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HSN Chapter 72: Iron and steel

Every heading of Chapter 72 with its GST rate and basic customs duty. Open a heading for the eight-digit codes, export policy and RoDTEP.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 2026
Headings29

Four-digit headings in this chapter.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 72
Eight-digit codes529

Tariff items under those headings.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 72
GST rates in the chapter18%

Rates at which the rate Schedules, as amended to April 2026, name these headings.

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate)
Basic customs dutyFree / 5% / 15%

Standard tariff rates across the chapter, with Finance Act changes applied.

CBIC tariff · 30 June 2024
Chapter 72

Headings in HSN Chapter 72

The GST column shows the rate or rates at which Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) names the heading; a heading named nowhere takes the residual 18%. The duty column is the basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff.

HeadingDescriptionGST rateBasic customs dutyCodes
7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms18%5%4
7202Ferro-alloys18%Free / 5%25
7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps…18%5%2
7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel18%5%10
7205Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel18%5%10
7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203)18%15%9
7207Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel18%15%15
7208Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot- rolled, not clad, plated or coated18%15%62
7209Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold- rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated18%15%33
7210Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated18%15%17
7211Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated18%15%32
7212Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated18%15%17
7213Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel18%15%11
7214Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot- rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling18%15%9
7215Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel18%15%6
7216Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non- alloy steel18%15%16
7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel18%15%17
7218Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel18%15%4
7219Flat-rolledproductsofstainlesssteel,ofawidth of 600 mm or more18%15%54
7220Flat-rolledproductsofstainlesssteel,ofawidth of less than 600 mm18%15%20
7221Barsandrods,hot-rolled,inirregularlywound coils, of stainless steel18%15%4
7222Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel18%15%26
7223Wire of stainless steel18%15%4
7224Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel18%15%7
7225Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more18%15%23
7226Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm18%15%33
7227Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel18%15%9
7228Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel18%15%27
7229Wire of other alloy steel18%15%23

Where a heading shows more than one rate, the rate depends on the description of the goods. Open the heading to read the entries.

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.

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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Chapter 72 (Iron and steel) has 29 four-digit headings and 529 eight-digit tariff items in the Customs Tariff.

Find the four-digit heading that describes the product, open it, and match the product to the entry of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) shown there. If no entry names the goods, the residual 18% entry applies unless the goods are exempt.