7501.10 Nickel; nickel mattes
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
Section XV, Base Metals — iron, steel, copper, aluminium, other base metals and articles thereof.
- 75 Chapter Nickel and articles thereof
- 01 Heading Nickel mattes; nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy
- 10 Subheading Nickel; nickel mattes
Chapter 75 covers nickel and articles thereof: refined nickel, nickel alloys and nickel products, a smaller chapter reflecting nickel's more specialized industrial use compared to copper or aluminium. Classification tip: Nickel is a key battery-grade input, and demand-driven classification questions (matte vs. refined nickel, nickel sulphate for batteries) are becoming more common as EV supply chains grow: confirm the exact processing stage.
All of chapter 75Other codes under 75.01
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 7501.10? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment7501.10 FAQ
7501.10 covers nickel; nickel mattes. It sits under heading 75.01 (nickel mattes; nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy) in chapter 75, Section XV of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 7501.10 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XV and to chapter 75. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.