Subheading · Chapter 26 · Section V, Mineral products
HS 2616 90Precious metal ores and concentrates: other
Ores, slag and ash
- Customs duty
- 2.5%
- 2 tariff items
- GST now
- 5%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2616 90 10 | Gold ores and concentrates | 2.5% | 5% | kg |
| 2616 90 90 | Other | 2.5% | 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 2 tariff items: 2.5%. 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: 2 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
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 199 | Precious metal ores and concentrates | 5% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 5% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2616 | Preciousmetal ores and concentrates | Nil | — |
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: 2 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 2616 90, and China's below.
China: the same goods (2616 90)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force under 2616 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2616.90.00.01 | Gold ores and concentrates黄金矿砂 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 0% | 0% | None |
| 2616.90.00.09 | Other precious metal ores and concentrates其他贵金属矿砂及其精矿 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 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
2616.90.00Other precious metal ores and concentrates
2616.90.00.01Gold ores and concentrates黄金矿砂
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 0%
- Import VAT
- 0%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- 0%
- 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.Processing method (crushing, grinding, magnetic separation, gravity separation, flotation, screening, etc.)加工方法(破碎、磨碎、磁选、重力分离、浮选、筛选等)
- 3.Moisture content含水率
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.For gold concentrates, declare mass fraction of gold and mass fraction of arsenic符合金精矿标准的请申报金的质量分数、砷的质量分数
- 6.Declared particle size meeting gold concentrate standards (amount of material passing through a 200 mesh standard sieve)符合金精矿标准的申报粒度(200目标准筛的筛下物量)
- 7.Mining area name矿区名称
- 8.Date of contract签约日期
- 9.Valuation date计价日期
- 10.Demurrage (no demurrage, demurrage undetermined, demurrage declared)有无滞期费(无滞期费、滞期费未确定、滞期费已申报)
- 11.GTIN
- 12.CAS
- 13.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
- 2616900001999Gold ores and concentrates黄金矿砂
2616.90.00.09Other precious metal ores and concentrates其他贵金属矿砂及其精矿
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 0%
- 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
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.Processing method (crushing, grinding, magnetic separation, gravity separation, flotation, screening, etc.)加工方法(破碎、磨碎、磁选、重力分离、浮选、筛选等)
- 3.Moisture content含水率
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.For gold concentrates, declare mass fraction of gold and mass fraction of arsenic符合金精矿标准的请申报金的质量分数、砷的质量分数
- 6.Declared particle size meeting gold concentrate standards (amount of material passing through a 200 mesh standard sieve)符合金精矿标准的申报粒度(200目标准筛的筛下物量)
- 7.Mining area name矿区名称
- 8.Date of contract签约日期
- 9.Valuation date计价日期
- 10.Demurrage (no demurrage, demurrage undetermined, demurrage declared)有无滞期费(无滞期费、滞期费未确定、滞期费已申报)
- 11.GTIN
- 12.CAS
- 13.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
- 2616900009999Other precious metal ores and concentrates其他贵金属矿砂及其精矿
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 18 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
- 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.