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HSN Code 7222: Other bars and rods of stainless steel

HSN 7222 covers other bars and rods of stainless steel. Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) names this heading in 1 entry, at 18%. The basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff is 15%. Export policy: Free. The heading has 26 eight-digit tariff items.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 202626 tariff itemsChapter 72 · Iron and steel
GST rate18%

Total rate: half central tax, half State tax; charged as IGST across States and on import. In force from 22 September 2025.

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate) · Sch. II · S. No. 273
Basic customs duty15%

Standard rate on all 26 tariff items.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 72
Import policyCheck Schedule 1

The item-wise import policy line is not shown on this page.

ITC(HS) 2022 · Schedule 1
Export policy · RoDTEPFree

No export authorisation needed for any line. Not listed for RoDTEP.

Sch. 2 Export Policy · Appendix 4R
Tariff items

All 8-Digit Codes Under HSN 7222

Classify the goods at eight digits before you quote a rate: the duty, the export policy and the RoDTEP rate are fixed line by line. Heading text: Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel.

Tariff itemDescriptionBasic customs dutyExport policyRoDTEP
7222 11 11Chromium typeBright bars15%Free—
7222 11 12Nickel chromium austenitic typeBright bars15%Free—
7222 11 19OtherBright bars15%Free—
7222 11 91Chromium typeOther15%Free—
7222 11 92Nickel chromium austenitic typeOther15%Free—
7222 11 99OtherOther15%Free—
7222 19 11Chromium typeBright bars15%Free—
7222 19 12Nickel chromium austenitic typeBright bars15%Free—
7222 19 19OtherBright bars15%Free—
7222 19 91Chromium typeOther15%Free—
7222 19 92Nickel chromium austenitic typeOther15%Free—
7222 19 99OtherOther15%Free—
7222 20 11Chromium typeBright bars15%Free—
7222 20 12Nickel chromium austenitic typeBright bars15%Free—
7222 20 19OtherBright bars15%Free—
7222 20 91Chromium typeOther15%Free—
7222 20 92Nickel chromium austenitic typeOther15%Free—
7222 20 99OtherOther15%Free—
7222 30 11Chromium typeBright bars15%Free—
7222 30 12Nickel chromium austenitic typeBright bars15%Free—
7222 30 19OtherBright bars15%Free—
7222 30 91Chromium typeOther15%Free—
7222 30 92Nickel chromium austenitic typeOther15%Free—
7222 30 99OtherOther15%Free—
7222 40 10Of thickness of 80 mm and aboveAngles, shapes and sections15%Free—
7222 40 20Of below 80 mmAngles, shapes and sections15%Free—

Basic customs duty is the standard rate in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act. An exemption notification or a trade agreement can lower the duty actually payable. RoDTEP is a percentage of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area.

GST

GST Rate on HSN 7222

GST on goods is fixed by the entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025 and amended up to 30 April 2026. The rate shown is the total: half is central tax and half is State tax on a sale within a State, and the whole is charged as IGST on an inter-State sale or an import. Read the description in the entry, not only the code: the same heading can sit in two Schedules.

GST rateEntryCodes namedGoods covered by the entry
18%Schedule II, S. No. 2737221, 7222All bars and rods, of stainless steel
18%Schedule II, S. No. 639Any ChapterGoods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry)

Goods of this heading that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.

Import

Customs Duty on HSN 7222

An import pays three things: basic customs duty at the tariff rate, social welfare surcharge at 10% of that duty (unless exempted for the goods), and IGST at the GST rate on the value plus both duties. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.

Basic customs duty at
Social welfare surcharge, 10% of the duty
IGST at on value plus both
Total duty and tax
As a share of the value

Standard rates only: no exemption notification, anti-dumping or safeguard duty, or trade-agreement rate is applied, and the surcharge is taken at 10% although some goods are exempted from it. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.

Whether an import is Free, Restricted or Prohibited is set line by line in ITC(HS) Schedule 1 (Import Policy), read with its General Notes on standards, quarantine and packaging. That policy line is not reproduced on this page; check it before you place the order.

Export

Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 7222

Under Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 the 26 tariff items are marked: 26 Free. “Free” means no export authorisation is needed; a Restricted item needs one from DGFT, and an STE item moves only through the named State trading enterprise.

No tariff item of this heading appears in Appendix 4R, so RoDTEP is not available on these exports.

Not shown on this page
  • The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1. Check it before you place an order.
  • Exemption notifications, anti-dumping and safeguard duties, and preferential rates under trade agreements. The duty shown is the tariff rate.
  • The GST exemption notification. Goods exempt under it pay no GST even if the heading is named in a rate entry.

Official documents behind this page

  1. Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
  2. Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
  3. ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
  4. Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, RoDTEP ScheduleDGFT, with effect from 10 October 2024 (Notification No. 32/2024-25); the 2026 changes are in Notifications 60, 66 and 74 of 2025-26 and 41 of 2026-27.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position or speak to our CA team before you act on it.

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Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025, names heading 7222 at 18%. The rate depends on the description in the entry, so match your goods to the entry before invoicing. Goods of the heading not covered by a specific entry take the residual 18% entry unless exempt.

The basic customs duty in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act is 15%. Social welfare surcharge at 10% of the basic duty and IGST at the GST rate are added on import. An exemption notification or a trade agreement can reduce the duty actually payable.

Under ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, the tariff items of heading 7222 are marked: 26 Free. Free items need no export authorisation. Restricted items need an authorisation from DGFT, and prohibited items cannot be exported.

No tariff item of heading 7222 is listed in Appendix 4R, so RoDTEP is not available for these exports.

Heading 7222 has 26 eight-digit tariff items in the Customs Tariff, from 7222 11 11 to 7222 40 20. GST returns and shipping documents use these eight-digit codes.