COBALT ORES AND CONCENTRATES

Cobalt ores and concentrates

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 2605 00 00 (Cobalt ores and concentrates) 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. Processed cobalt derivatives — refined cobalt metal, cobalt compounds, and cobalt-bearing intermediate products — fall under different chapters and may carry distinct compliance obligations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: cobalt in a more processed form — refined metal under Chapter 81, or cobalt oxides and hydroxides under Chapter 28 — may attract specific compliance, and customs re-classification triggers retrospective duty recovery and potential detention. Importers should confirm that the consignment is genuinely an ore or concentrate, not a beneficiated intermediate, before relying on the absence of compliance at this tariff line.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2605 00 00 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 cobalt has been refined or chemically processed beyond ore or concentrate form?

Refined cobalt metal and cobalt chemical compounds are classified under Chapter 81 and Chapter 28 respectively, where distinct compliance obligations may apply.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.