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HS 71.15 Heading · Pearls, Precious Stones & Metals

Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal

HS heading 71.15 covers Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal. It sits within Chapter 71 and breaks down into 2 six-digit subheadings at the border.

Sourcing this category from India

Products classified under HS 71.15 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.

How to read this code

71.15 is the four-digit HS heading. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.

Subheadings under HS 71.15

The Harmonised System breaks Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal into these 2 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.

Turn this code into a sourcing plan

HS 71.15 maps to live sourcing categories — jump straight to the sector and products we ship under it.

Related codes in Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

71.01

Pearls; natural or cultured, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for the convenience of transport

71.02

Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set

71.03

Precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone; worked, graded, not strung, mounted, set; ungraded precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone, temporarily strung for convenience of transport

71.04

Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport

71.05

Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stone

71.06

Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form

71.07

Base metals clad with silver; not further worked than semi-manufactured

71.08

Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form

71.09

Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured

71.10

Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form

71.11

Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum; not further worked than semi-manufactured

71.12

Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49

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Last updated 28 Jun 2026 Figures are indicative sourcing benchmarks compiled from exporter quotes, India trade-scheme notifications and public customs tariffs. Confirm live pricing and HS classification before contracting.
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