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HSN Chapter 71: Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof…

Every heading of Chapter 71 with its GST rate and basic customs duty. Open a heading for the eight-digit codes, export policy and RoDTEP.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 2026
Headings18

Four-digit headings in this chapter.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 71
Eight-digit codes137

Tariff items under those headings.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 71
GST rates in the chapter0.25% / 1.5% / 3%

Rates at which the rate Schedules, as amended to April 2026, name these headings.

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate)
Basic customs duty2.5% – 25%

Standard tariff rates across the chapter, with Finance Act changes applied.

CBIC tariff · 30 June 2025
Chapter 71

Headings in HSN Chapter 71

The GST column shows the rate or rates at which Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) names the heading; a heading named nowhere takes the residual 18%. The duty column is the basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff.

HeadingDescriptionGST rateBasic customs dutyCodes
7101Pearls, natural or cultured, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for convenience of transport3%5%4
7102Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set0.25% / 1.5%See tariff8
7103Precious stones (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded precious stones (other than diamonds) and…0.25%10%42
7104Synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious…0.25% / 1.5%10% / 15%7
7105Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stones3%10%3
7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form3%10%6
7107Base metals clad with silver; not further worked than semi-manufactured3%10%1
7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form3%10%4
7109Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured3%See tariff1
7110Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured form, or in powder form3%2.5% / 10%9
7111Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum; not further worked than semi-manufactured3%10%1
7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the…3%10%6
7113Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal3%25%23
7114A ’ rticles of goldsmiths or ’ silversmiths wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal3%25%8
7115Other articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal3%10%4
7116Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones(natural, synthetic or reconstructed)3%10%2
7117Imitation jewellery3%See table6
7118Coin3%10%2

Where a heading shows more than one rate, the rate depends on the description of the goods. Open the heading to read the entries.

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 2025, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance Act, 2026 applied.

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 or speak to our CA team before you act on it.

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Chapter 71 (Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin) has 18 four-digit headings and 137 eight-digit tariff items in the Customs Tariff.

Find the four-digit heading that describes the product, open it, and match the product to the entry of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) shown there. If no entry names the goods, the residual 18% entry applies unless the goods are exempt.