Ceramic goods; (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and slide gates) excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths
HS heading 69.03 covers Ceramic goods; (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and slide gates) excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths. Within Chapter 69 it splits into 3 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $105.6M
- Share of Chapter 69
- 3.9%
- Rank in its chapter
- #4 of 13
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 69.03 covers other refractory ceramic goods — crucibles, retorts, nozzles and tubes. India manufactures these high-temperature ceramic components for metallurgy, foundry and laboratory use.
How to read this code
69.03 is the four-digit HS heading for ceramic goods. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many stone, ceramic & glass lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 69.03
The Harmonised System breaks Ceramic goods; (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and slide gates) excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths into these 3 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Refractory ceramic goods; containing, by weight, more than 50% of free carbon, excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or similar earths
Refractory ceramic goods; containing by weight more than 50% of alumina or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica, excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or similar earths
Refractory ceramic goods; composition of which n.e.c. in heading no. 6903, other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar earths
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Top destinations for Chapter 69 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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