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Manganese ore (40% or more but below 44%)

Manganese ore, 40% or more but below 44% manganese content

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 2602 00 30 (manganese ore with 40% or more but below 44% manganese content, calculated on dry weight) is not covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order and carries no Partner Government Agency clearance requirement at the tariff-line level. Import follows the standard customs procedure: Importer-Exporter Code, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Manganese ores at different grade thresholds occupy sibling tariff lines within Chapter 26, and misclassification on the dry-weight manganese content is the principal importer risk.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

Chapter 26 grades manganese ore by manganese content at precise dry-weight thresholds; a consignment that assays above or below the 40–44% band on examination will be re-classified to a different tariff line, potentially one that carries distinct duty rates or compliance obligations. Retrospective re-classification can result in detention of the cargo and recovery of differential duty. Importers should obtain a third-party assay certificate confirming the dry-weight manganese content before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 2602 00 30 require any pre-import registration?
A valid Importer-Exporter Code is required for any commercial import; no product-specific registration applies to this tariff line.
What changes if the manganese content falls below 40% or reaches 44% or above?
Ore outside the 40–44% dry-weight band is classified under a different tariff line within Chapter 26, which may carry a distinct duty rate, and customs re-classification on examination triggers retrospective duty recovery.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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