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Manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8111 00 90 (Manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap — other than those separately classified) 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 (IEC), bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Manganese in ore or oxide form, and manganese-bearing alloys classified under Chapter 72 or Chapter 26, may attract separate compliance regimes depending on form and end-use.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: manganese dioxide, manganese ores, and ferromanganese are each classified in distinct chapters and may carry their own compliance obligations. A customs officer who determines that the declared goods belong to a more specific tariff line — whether in Chapter 26 (ores and concentrates) or Chapter 72 (ferroalloys) — can trigger retrospective compliance and detention pending re-classification. Verify product form, purity, and processing state against the customs tariff before shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8111 00 90 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 is in ore, concentrate, or ferroalloy form?

Manganese ores and concentrates fall under Chapter 26, and ferromanganese under Chapter 72, each of which may carry distinct compliance and licensing requirements.

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