HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
26020020 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Manganese ores and concentrates”: tariff item 2602 00 20 under heading 2602 of the Customs Tariff of India. The GST rate depends on the goods: the entries for this code carry 18% or nil. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 26Heading 2602Sub-heading 2602 00Tariff item 2602 00 20
Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight: Manganese ore (44% or more but below 46%)
Tariff item 2602 00 20 · Heading 2602 · Chapter 26, Customs Tariff of India
The code
What the code covers in the Customs Tariff of India, and the GST rate entries that apply to it.
260200208 digits: 26 + 02 + 00 + 202602 00 20Manganese ore (44% or more but below 46%)How to read it
An HSN code is built in layers. Each pair of digits narrows the one before it: 2 digits = chapter, 4 = heading, 6 = sub-heading, 8 = tariff item in the Customs Tariff of India.
The broadest layer. Chapter 26 covers ores, slag and ash. It sits in Section V, mineral products.
Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight.
Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight.
Manganese ore (44% or more but below 46%). The full 8-digit code used in the Customs Tariff of India and on invoices that show the complete HSN.
Unit of quantity: kg.
GST rate
2 entries of the GST rate notifications name this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 18% or nil. No single rate is stated for 26020020 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 2602 (this code's heading) | |||
| Schedule II, S. No. 11Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 2602 | Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight. | 18%IGST 18% · CGST 9% · SGST/UTGST 9%From 22 September 2025 |
| Entries for particular goods in chapter 26 | |||
| S. No. 110Notification No. 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) (exemption)Central Tax: Notification No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 26 | Uranium Ore concentrate | Nilexempt · IGST, CGST and SGST/UTGST nilFrom 22 September 2025 |
Each entry applies only to the goods it describes. If none describes your goods, the entry for goods not specified elsewhere applies: Schedule II, S. No. 639, 18%: “Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII”.
Rates are IGST on inter-State supplies; on supplies within a State the same rate is split equally between CGST and SGST/UTGST, under Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) with the same S. Nos. Exemptions: Notification No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate).
On your invoice
Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020 sets the minimum number of HSN digits on B2B tax invoices from 1 April 2021, by the business's aggregate turnover in the previous year.
Businesses with aggregate turnover up to ₹5 crore in the previous year show at least the heading, 2602, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 260200, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 26020020, the tariff item itself.
Rate history
Rate depends on the goods
Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), which superseded Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017; exemptions under Notification No. 10/2025. The 2 entries in force from this date are listed in the GST rate section above.
Earlier rates under Notification 1/2017 are not shown here
Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 applied until it was superseded by Notification 9/2025.
Related codes
Heading 2602, manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight. The codes below sit closest to 26020020 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 2602. Each is shown in the official wording and has its own page with its GST rate entries. Use the search above for any other code.
26020060Tariff item 2602 00 6026020070Tariff item 2602 00 7026020090Tariff item 2602 00 9026020010Tariff item 2602 00 1026020020, this page's code, is tariff item 2602 00 20 under the same heading. 4 of the codes listed share its sub-heading, 2602 00.
Questions
It depends on the goods: 2 entries of the rate notifications name this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 18% or nil: Schedule II, S. No. 11 (18%); Notification 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), S. No. 110 (nil). Each entry applies only to the goods it describes; if none describes your goods, Schedule II, S. No. 639 (18%) applies. The full wording of every entry is in the GST rate section above.
At least 4 digits if your aggregate turnover in the previous year was up to ₹5 crore, and at least 6 digits above ₹5 crore, on B2B tax invoices (Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020, from 1 April 2021). For this code that is 2602 or 260200; many businesses use the full 26020020.
Tariff item 2602 00 20 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Manganese ore (44% or more but below 46%)”, under sub-heading 2602 00 (“Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight”), heading 2602 (“Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight”), in chapter 26 (ores, slag and ash), Section V (mineral products). Unit of quantity: kg.
About this page
The section, chapter, heading, sub-heading and tariff item on this page are taken from the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule (Customs Tariff Act, 1975), CBIC edition as on 30 June 2024, with the tariff-line changes of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2024, Finance Act 2025 and Finance Act 2026 applied. The GST entries are taken from Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), as amended by Notifications 19/2025 and 01/2026; exemptions: Notification No. 10/2025.
This is reference information for classification and invoicing. It is not advice on how your own goods should be classified, and the official tariff and notifications prevail if the two ever differ. A change in the tariff or in a rate notification re-opens this page for an update.
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