HSN 2853 — Phosphides

Description: PHOSPHIDES, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED,EXCLUDING FERROPHOSPHORUS, OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS (INCLUDING DISTILLED OR CONDUCTIVITY WATER AND WATER OF SIMILAR PURITY), LIQUID AIR (WHETHER OR NOT RARE GASES HAVE BEEN REMOVED), COMPRESSED AIR, AMALGAMS, OTHER THAN AMALGAMS OF PRECIOUS METALS

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 285300 — Other inorganic compounds (including distilled or conductivity water a
  • 285310 — CYANOGEN CHLORIDE (CHLORCYAN)
  • 285390 — OTHER:

Related codes in this heading

  • 285300 — Other inorganic compounds (including distilled or conductivity water a
  • 285310 — CYANOGEN CHLORIDE (CHLORCYAN)
  • 285390 — OTHER:
India import policy (DGFT ITC-HS)

Status: not in our table

DGFT's ITC-HS is the authority for 'Freely importable / Restricted / Prohibited / Canalised / STE'. Missing from our table is not the same as 'Free' — check DGFT before a filing.

Source: DGFT ITC-HS schedule (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.762611

Export incentive (RoDTEP / RoSCTL)

No recorded benefit for this HS code in our table. Many codes carry none at all — verify against DGFT's notification before quoting a benefit, because rates change annually.

Source: DGFT RoDTEP/RoSCTL notifications (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.764860

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - decision support only

possible EU CBAM exposure (CBAM-adjacent HS chapter)

hydrogen

EU CBAM transitional reporting applied from 1 Oct 2023; the definitive carbon levy phase begins 1 Jan 2026 (subject to ongoing legislative changes). Verify the exact CN code against https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism_en before quoting a price; chapters are not a code-by-code list.

Source: EU Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), Annex I (sector list) . reviewed 2026-10-16; CBAM is applied at CN-code level - verify the exact code.

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