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.Use用途
- 3.Material (pure copper, brass, etc.)材质(纯铜、黄铜等)
- 4.Condition (waste, scrap, tubes, plates, wire, rods, trimmings, etc.)状态(废、碎、管、板、线、棒、边角料等)
- 5.Source (scrap from production, dismantled wires, cables, electrical appliances)来源(生产加工产生的边角余料,拆解电线电缆、电器)
- 6.Quantity of copper or copper alloy铜或铜合金实物量
- 7.Valuation date计价日期
- 8.Date of contract签约日期
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 0.8%
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
- 0.8%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7404000040999Recycled copper alloy raw materials (ingots, scraps) importable可进口再生铜合金原料(块料、屑料)
7404.00.00.50Importable recycled copper raw materials可进口再生铜原料
Incl. waste electric motors, wires, cables, hardware electrical appliances包括废电机、电线、电缆、五金电器
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 1.5%
- Provisional import duty
- 0%
- General import duty
- 11%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 30%
- Provisional export duty
- 15%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 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.Use用途
- 3.Material (pure copper, brass, etc.)材质(纯铜、黄铜等)
- 4.Condition (waste, scrap, tubes, plates, wire, rods, trimmings, etc.)状态(废、碎、管、板、线、棒、边角料等)
- 5.Source (scrap from production, dismantled wires, cables, electrical appliances)来源(生产加工产生的边角余料,拆解电线电缆、电器)
- 6.Quantity of copper or copper alloy铜或铜合金实物量
- 7.Valuation date计价日期
- 8.Date of contract签约日期
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 0.8%
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
- 0.8%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7404000050999Importable recycled copper raw materials可进口再生铜原料
7404.00.00.90Other copper waste and scrap其他铜废碎料
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 1.5%
- Provisional import duty
- 1.5%
- General import duty
- 11%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 30%
- Provisional export duty
- 15%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
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.Use用途
- 3.Material (pure copper, brass, etc.)材质(纯铜、黄铜等)
- 4.Condition (waste, scrap, tubes, plates, wire, rods, trimmings, etc.)状态(废、碎、管、板、线、棒、边角料等)
- 5.Source (scrap from production, dismantled wires, cables, electrical appliances)来源(生产加工产生的边角余料,拆解电线电缆、电器)
- 6.Quantity of copper or copper alloy铜或铜合金实物量
- 7.Valuation date计价日期
- 8.Date of contract签约日期
- 9.GTIN
- 10.CAS
- 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
- Asia-Pacific (APTA)
- 0.8%
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
- 0.8%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7404000090999Other copper waste and scrap其他铜废碎料
7404.00.00.20Recycled brass raw materials conforming to GB/T 38470-2019 standard符合标准GB/T 38470-2019规定的再生黄铜原料Expired
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 1.5%
- Provisional import duty
- 0%
- General import duty
- 11%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 30%
- Provisional export duty
- 15%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 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.Use用途
- 3.Material (copper)材质(铜)
- 4.Condition (waste, scrap, tubes, plates, wire, rods, trimmings, etc.)状态(废、碎、管、板、线、棒、边角料等)
- 5.Source (scrap from production, dismantled wires, cables, electrical appliances, etc.)来源(生产加工产生的边角余料,拆解电线电缆、电器等
- 6.Content (total metal content, copper content and other metals contained in the product)成分含量(总金属含量、铜含量及商品所含其他各种金属
- 7.Recovery rate回收率
- 8.Valuation date计价日期
- 9.Date of contract签约日期
- 10.GTIN
- 11.CAS
- 12.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%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 1.4%
CIQ codes
- 7404000020999Recycled brass raw materials conforming to GB/T38470-2019符合标准GB/T38470-2019规定的再生黄铜原料
7404.00.00.30Recycled copper raw materials conforming to GB/T 38471-2019符合标准GB/T 38471-2019规定的再生铜原料Expired
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 1.5%
- Provisional import duty
- 0%
- General import duty
- 11%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 30%
- Provisional export duty
- 15%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 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.Use用途
- 3.Material (copper)材质(铜)
- 4.Condition (waste, scrap, tubes, plates, wire, rods, trimmings, etc.)状态(废、碎、管、板、线、棒、边角料等)
- 5.Source (scrap from production, dismantled wires, cables, electrical appliances, etc.)来源(生产加工产生的边角余料,拆解电线电缆、电器等
- 6.Content (total metal content, copper content and other metals contained in the product)成分含量(总金属含量、铜含量及商品所含其他各种金属
- 7.Recovery rate回收率
- 8.Valuation date计价日期
- 9.Date of contract签约日期
- 10.GTIN
- 11.CAS
- 12.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%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 1.4%
CIQ codes
- 7404000030999Recycled copper raw materials (conforming to GB/T38471-2019)再生铜原料(符合标准GB/T38471-2019规定的)
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'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.