HSN 72 — Iron And Steel

Description: Iron and steel

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 7201 — PIG IRON AND SPIEGELEISEN IN PIGS, BLOCKS OR OTHER PRIMARY FORMS
  • 7202 — FERRO-ALLOYS
  • 7203 — FERROUS PRODUCTS OBTAINED BY DIRECT REDUCTION OF IRON ORE AND OTHER SP
  • 7204 — FERROUS WASTE AND SCRAP; REMELTING SCRAP INGOTS OF IRON OR STEEL
  • 7205 — GRANULES AND POWDERS, OF PIG IRON, SPIEGELEISEN, IRON OR STEEL
  • 7206 — IRON AND NON-ALLOY STEEL IN INGOTS OR OTHER PRIMARY FORMS (EXCLUDING I
  • 7207 — SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL
  • 7208 — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL, OF A WIDTH OF 600 MM
  • 7209 — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL, OF A WIDTH OF 600 MM
  • 7210 — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL, OF A WIDTH OF 600 MM
  • 7211 — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL, OF A WIDTH OF LESS TH
  • 7212 — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL, OF A WIDTH OF LESS TH
  • 7213 — BARS AND RODS, HOT-ROLLED, IN IRREGULARLY WOUND COILS, OF IRON OR NON-
  • 7214 — OTHER BARS AND RODS OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL, NOT FURTHER WORKED THA
  • 7215 — OTHER BARS AND RODS OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL
  • 7216 — ANGLES, SHAPES AND SECTIONS OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL
  • 7217 — WIRE OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL
  • 7218 — STAINLESS STEEL IN INGOTS OR OTHER PRIMARY FORMS; SEMI-FINISHED PRODUC
  • 7219 — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF STAINLESS STEEL, OF A WIDTH OF 600 MM OR MORE
  • 7220 — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF STAINLESS STEEL, OF A WIDTH OF LESS THAN 600 M
  • 7221 — BARS AND RODS, HOT-ROLLED, IN IRREGULARLY WOUND COILS, OF STAINLESS ST
  • 7222 — OTHER BARS AND RODS OF STAINLESS STEEL, ANGLES, SHAPES AND SECTIONS OF
  • 7223 — WIRE OF STAINLESS STEEL
  • 7224 — OTHER ALLOY STEEL IN INGOTS OR OTHER PRIMARY FORMS; SEMI-FINISHED PROD
  • 7225 — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF OTHER ALLOY STEEL, OF A WIDTH OF 600 MM OR MOR
  • 7226 — FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF OTHER ALLOY STEEL, OF A WIDTH OF LESS THAN 600
  • 7227 — BARS AND RODS, HOT-ROLLED, IN IRREGULARLY WOUND COILS, OF OTHER ALLOY
  • 7228 — OTHER BARS AND RODS OF OTHER ALLOY STEEL; ANGLES, SHAPES AND SECTIONS,
  • 7229 — WIRE OF OTHER ALLOY STEEL
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)

iron and steel

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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