Cross-Border Trade Guide
HS 7604 · ALUMINUM BARS, RODS AND PROFILESAnnual bilateral volume: $20M
Estimated Duties
~28%
BCD 7.5% + AIDC 2.5% + IGST 18%
Transit Time
7-10 days
End to end
Compliance
BIS QCO
Quality Control Orders
Export Rebate
0%
GST zero-rated
DUTY CALCULATION — INDIA
Base Duty
20%
BCD 20% (smartphones)
SWS (10% of BCD)
+2%
IGST 18%
18%
on (CIF + duty)
Effective Total
~22%
duty only
| Product cost (FOB) | $100,000 |
| Ocean freight (est.) | $3,500 |
| Marine insurance (0.4%) | $400 |
| Import duty (20%) | $20,780 |
| SWS (10% of BCD) (2%) | $2,078 |
| IGST 18% on $126,758 | $22,816 |
| Landing charges (1%) | $1,000 |
| Customs broker | ~$100 |
| Singapore export tax rebate (9%) | -$9,000 |
| Estimated total landed cost | ~$141,674 |
* Estimates based on $100K FOB shipment of electronics (HS 85). Actual costs vary by exact HS code, weight/volume, and current rates.
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2026-05-22 · Read →Ten dated items as of May 19: Trump-Xi Beijing summit landed May 14-15 heavy on symbolism ($17B/yr soybeans, 200 Boeing, two new bilateral committees), rare-earths named only in US communiqué not China's, CAPE Phase 1 at 15.1M validated and $35.46B refund pool with Treasury disbursing May 12, US-Mexico bilateral opens May 25 with 52 US demands on the table, July 1 trilateral review unlikely to conclude on time, US average effective rate on China at ~31.6% base, §232 pharma 73 days from kickoff, CAPE Phase 2 timing undisclosed, forced-labor §301 entering determination, 175 days to Busan expiry.
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