Tariff item · Chapter 74 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal

HS 7408 11 90Copper wire: other

Copper and articles thereof › Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm

Customs duty
5%
Tariff rate
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
2.6%
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

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs0%Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAPTA0%Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–UAE CEPA1%United Arab Emirates
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs4%Iceland

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force

  • Countervailing duty on goods from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam: Nil to 10.27% of landed value, by origin and producer (until 2 Jul 2030). Continuous Cast Copper Wire Rods. 06/2025-CVD

Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Ministry Of Mines (MOM): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under DGFT Notification No. 61/2015-2020 dated 31-03-2021.

"*Import is subject to compulsory registration under Non-Ferrous Metal Import Monitoring System (NFMIMS). Importer shall have to enter the Registration number and expiry date of Registration in the Bill of Entry to enable Customs for clearance of consignment.Refer DGFT NOTF 61/15-20 dt 31-03-2021*Import is also subject to ITC HS Policy Condition No 2 to CH-74*For clarification on NFMIMS from Ministry of Mines refer to DGFT Policy Circular 42/15-20 dt 27-7-22*Refer revised para 2.107 of HBP 2015-2020 and Appendix 2a of FTP, 2015-20 incorporating items mentioned under the Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) under India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) alongwith procedure/conditions laid down for allocation and imports of items notified and as amended from time to time under TRQ as per Annexure IV of Appendix 2a in accordance with NOTF no 22/2022-Cus dt 30-04-2022(Refer DGFT PN 6 of 2015-2020 dt 01-05-2022, CBIC NOTF no 22/2022-Cus dt 30-04-2022, CBIC NOTF 43/2022-Cus dt 20-07-2022 and DGFT PN 23 of 2015-2020 dt 29-08-2022)*Ensure compliance of DGFT PN 17/2023 dt 22-06-23 Para (i to xv), wherein it is notified that DGFT shall be the designated authority for allocation and monitoring of all TRQ items under revised India-Nepal treaty and revised procedure for allocation and monitoring of 10000MT of Copper products (CH-74 and CTH 8544) for FY 2023-24 under TRQ and under Para 2.92 of the HBP-2023*IS 4412:1981 is applicable on copper wires for general engineering purpose wef 26-04-24,in relation to micro enterprises it shall come in to force wef 19-04-2025 and in relation to small enterprises it shall come in to force wef 19-01-2025 and in relation to other than small and micro enterprises it shall come in to force wef 19-10-2024. Goods or article shall conform and bear standard mark under licence from the bureau in accordance with Scheme I of Schedule II to the BIS(CA) regulations, 2018 under the Copper Products (QC) Order, 2023.Ref S.O.1801(E) dt 25-04-2024*As per revised Policy condition 3c the Non-ferrous metal Import Monitoring System (NFMIMS) shall require importers to submit advance information in an online system for import of items in the Annexure-I (for copper) and Annexure-II (for aluminium), and obtain an automatic Registration Number by paying a registration fee as per Appendix 2K. The importer shall apply for registration before final clearance / Out of Charge consignment. Registration can be applied not earlier than 60th day before the expected date of arrival. The automatic number thus granted shall remain valid for a period of 75 days.Refer DGFT Notf 22/26-27 dt 30-6-26*Ensure compliance of Para 1 to 13 vide DGFT PN 20/26-27 dt 13-07-2026 as applicable wrt amendment of Para 2.92 and Appendix-2A of HBP 2023 to incorporate the items mentioned and related provisions for Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) under India-Oman (CEPA) alongwith procedure for allocation of TRQ as notified*"

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

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 313Co pper wire18%

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
7408Copper wire1.2%—

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): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.3% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

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 7408 11, and China's below.

China: the same goods (7408 11)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 7408 11. 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
7408.11.00.00Refined copper wire, max cross-sectional dimension > 6mm最大截面尺寸>6mm的精炼铜丝2.6%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin4%13%0%None
  • 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

7408.11.00Refined copper wire, max cross-sectional dimension > 6mm

7408.11.00.00Refined copper wire, max cross-sectional dimension > 6mm最大截面尺寸>6mm的精炼铜丝
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
4%
Provisional import duty
4%
General import duty
14%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
30%
Provisional export duty
0%
Export VAT rebate
0%
Updated by China
15 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates

None.

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.in wire form形状(丝)
  • 3.Material (refined copper, brass, bronze, cupro-nickel, etc.)材质(精炼铜、黄铜、青铜、白铜等)
  • 4.Content (content of copper, various alloying elements)成分含量(铜、各合金元素的含量)
  • 5.Specification (maximum cross-sectional dimension of wire)规格(丝的最大截面尺寸)
  • 6.Grade牌号
  • 7.Model型号
  • 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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
2.6%
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
  • 7408110000999Refined copper wire, max cross-sectional dimension > 6mm最大截面尺寸>6mm的精炼铜丝

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.