Subheading · Chapter 75 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal
HS 7508 90Nickel and articles thereof: other
Other articles of nickel
- Customs duty
- Free
- 4 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 4% to 6%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7508 90 10 | Electroplating anodes of nickel | Free | 18% | kg |
| 7508 90 20 | Blanks ordinarily used for manufacturing tubes and pipes of nickel | Free | 18% | kg |
| 7508 90 30 | Nickel screen | Free | 18% | kg |
| 7508 90 90 | Other articles of nickel and nickel alloy | Free | 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 4 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: 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. 329 | Other articles of nickel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7508 | Other articles of nickel | 0.15% | — |
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: 4 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7508 90, and China's below.
China: the same goods (7508 90)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 7508 90. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7508.90.10.00 | Nickel anodes for electroplating电镀用镍阳极 | 4%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 4% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 7508.90.80.00 | Other industrial articles of nickel其他工业用镍制品 | 6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 7508.90.90.00 | Other non-industrial articles of nickel其他非工业用镍制品 | 6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6% | 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
7508.90.10Nickel anodes for electroplating
7508.90.10.00Nickel anodes for electroplating电镀用镍阳极
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 4%
- Provisional import duty
- 4%
- General import duty
- 14%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 40%
- Provisional export duty
- 15%
- 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.Use (for electroplating, industrial use, non-industrial use).用途(电镀用、工业用、非工业用)
- 3.Material (non-alloy nickel, nickel alloy)材质(非合金镍、镍合金)
- 4.Type (nets, fencing, gratings, etc.)种类(网、篱、格栅等)
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.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
- 7508901000101Nickel anodes for electroplating (highly processed nickel products)电镀用镍阳极(深加工镍制品)
- 7508901000102Nickel anodes for electroplating (other nickel and articles thereof)电镀用镍阳极(其他镍及制品)
7508.90.80Other industrial articles of nickel
7508.90.80.00Other industrial articles of nickel其他工业用镍制品
Excluding nickel wire cloth, netting and grilles镍丝布、网及格栅除外
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 6%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 40%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 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.Use (for electroplating, industrial use, non-industrial use).用途(电镀用、工业用、非工业用)
- 3.Material (non-alloy nickel, nickel alloy)材质(非合金镍、镍合金)
- 4.Type (nets, fencing, gratings, etc.)种类(网、篱、格栅等)
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.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
- 2.4%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 3%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 3.6%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7508908000101Other articles of nickel for industrial use (excluding nickel wire cloth, gauze and grill) (deep-processed nickel products)其他工业用镍制品(镍丝布、网及格栅除外)(深加工镍制品)
- 7508908000102Other articles of nickel for industrial use (excluding nickel wire cloth, gauze and grill) (other nickel and articles thereof)其他工业用镍制品(镍丝布、网及格栅除外)(其他镍及制品)
7508.90.90Other non-industrial articles of nickel
7508.90.90.00Other non-industrial articles of nickel其他非工业用镍制品
Excluding nickel wire cloth, netting and grilles镍丝布、网及格栅除外
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 6%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 70%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 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.Use (for electroplating, industrial use, non-industrial use).用途(电镀用、工业用、非工业用)
- 3.Material (non-alloy nickel, nickel alloy)材质(非合金镍、镍合金)
- 4.Type (nets, fencing, gratings, etc.)种类(网、篱、格栅等)
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 4%
- 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
- 2.4%
- 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
- 7508909000101Other non-industrial articles of nickel (excluding nickel wire cloth, grill and netting)其他非工业用镍制品(镍丝布、网及格栅除外)(深加工镍制品)
- 7508909000102Other non-industrial articles of nickel (excluding nickel wire cloth, grill and netting)其他非工业用镍制品(镍丝布、网及格栅除外)(其他镍及制品)
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 19 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 19 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.