HS codes
HS code for steel imported into India
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Chapter 72 takes the metal by alloy and shape, chapter 73 takes articles made from it. Search for your product or look at the sample.
Iron and steel lines, chapters 72 and 73
First lines of this group, 12 of 818
12,522 lines searchable
Rate shown: the tariff rate before exemptions, from the CBIC compilation with Finance Act changes laid over it. Open a line for IGST and exemption entries. General information, not a classification ruling.
Steel falls in two chapters. Chapter 72 covers iron and steel themselves: pig iron and ferro-alloys, then semi-finished and flat-rolled, bars, rods, angles and wire, in separate groups for non-alloy steel, stainless steel and other alloy steel. Our file has 528 lines here, most at 15%. Chapter 73 covers articles of iron or steel, such as tubes and pipes, structures, tanks, fasteners, chains and many household goods, with 290 lines, most at 15%. Within chapter 72, the line turns on measurable details: width above or below 600 millimetres for flat products, hot or cold rolled, coated or not, thickness, and carbon content. So a mill certificate is the document that settles classification. Trade remedies are common on steel products, and we hold no list of them, so check them separately.
Quick duty estimate on a customs value
Duty and IGST
₹7,49,400
| Basic Customs Duty | ₹3,00,000 |
| Surcharge, 10% of BCD | ₹30,000 |
| IGST | ₹4,19,400 |
| Share of the value | 37.5% |
Tariff rate and 10% surcharge assumed; exemptions change them. General information, not customs advice.
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How chapter 72 is sorted
| Headings | Goods |
|---|---|
| 7201-7205 | Pig iron, ferro-alloys, scrap, granules |
| 7206-7217 | Non-alloy steel: ingots, flat products, bars, angles, wire |
| 7218-7223 | Stainless steel |
| 7224-7229 | Other alloy steel |
Sample lines from both chapters
| Tariff item | Goods | Unit | Tariff rate | Rate from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7201 10 00 | Non-alloy pig iron containing by weight | 0.5% | CBIC compilation | |
| 7201 20 00 | Non-alloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5% of phosphorus | 5% | CBIC compilation | |
| 7201 50 10 | Cast iron | kg | 5% | CBIC compilation |
| 7201 50 90 | Other | kg | 5% | CBIC compilation |
| 7202 11 00 | Containing by weight more than | 2% | CBIC compilation | |
| 7202 19 00 | Other | kg | 5% | CBIC compilation |
| 7202 21 00 | Containing by weight more than | 55% | CBIC compilation | |
| 7202 41 00 | Containing by weight more than | 4% | CBIC compilation | |
| 7202 60 00 | Ferro-nickel | kg | Free | Finance Act 2026 |
| 7206 10 10 | Of iron | kg | 15% | CBIC compilation |
| 7206 10 20 | Of high carbon steel | kg | 15% | CBIC compilation |
| 7206 10 90 | Other | kg | 15% | CBIC compilation |
On a ₹20 lakh shipment
The small tool is set to ₹20,00,000 with 15% duty and 18% IGST. That gives ₹3,00,000 duty, ₹30,000 surcharge and ₹4,19,400 IGST. Read other duties on imports for how a trade remedy sits on top.
A safeguard duty on flat steel
Notification 02/2025-Customs (SG) imposes a safeguard duty on certain non-alloy and alloy flat products of headings 7208 to 7212, 7225 and 7226: 11.5% for imports from 21 April 2026 to 20 April 2027, then 11% to 20 April 2028. It does not apply at or above stated CIF import prices per tonne, from USD 675 for hot rolled coils to USD 964 for colour coated coils. It also excludes stainless steel, tinplate and other named products, and imports from listed developing countries with stated exceptions, so read the text for your product. Our tariff search does not show this duty.
A weight check comes next: steel usually hits the payload before the volume, so run your figures through the container loading calculator.
Documents worth asking for
Ask for a mill test certificate that shows the chemical composition, the width and thickness, and the coating. These decide the line. Steel products may also be subject to mandatory standards, and to import monitoring systems, which we did not read for this site. Check them with your broker before you buy.