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

HS 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 cov-ered 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.

Nickel and articles thereof › Nickel waste and scrap

Customs duty
0%
Tariff rate
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
1.5%
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 rate0%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

No trade agreement gives a lower rate than the duty above on this line.

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

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

Clearance by other agencies

  • Ministry Of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEF): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under Hazardous and other waste(Management and Transboundary Movement )Rules, 2016, The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991 and The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.

"*As per ITC HS Import Policy, Import of only the specified type of scrap under this CTI is Free. Refer DGFT Notification No 31/2015-20 DT 13-11-2019*Refer para 1 to 9 of DGFT TN No.03/2022-23 DT 26-04-22 for new online module regarding application for recognition as Pre-Shipment Inspection Agency (PSIA) and issuance and electronic verification of Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) for Metal Scrap. All PSICs shall be mandatorily generated online through the DGFT website WEF 1.7.22. PSICs dated on or after 1.7.22 not generated using the DGFT online systems may not be accepted by the Indian Customs authorities*Follow SOP for random checking of imported consignments of metal scrap with respect to radioactive contamination as per annexure to DGFT PN 37/2015-20 dated 15-11-2021*Clearance of metallic scrap is permitted at specified ports/locations and subject to the conditions in Para 2.54 of HBP and including submission of PSIC, from the exporting coutries, for both shredded and non shredded scrap. If export is from safe countries/region, PSIC is not required, if imported through specified ports. refer DGFT pn 64/2015-20 DT 19-02-20 and pn 46/2015-20 DT 14-01-2022*Import of Wastes is subject to compliance of para 8(B) of Gen Notes regd Import policy of ITC (HS) and is subject to rules 11, 12 & 13 of the Hazardous Waste(Management & Transboundry Movement) Rules 2016. Also refer to Schedule-III, VI and VIII with regards to Description, Conditions, Notes and documents required for verification alongwith valid forms 2,6,7 and 9 as per the Hazardous Waste (Management & Transboundry Movement) Rules 2016*In case of PGA facilitated bills I.E. which have not been routed through PGA for NOC, Proper Officer should verify and ensure that the mandatory documents-Pre Shipment Inspection Certificate [856001]have been uploaded in (E-SANCHIT) before giving Out-of-Charge*Ensure compliance of Para 2.32 of FTP and Para 2.54 and 2.55 of FTP procedure*Refer DGFT PN 38/2015-2020 dtd 06-10-2016 wrt procedure governing import of un-shredded scrap (HMS-I and HMS-II) under Para 2.54 of HBP(2015-2020) as amended from time to time. Refer corrigendum PN 40/2015-2020 dtd 25-10-2016*Refer DGFT PN 63/2015-2020 DT 27-03-2017 and clarifications vide DGFT TN 19/2017*"

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. 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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.3% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.2% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Ministry Of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEF): a clearance or certificate before export, under Hazardous and other waste(Management and Transboundary Movement )Rules, 2016, The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991 and The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.

*EXPORT OF WASTES IS SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE OF RULES 12 & 14 OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE (MANAGEMENT & TRANSBOUNDRY MOVEMENT) RULES, 2016.*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 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

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.