Chapter · Chapter 26 · Section V, Mineral products

HS 26Ores, slag and ash

Customs duty: 0% to 5%; 75 tariff items
Import policy: Mostly Free; Restricted: 19 items
Export policy: Mostly Free; STE: 28 items, Restricted: 6 items
Unit: kg

Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this chapter

21 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
Code	Description	Customs duty	GST now	Unit
2601	Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites	2.5%	18%	kg
2602	Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight	2.5%	18%	kg
2603	Copper ores and concertrates	2.5%	18%	kg
2604	Nickel ores and concentrates	Free	18%	kg
2605	Cobalt ores and concentrates	2.5%	18%	kg
2606	Aluminium ores and concentrates	2.5%	18%	kg
2607	Lead ores and concentrates	2.5%	18%	kg
2608	Zinc ores and concentrates	2.5%	18%	kg
2609	Tin ores and concentrates	2.5%	18%	kg
2610	Chromium ores and concentrates	2.5%	18%	kg
2611	Tungsten ores and concentrates	2.5%	5%	kg
2612	Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates	0% to 2.5%	5%	kg
2613	Molybdenum ores and concentrates	2.5%	5%	kg
2614	Titanium ores and concentrates	2.5%	5%	kg
2615	Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates	2.5%	5%	kg
2616	Precious metal ores and concentrates	2.5%	5%	kg
2617	Other ores and concentrates	2.5%	5%	kg
2618	Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel	5%	5%	kg
2619	Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel	5%	0%, 5% or 18%	kg
2620	Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds	5%	18%	kg
2621	Other slag and ash, inlcuding seaweed ash (kelp); ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste	5%	0%, 5% or 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 75 tariff items: 0% to 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: 57 tariff items
Restricted: 19 tariff items

Exporting from India

Export duty

It depends on the goods: the entries below name only some goods under this code, or rate them differently.

Export duty entries that meet this code
Entry	Goods	Export duty
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 21Named goods or on a condition	Iron ore and concentrates, Non-agglomerated	50%
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 22Named goods or on a condition	Iron ore and concentrates, Agglomerated	50%
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 23Named goods or on a condition	Manganese ore	Rs. 20 per tonne
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 23ANamed goods or on a condition	Bauxite (natural), not calcined	30%
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 23BNamed goods or on a condition	Bauxite (natural), calcined	30%
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 23CNamed goods or on a condition	Other aluminium ores and concentrates	30%
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 24Named goods or on a condition	Chromium ores and concentrates, all sorts	30%
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 24ANamed goods or on a condition	Ilmenite, unprocessed	30%
The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, S.No. 24BNamed goods or on a condition	Ilmenite, upgraded (beneficiated ilmenite including ilmenite ground)	30%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 20ANamed goods or on a condition	All Goods	Nil
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 20CNamed goods or on a condition	All Goods other than goods mentioned in S.no. 20A	30%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 20DNamed goods or on a condition	All Goods other than iron ore pellets	30%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 23Named goods or on a condition	Iron ore pellets	Nil
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 24Named goods or on a condition	Manganese ore	Nil
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 24ANamed goods or on a condition	Bauxite (natural), not calcined	15%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 24BNamed goods or on a condition	Bauxite (natural), calcined	15%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 24CNamed goods or on a condition	Ilmenite, unprocessed	10%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 24DNamed goods or on a condition	Ilmenite, upgraded (beneficiated ilmenite including ilmenite ground)	2.5%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 24ENamed goods or on a condition	Other aluminium ores including laterite	15%
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 24FNamed goods or on a condition	All goods, other than goods mentioned at serial number 24E	Nil

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

Free: 41 tariff items
STE: 28 tariff items
Restricted: 6 tariff items

Nearby codes

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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
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 18 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.