HSBC Premier Credit Card

Issued by HSBC · Terms last verified 23 Oct 2026

Fees

Joining fee
Joining fee of INR 12,000, paid after card activation.
  • Earn 20,000 reward points when you start using your HSBC Premier Credit Card. T&Cs apply.
Renewal fee
Annual renewal fee of INR 20,000, waived for HSBC qualified Premier customers with a Premier relationship in India. Waived when banking relationship is Premier.

Travel

Spend Rate Cap
Travel with Points — Hotels 12X Reward Points No stated cap
Travel with Points — Flights 6X Reward Points No stated cap
Travel with Points — Car Rentals 2X Reward Points No stated cap

Shopping

Spend Rate Cap
Jewellery 3 Reward Points per ₹100 On the first ₹1,00,000 spends per month
HSBC Unicorn portal 6X Reward Points No stated cap

Bills & Utilities

Spend Rate Cap
Utilities, Government/Tax Spend, Rent, Wallet load, Insurance, Education 3 Reward Points per ₹100 On the first ₹1,00,000 spends per month

All other spends

Spend Rate Cap
All other spends 3 Reward Points per ₹100 On the first ₹1,00,000 spends per month

Earns no rewards on

Fuel

Surcharge waivers

  • Fuel surcharge waiver — 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations across India on transactions from INR 400 to INR 4,000. Waived when transaction amount is at least ₹400, transaction amount is up to ₹4,000.

Redeeming rewards

  • Apple — ₹1 each
  • Air India Maharaja Club — ₹0.60 each
  • Airasia Rewards — ₹0.45 each
  • Flying Blue — ₹0.80 each
  • The British Airways Club — ₹0.90 each
  • Etihad Guest — ₹0.70 each
  • Infinity MileageLands — ₹0.80 each
  • Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings Club — ₹0.25 each
  • JAL Mileage Bank — ₹0.90 each
  • Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer — ₹0.85 each
  • Qantas Frequent Flyer — ₹0.65 each
  • Qatar Airways Privilege Club — ₹0.90 each
  • Royal Orchid Plus — ₹0.50 each
  • Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles — ₹0.40 each
  • United MileagePlus — ₹0.40 each
  • Vietnam Airlines Lotusmiles — ₹0.45 each
  • ALL – Accor Live Limitless — ₹1.80 each
  • IHG One Rewards — ₹0.35 each
  • Marriott Bonvoy — ₹0.60 each
  • Shangri-La Circle — ₹1.10 each
  • Wyndham Rewards — ₹0.40 each

Benefits

Dining
Dining offers include up to 30% off your bill with EazyDiner and District by Zomato dining discounts.
Movies
Entertainment offers include buy one, get one cinema ticket offers through BookMyShow and District by Zomato.
Fuel Waiver
1% fuel surcharge waiver on fuel transactions between INR 400 and INR 4,000.
Forex Markup
Foreign currency conversion charge is 0.99% of transaction value.
Points Expiry
Reward Points never expire.
Airport Lounge
Unlimited domestic and international airport lounge access for cardholders, plus 8 international guest visits.
Welcome Benefit
Earn 20,000 reward points when you start using your HSBC Premier Credit Card. T&Cs apply.
Travel Insurance
International travel insurance covering lost luggage, delays, travel documents and more.
Zero Lost Card Liability
Insurance coverage for misuse of the card from 24 hours before reporting it lost, up to INR 300,000.

Eligibility

  • None
    • Banking relationship: Premier
  • Maintain an average quarterly Total Relationship Balance (TRB) of INR 50,00,000 in India.
    • Balance with this bank: At least ₹50,00,000
  • Maintain a salary account with a net monthly salary credit of INR 300,000 in India.
    • Monthly income: At least ₹3,00,000
  • Avail a mortgage relationship of INR 11,500,000 and meet the Total Relationship Balance criterion of INR 50,00,000 within 12 months from first disbursement.
    • Balance with this bank: At least ₹50,00,000

Sources

Everything above is extracted from the following issuer documents. Where a figure here and the issuer's page disagree, the issuer's page is authoritative.

  1. HSBC Premier Credit Card | Apply Online - HSBC IN — Issuer page, retrieved 2026-10-23 (sha256 9e0cced1…)
  2. Travel Credit Card Rewards | Redeem Points - HSBC IN — Issuer page, retrieved 2026-10-23 (sha256 e89c2cbc…)
  3. Premier Mastercard Rewards — Issuer page, retrieved 2026-10-23 (sha256 162157ea…)
  4. district-by-zomato-offer-on-hsbc-credit-cards.pdf — Terms PDF, retrieved 2026-10-23 (sha256 3712e220…)
  5. premier_cc_tariff_mitc.pdf — Terms PDF, retrieved 2026-10-23 (sha256 0bbec58d…)
  6. hsbc-rewards-tcs.pdf — Terms PDF, retrieved 2026-10-23 (sha256 7e3b6516…)
  7. https://www.hsbc.bank.in/content/dam/hsbc/in/documents/offers/unicorn-cardholder-offer-tncs.pdf — Terms PDF, retrieved 2026-10-24

Work out what this card returns on your spending