HS Code 2610Chromium ores and concentrates

What HS code 2610 covers

Heading 2610 is for chromium ore in its raw or concentrated form. Traders also call it chrome ore, and the main ore mineral is chromite. If your cargo is rock dug from the ground, or rock that has been crushed and enriched to raise its metal content, this is the heading to check first.

The heading belongs to Chapter 26, the chapter for metal ores, slag and ash. Customs officers use it to decide which duty line and which statistics a shipment falls under. A wrong heading can mean delays, questions at the border, and bad data in your own records.

The wording is short and plain. It names one material and nothing else. That makes it easy to read, but you still need to compare it with its neighbours before you file.

HS 261000: the six-digit code for chromium ore

The World Customs Organization stops at six digits. Every country that uses the system then adds its own digits on the right. This is why the same goods can show as 261000 in one country and as a longer number in another. Searches like HSN code 2610 and HTS 2610.00 point to the same goods under Indian and United States style numbering.

Duty and tax rates are set by each country, not by the global system. We do not list rates here. For a rate, open the tariff of the country that is importing the goods and look up the national line under 261000.

Sellers often describe chromite by its chromium oxide content or by lump and fines. These are trade terms. They help a buyer pick a grade, but the heading itself does not change.

How 2610 differs from other ore headings

Most mistakes happen when a similar ore or waste product is filed under the wrong heading. Use these checks:

• Manganese ore goes to 2602, not 2610. The two are often sold to the same steel mills, but they are different ores.
• Nickel ore has its own heading, 2604.
• Ores that are not named anywhere else in the chapter go to 2617.
• Slag, ash and residues that contain metals go to 2620, even if the metal inside is chromium. Heading 2610 is for the ore itself, not for waste.

Where 2610 sits among Chapter 26 headings

The chapter can be read in groups. Headings 2601 to 2609 and 2611 to 2615 are metal ores, and 2610 is one of them. Headings 2618 to 2621 cover slag, dross and ash, including waste from steel making and from burning municipal waste.

If your goods do not fit any of the metal ore headings, the catch-all is 2617. If you are not sure at all, the HS code classifier can help you narrow it down.

Chromium ore importers and exporters (HS 2610)

Classification tells you what to call a product. Trade records tell you who is moving it. For chromium ore, the shipment records filed under this heading show the companies on both sides of each deal.

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