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Subheading · Chapter 25 · Section V, Mineral products

HS 2504 10Natural graphite: in powder or in flakes

Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, plastering materials, lime and cement

Customs duty
5%
3 tariff items
GST now
5%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
1% to 3%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

3 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
2504 10 10Graphite, crystalline5%5%kg
2504 10 20Graphite, amorphous5%5%kg
2504 10 90Other5%5%kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 3 tariff items: 5%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 3 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 5%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 5%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 165Natural graphite5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20255%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255%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
2504Natural graphite——
250401Carbofoil of various grades (chemically acid treated graphite)0.15%—
250499OthersNil—

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 19 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Free: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 2504 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (2504 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 2504 10. 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
2504.10.10.00Flake natural graphite磷片状天然石墨1%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN3%13%0%3
2504.10.91.00Spheroidal graphite球化石墨3%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)3%13%0%3
2504.10.99.00Other natural graphite, powdered其他粉末状天然石墨1.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin3%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

2504.10.10Flake natural graphite

2504.10.10.00Flake natural graphite磷片状天然石墨
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
3%
Provisional import duty
1%
General import duty
30%
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
  • 3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证
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.Appearance (powder, flakes, blocks, etc.)外观(粉末、鳞片、块等)
  • 3.Origin (natural or not)来源(是否天然)
  • 4.whether or not spheroidized是否球化加工
  • 5.Graphite content石墨含量
  • 6.Fineness index (fineness or flake size)细度指标(细度或鳞片大小)
  • 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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
1.5%
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
1.6%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 2504101000999Flake natural graphite磷片状天然石墨

2504.10.91Spheroidal graphite

2504.10.91.00Spheroidal graphite球化石墨

Natural graphite, spheroidized and graded, with a diameter of less than 120 micrometers天然石墨经球化加工、分级得到的产品,直径120微米以下

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
3%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
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
  • 3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证
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.Appearance (powder, flakes, blocks, etc.)外观(粉末、鳞片、块等)
  • 3.Origin (natural or not)来源(是否天然)
  • 4.whether or not spheroidized是否球化加工
  • 5.Graphite content石墨含量
  • 6.Fineness index (fineness or flake size)细度指标(细度或鳞片大小)
  • 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
  • 2504109100999Spheroidal graphite (product obtained by spheroidizing and grading natural graphite, diameter less than 120 micrometers)球化石墨(天然石墨经球化加工、分级得到的产品,直径120微米以下)

2504.10.99Other natural graphite, in powder or in flakes

2504.10.99.00Other natural graphite, powdered其他粉末状天然石墨
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
3%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
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.Appearance (powder, flakes, blocks, etc.)外观(粉末、鳞片、块等)
  • 3.Origin (natural or not)来源(是否天然)
  • 4.whether or not spheroidized是否球化加工
  • 5.Graphite content石墨含量
  • 6.Fineness index (fineness or flake size)细度指标(细度或鳞片大小)
  • 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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
1.5%
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
  • 2504109900999Other natural graphite, powdered其他粉末状天然石墨

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

Previous2503 00Sulphur of all kinds, other than sublimed sulphur, precipitated sulphur and collodial sulphurOne level up2504Natural graphiteNext2504 90Other

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.