Chapter 26 — Ores, slag and ash

Nepal Customs Tariff 2026/27 import duty rates and 37 HS code lines for Ores, slag and ash (Section V — Mineral products). Each code shows the general and SAARC customs duty; tap a code to open the full breakdown and landed-cost estimate.

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26.01 — Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2601.11.00	Non-agglomerated	kg	10%	6%
2601.12.00	Agglomerated	kg	10%	6%
2601.20.00	Roasted iron pyrites	kg	10%	6%

26.02 — Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2602.00.00	Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight.	kg	10%	6%

26.03 — Copper ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2603.00.00	Copper ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.04 — Nickel ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2604.00.00	Nickel ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.05 — Cobalt ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2605.00.00	Cobalt ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.06 — Aluminium ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2606.00.00	Aluminium ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.07 — Lead ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2607.00.00	Lead ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.08 — Zinc ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2608.00.00	Zinc ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.09 — Tin ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2609.00.00	Tin ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.10 — Chromium ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2610.00.00	Chromium ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.11 — Tungsten ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2611.00.00	Tungsten ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.12 — Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2612.10.00	Uranium ores and concentrates	kg	10%	6%
2612.20.00	Thorium ores and concentrates	kg	10%	6%

26.13 — Molybdenum ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2613.10.00	Roasted	kg	10%	6%
2613.90.00	Other	kg	10%	6%

26.14 — Titanium ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2614.00.00	Titanium ores and concentrates.	kg	10%	6%

26.15 — Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2615.10.00	Zirconium ores and concentrates	kg	10%	6%
2615.90.00	Other	kg	10%	6%

26.16 — Precious metal ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2616.10.00	Silver ores and concentrates	kg	10%	6%
2616.90.00	Other	kg	10%	6%

26.17 — Other ores and concentrates

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2617.10.00	Antimony ores and concentrates	kg	10%	6%
2617.90.00	Other	kg	10%	6%

26.18 — Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2618.00.00	Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel.	MT	Per MT Rs. 1000	Per MT Rs. 1000

26.19 — Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2619.00.00	Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel.	MT	Per MT Rs. 1000	Per MT Rs. 1000

26.20 — Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2620.11.00	Hard zinc spelter	kg	5%	5%
2620.19.00	Containing mainly zinc — Other	kg	5%	5%
2620.21.00	Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges	kg	5%	5%
2620.29.00	Containing mainly lead — Other	kg	5%	5%
2620.30.00	Containing mainly copper	kg	5%	5%
2620.40.00	Containing mainly aluminium	kg	5%	5%
2620.60.00	Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds.	kg	5%	5%
2620.91.00	Containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures	kg	5%	5%
2620.99.00	Other	kg	5%	5%

26.21 — Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp); ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste

HS code	Description	Unit	General duty	SAARC duty
2621.10.00	Ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste	MT	Per MT Rs. 1000	Per MT Rs. 1000
2621.90.00	Other	MT	Per MT Rs. 1000	Per MT Rs. 1000

Chapter 26 legal notes

Notes. 1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Slag or similar industrial waste prepared as macadam (heading 25.17); (b) Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), whether or not calcined (heading 25.19); (c) Sludges from the storage tanks of petroleum oils consisting mainly of such oils (heading 27.10); (d) Basic slag of Chapter 31; (e) Slag wool, rock wool or similar mineral wools (heading 68.06); (f) Waste or scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste or scrap containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (heading 71.12 or 85.49); or (g) Copper, nickel or cobalt mattes produced by any process of smelting (Section XV). 2.- For the purposes of headings 26.01 to 26.17, the term “ores” means minerals of mineralogical species actually used in the metallurgical industry for the extraction of mercury, of the metals of heading 28.44 or of the metals of Section XIV or XV, even if they are intended for non-metallurgical purposes. Headings 26.01 to 26.17 do not, however, include minerals which have been submitted to processes not normal to the metallurgical industry. 3.- Heading 26.20 applies only to : (a) Slag, ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals, excluding ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste (heading 26.21); and (b) Slag, ash and residues containing arsenic, whether or not containing metals, of a kind used either for the extraction of arsenic or metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds. Subheading Notes. 1.- For the purposes of subheading 2620.21, “leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges” mean sludges obtained from storage tanks of leaded gasoline and leaded anti-knock compounds (for example, tetraethyllead), and consisting essentially of lead, lead compounds and iron oxide. 2. Slag,ash and residues containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds, are to be classified in Subheading 2620.60.

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