Heading · Chapter 69 · Section XIII, Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materi…
HS 6903Ceramic products: other refractory ceramic goods (for example, retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and sliding gates), other than those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths
- Customs duty
- 7.5%
- 8 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- or 0% for some goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- mt
- Duty in China
- 8%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this heading
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6903 10 00 | Containing by weight more than 50% of free carbon | 7.5% | 18% | mt |
| 6903 20 | Containing by weight more than 50% of alumina (Al 2O3) or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica (SiO 2) | 7.5% | 18% | mt |
| 6903 90 | Other | 7.5% | 18% | mt |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 8 tariff items: 7.5%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026. 1 earlier measure has ended.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 8 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 18%, or 0% for some goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%, or 0% for some goods.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 234 | Other refractory ceramic goods (for example, retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths and rods), other than those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths | 18% |
| 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 152 | Idols made of clay | Nil |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 0% or 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 0% or 18% | 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 10/2025-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6903 | Other refractory ceramic goods (for example, retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and sliding gates), other than those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths | 1.4% | — |
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: 8 tariff items
China: the same goods (6903)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 6 in force and 3 expired under 6903. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6903.10.00.10 | Refractory ceramic cores and shells for precision casting, specially designed for manufacturing gas turbine engine/gas turbine blades, vanes, casings and other turbine configuration components, containing more than 50% by weight of elemental carbon专门设计用于制造燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机叶片、导向器、机匣等涡轮构型部件的精密铸造耐火陶瓷型芯、型壳,含有按重量计超过50%的单体碳 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
| 6903.10.00.90 | Other refractory ceramic products, containing by weight more than 50% of elemental carbon其他耐火陶瓷制品,含有按重量计超过50%的单体碳 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 6903.20.00.10 | Precision casting refractory ceramic cores and shells, specially designed for manufacturing gas turbine engine/gas turbine blades, vanes, shrouds and other turbine components, containing more than 50% by weight of aluminium oxide or a mixture of aluminium oxide and silicon dioxide专门设计用于制造燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机叶片、导向器、机匣等涡轮构型部件的精密铸造耐火陶瓷型芯、型壳,含有按重量计超过50%的三氧化二铝或三氧化二铝和二氧化硅的混合物 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
| 6903.20.00.90 | Other refractory ceramic goods, containing by weight > 50% of alumina or of a mixture of alumina and silica其他耐火陶瓷制品,含有按重量计超过50%的三氧化二铝或三氧化二铝和二氧化硅的混合物 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 0% | None |
| 6903.90.00.10 | Other precision casting refractory ceramic cores and shells specially designed for manufacturing turbine configuration components such as blades, vanes, and casings for gas turbine engines其他专门设计用于制造燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机叶片、导向器、机匣等涡轮构型部件的精密铸造耐火陶瓷型芯、型壳 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
| 6903.90.00.90 | Other refractory ceramic products, other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths其他耐火陶瓷制品,但硅质化石粉及类似硅土制的除外 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 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.
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.