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HSN Code 73089060: Truss rods

HSN 7308 90 60 is truss rods, a tariff item of heading 7308 (structures). GST: 18%. Basic customs duty: 15%. Export policy: Free; RoDTEP 1% of FOB value.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 2026Heading 7308Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
GST rate18%

Total rate: half central tax, half State tax; IGST across States and on import.

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate) · Sch. II · S. No. 286
Basic customs duty15%

Standard rate, unit u.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 73
Export policyFree

No export authorisation needed.

ITC(HS) 2022 · Schedule 2
RoDTEP1%

Of FOB value, exports from the domestic tariff area. AA, SEZ and EOU exports: 0.6%. Up to 31 December 2026.

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

Where HSN 7308 90 60 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
73 · Iron or steel articles
Heading
7308 · Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock- gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frame-works, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel
Group
Other
Tariff item
7308 90 60 · Truss rods
Unit
u
GST

GST Rate on HSN 7308 90 60

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
18%Schedule II, S. No. 2867308Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 94.06) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frame-works, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, and shutters, balustrades, pillars, and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, section, tubes and the like, prepared for using structures, of iron or steel [other than transmission towers]
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 7308 90 60

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 7308 90 60

Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. Appendix 4R gives RoDTEP at 1% of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area and 0.6% 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 7308

Tariff itemDescriptionBasic customs duty
7308 10 10Portable bridge15%
7308 10 90Other15%
7308 20 11For transmission lineTowers, whether or not assembled15%
7308 20 19OtherTowers, whether or not assembled15%
7308 20 20Lattice mastsTowers, whether or not assembled15%
7308 30 00Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors15%
7308 40 00Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping15%
7308 90 10Beams, channels, pillars and girders prepared for use in structuresOther15%
7308 90 20Drop rodsOther15%
7308 90 30Hatchway, rails and bulkheads for ships or boats and parts of hullOther15%
7308 90 40Galvanised tension barsOther15%
7308 90 50Structures and super structures for miningOther15%
7308 90 60Truss rodsOther15%
7308 90 70Tubular steel poles for electric transmission and distribution linesOther15%
7308 90 90OtherOther15%
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.

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Questions, answered

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

HSN 7308 90 60 is the tariff item for truss rods, under heading 7308 (Structures) of Chapter 73.

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

The basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff is 15%. 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 1% of FOB value. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.