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HSN Code 28275910: Magnesium bromide

HSN 2827 59 10 is magnesium bromide, a tariff item of heading 2827 (chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides). GST: 5% / 18%. Basic customs duty: 7.5%. Export policy: Free; RoDTEP 0.7% of FOB value.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 2026Heading 2827Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
GST rate5% / 18%

More than one entry reaches this code. The description of the goods decides the rate.

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate) · 4 entries
Basic customs duty7.5%

Standard rate, unit kg..

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 28
Export policyFree

No export authorisation needed.

ITC(HS) 2022 · Schedule 2
RoDTEP0.7%

Of FOB value, exports from the domestic tariff area. AA, SEZ and EOU exports: 0.4%. Up to 31 December 2026.

Appendix 4R · w.e.f. 10 Oct 2024
Classification

Where HSN 2827 59 10 Sits

Use the eight-digit code on the bill of entry, the shipping bill and, where your turnover requires it, on the GST invoice. The first four digits are the heading; the last four narrow it to this line.

Chapter
28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes
Heading
2827 · Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides
Group
Other
Tariff item
2827 59 10 · Magnesium bromide
Unit
kg.
GST

GST Rate on HSN 2827 59 10

GST on goods is fixed by the entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025 and amended up to 30 April 2026. The entries below are the ones that reach this code. Match the goods to the description in the entry before you invoice.

GST rateEntryCodes namedGoods covered by the entry
5%Schedule I, S. No. 21028Thorium oxalate, Enriched KBF4 (enriched potassium fluroborate), Enriched elemental boron, Nuclear fuel (chapter-wide entry)
5%Schedule I, S. No. 21128Anaesthetics, Potassium Iodate, Iodine, Steam (chapter-wide entry)
5%Schedule I, S. No. 22128 or 38Micronutrients, which are covered under serial number 1(g) of Schedule 1, Part (A) of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 and are manufactured by the manufacturers which are registered under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 (chapter-wide entry)
18%Schedule II, S. No. 3528All inorganic chemicals [other than those specified in notification No.10/2025- Central Tax (Rate) dated 17th September 2025 or other Schedules of this notification] (chapter-wide entry)
18%Schedule II, S. No. 639Any ChapterGoods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry)

Goods that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.

Import

Customs Duty on HSN 2827 59 10

An import pays basic customs duty at the tariff rate, social welfare surcharge at 10% of that duty (unless exempted for the goods), and IGST at the GST rate on the value plus both duties.

Basic customs duty at
Social welfare surcharge, 10% of the duty
IGST at on value plus both
Total duty and tax
As a share of the value

Standard rates only: no exemption notification, anti-dumping or safeguard duty, or trade-agreement rate is applied, and the surcharge is taken at 10% although some goods are exempted from it. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.

Export

Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 2827 59 10

Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. Appendix 4R gives RoDTEP at 0.7% of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area and 0.4% for Advance Authorisation, SEZ and EOU exports. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.

  1. Current RoDTEP schedule takes effectAppendix 4R and 4RE notified by Notification 32/2024-25.
  2. All rates and caps limited to 50%Notification 60/2025-26, with immediate effect.
  3. Full rates restoredNotification 66/2025-26 and its corrigendum: the rates of 22 February 2026 apply again from 23 March.
  4. Scheme continued to 30 September 2026Notification 74/2025-26, rates unchanged.
  5. Scheme continued to 31 December 2026Notification 41/2026-27: rates and caps as on 30 September 2026 continue.
Same heading

Other Codes Under HSN 2827

Tariff itemDescriptionBasic customs duty
2827 10 00Ammonium chloride7.5%
2827 20 00Calcium chloride7.5%
2827 31 00Of magnesium7.5%
2827 32 00Of aluminium7.5%
2827 35 00Of nickelFree
2827 39 20Mercurous chlorideOther7.5%
2827 39 30Strontium chlorideOtherFree
2827 39 40Cuprous chlorideOther7.5%
2827 39 90OtherOther7.5%
2827 41 10Copper oxychlorideOf copper7.5%
2827 41 90OtherOf copper7.5%
2827 49 00Other7.5%
2827 51 10Bromides of sodiumBromides of sodium or of potassium7.5%
2827 51 20Bromides of potassiumBromides of sodium or of potassium7.5%
2827 59 10Magnesium bromideOther7.5%
2827 59 90OtherOther7.5%
2827 60 10Potassium iodideIodides and iodide oxides7.5%
2827 60 20Sodium iodideIodides and iodide oxides7.5%
2827 60 90OtherIodides and iodide oxides7.5%
Not shown on this page
  • The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1.
  • Exemption notifications, anti-dumping and safeguard duties, and preferential rates under trade agreements. The duty shown is the tariff rate.
  • The GST exemption notification. Goods exempt under it pay no GST even if a rate entry names the code.

Official documents behind this page

  1. Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
  2. Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
  3. ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
  4. Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, RoDTEP ScheduleDGFT, with effect from 10 October 2024 (Notification No. 32/2024-25); the 2026 changes are in Notifications 60, 66 and 74 of 2025-26 and 41 of 2026-27.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.

People also ask

Questions, answered

Short, direct answers to the 4 questions readers ask most on this topic.

HSN 2827 59 10 is the tariff item for magnesium bromide, under heading 2827 (Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides) of Chapter 28.

The entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) that reach this code give 5% / 18%. The rate depends on the description in the entry.

The basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff is 7.5%. Social welfare surcharge at 10% of the duty and IGST at the GST rate are added. An exemption notification or a trade agreement can reduce the duty actually payable.

Yes. Appendix 4R lists the code at 0.7% of FOB value. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.