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HSN Chapter 76: Aluminium and articles thereof

Every heading of Chapter 76 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
Headings16

Four-digit headings in this chapter.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 76
Eight-digit codes97

Tariff items under those headings.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 76
GST rates in the chapter5% / 18%

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

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate)
Basic customs duty2.5% – 20%

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

CBIC tariff · 30 June 2024
Chapter 76

Headings in HSN Chapter 76

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
7601Unwrought aluminium18%7.5%10
7602Aluminium waste and scrap18%2.5%2
7603Aluminium powders and flakes18%7.5%3
7604Aluminium bars, rods and profiles18%7.5%9
7605Aluminium wire18%7.5%7
7606Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said act), from people’s republic director general (safeguard), in…18%7.5%8
7607Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2 mm18%7.5%11
7608Aluminium tubes and pipes18%10%2
7609Aluminium; tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves)18%10%1
7610Aluminium structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks…18%10%5
7611Aluminium; reservoirs, tanks, vats and the like for material (not compressed or liquefied gas) of capacity over 300l, whether or not lined, heat-insulated, not fitted with mechanical…18%10%1
7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not…5% / 18%10%8
7613Aluminium containers for compressed or liquefied gas18%10%12
7614Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of aluminium, not electrically insulated18%10%2
7615Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of aluminium; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of aluminium; sanitary ware and parts thereof…5% / 18%10% / 20%10
7616Other articles of aluminium18%10%6

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 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and 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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Short, direct answers to the 2 questions readers ask most on this topic.

Chapter 76 (Aluminium and articles thereof) has 16 four-digit headings and 97 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.