Subheading · Chapter 75 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal

HS 7503 00Nickel waste and scrap

Nickel and articles thereof

Customs duty
Free
2 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Varies
Free: 1 item, Restricted: 1 item
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
1.5%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 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
7503 00 10Nickel scrap, namely the following: New nickel scrap covered by ISRI code word ‘Aroma’; old nickel scrap covered by ISRI code word ‘Burly’; new R-monel clippings solids covered by ISRI code word ‘Hitch’; new mixed monel solids and clippings covered by ISRI code word ‘House’; old monel sheet and solids covered by ISRI code word ‘Ideal’; k-monel solids covered by ISRI code word ‘Indian’; soldered monel sheet and solids covered by ISRI code word ‘Junto’; monel castings covered by ISRI code ‘Lemon’; monel turnings covered by ISRI code word ‘Lemur’; nickel scrap obtained by breaking up of ships, boats and other floating structures; Nickel-Iron batteries to be sold free of crates, copper terminal connectors and excess liquid, must be free of nickel cadmium batteries covered by ISRI code word 'Vaunt'.Free18%kg
7503 00 90OtherFree18%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: Free. 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: 1 tariff item
  • Restricted: 1 tariff item

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. 324Nickel waste and scrap18%

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
7503Nickel waste and scrapNil—

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: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7503 00, and China's below.

China: the same goods (7503 00)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 7503 00. 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
7503.00.00.00Nickel waste and scrap镍废碎料1.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)1.5%13%0%49xy
  • 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

7503.00.00Nickel waste and scrap

7503.00.00.00Nickel waste and scrap镍废碎料
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
1.5%
Provisional import duty
None
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
  • 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
  • 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.Use (for nickel recovery)用途(供回收镍用)
  • 3.Condition (waste, scrap)状态(废、碎)
  • 4.Source (waste and scrap of non-alloy nickel, nickel alloy).来源(非合金镍、镍合金的废碎料)
  • 5.Composition (content of nickel and alloy elements)成分含量(镍及合金元素的含量)
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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
  • 7503000000999Nickel waste and scrap镍废碎料

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

Previous7502 20Nickel alloysOne level up7503Nickel waste and scrapNext7505 11Of nickel, not alloyed

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.