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HS 7112 99 10Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 8549: of silver, including metal clad with silver but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals

Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

Customs duty
10%
Tariff rate
GST now
3%
Import policy
Restricted
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
0% to 8%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate10%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)5%Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 15EA
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)Exempt (11/2018-Customs, S.No. 1)BCD + AIDC11/2018-Customs, S.No. 1
Integrated GST (IGST)3%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
ASEAN–India FTA0%Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Korea CEPA0%South Korea
India–Malaysia CECA0%Malaysia
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA0%United Arab Emirates
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

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

Clearance by other agencies

  • Ministry Of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEF): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under Hazardous and other waste(Management and Transboundary Movement )Rules, 2016, The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991 and The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.

"*Import under this CTI is restricted under chapter 71 of schedule-i (import policy) of ITC (HS), 2022.{refer S.O. 2031(e) and DGFT NOTF no 01/2015-2020 both dated 29-04-2022}.*import of wastes is subject to compliance of para 8(b) of gen. notes regd import policy of ITC (HS) and is subject to rules 12 & 13 of the hazardous waste (management & transboundry movement) rules, 2016.*"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Restricted under DGFT 01/2015-2020 of 29 Apr 2022.
Notes on these rates
  • BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
  • IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
  • AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
  • AIDC is 5% (S.No. 15EA of 11/2021-Customs, as amended by 16/2026-Customs). (Spent catalyst or ash for recovery (15E) excluded.) 4 more entries cover this code for named goods or on a condition, for example S.No. 15E of 11/2021-Customs (Spent catalyst or ash containing precious metals, on conditions: 4.35%; on conditions (recovery of precious metals)); not in the totals.
  • AIDC is Nil where exemption from BCD is claimed under advance authorisation, an EOU scheme or the notifications 11/2021-Customs lists (S.Nos. 17A to 20, among them some trade agreements); the totals do not assume one.
  • SWS is exempt under S.No. 1 of 11/2018-Customs, as amended by 16/2026-Customs.
  • Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
  • This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
  • This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.

GST

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

  • Now 3%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 3%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule IV, S.No. 9Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal.3%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20253%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20253%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
7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 8549Nil—

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 incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.01% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.006% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Ministry Of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEF): a clearance or certificate before export, under Hazardous and other waste(Management and Transboundary Movement )Rules, 2016, The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991 and The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.

*EXPORT OF WASTES IS SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE OF RULES 12 & 14 OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE (MANAGEMENT & TRANSBOUNDRY MOVEMENT) RULES, 2016.*AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION,THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE.IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7112 99, and China's below.

China: the same goods (7112 99)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 7112 99. 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
7112.99.10.00Waste and scrap containing silver or silver compounds含有银及银化合物的废碎料8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)8%13%13%9
7112.99.20.00Waste and scrap containing other precious metals or precious metal compounds含其他贵金属或贵金属化合物废碎料6%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)6%13%0%9
7112.99.90.00Other waste and scrap of precious metal or precious metal compounds其他贵金属或贵金属化合物废碎料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

7112.99.10Waste and scrap containing silver or silver compounds, mainly used for the recovery of precious metals

7112.99.10.00Waste and scrap containing silver or silver compounds含有银及银化合物的废碎料

Mainly used for the recovery of silver, other than goods of heading 85.49主要用于回收银,但税目 85.49的货品除外

Unit
g
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
35%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
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.Condition (waste and scrap, ash)状态(废碎料、灰)
  • 3.Source (obtained by crushing circuit boards containing precious metals, etc.)来源(由破碎含有贵金属的电路板而得等)
  • 4.Content of precious metal贵金属的成分含量
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.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
3.2%
Ecuador
6.6%
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
4.4%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 7112991000999Waste and scrap containing silver or silver compounds (chiefly for recovery of silver, but excluding goods of heading 85.49)含有银及银化合物的废碎料(主要用于回收银,但税目85.49的货品除外)

7112.99.20Waste and scrap containing other precious metals or precious metal compounds, principally used for the recovery of precious metals

7112.99.20.00Waste and scrap containing other precious metals or precious metal compounds含其他贵金属或贵金属化合物废碎料

Mainly used for the recovery of precious metals, excluding goods of heading 85.49主要用于回收贵金属,但税目 85.49的货品除外

Unit
g
MFN import duty
6%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
35%
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
  • 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
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.Condition (waste and scrap, ash)状态(废碎料、灰)
  • 3.Source (obtained by crushing circuit boards containing precious metals, etc.)来源(由破碎含有贵金属的电路板而得等)
  • 4.Content of precious metal贵金属的成分含量
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.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
  • 7112992000999Waste and scrap containing other precious metals or precious metal compounds (chiefly for the recovery of precious metals, but excluding goods of heading 85.49)含其他贵金属或贵金属化合物废碎料(主要用于回收贵金属,但税目85.49的货品除外)

7112.99.90Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, not elsewhere specified or included

7112.99.90.00Other waste and scrap of precious metal or precious metal compounds其他贵金属或贵金属化合物废碎料

Mainly used for the recovery of precious metals, excluding goods of heading 85.49主要用于回收贵金属,但税目 85.49的货品除外

Unit
g
MFN import duty
0%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
50%
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.Condition (waste and scrap, ash)状态(废碎料、灰)
  • 3.Source (obtained by crushing circuit boards containing precious metals, etc.)来源(由破碎含有贵金属的电路板而得等)
  • 4.Content of precious metal贵金属的成分含量
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.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
  • 7112999000999Other waste and scrap of precious metal or of precious metal compounds (chiefly for the recovery of precious metal, but excluding goods of heading 85.49)其他贵金属或贵金属化合物废碎料(主要用于回收贵金属,但税目85.49的货品除外)

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

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.