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HSN Chapter 73: Iron or steel articles

Every heading of Chapter 73 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
Headings26

Four-digit headings in this chapter.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 73
Eight-digit codes280

Tariff items under those headings.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 73
GST rates in the chapter5% / 18%

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

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate)
Basic customs duty15% / 20%

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

CBIC tariff · 30 June 2024
Chapter 73

Headings in HSN Chapter 73

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
7301Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel18%15%3
7302Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces…18%15%11
7303Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron18%15%4
7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel18%15%32
7305Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406.4 mm, of iron or steel18%15%37
7306Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel18%15%19
7307Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel18%15%16
7308Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock- gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing…18%15%15
7309Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or…18%15%5
7310Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined…5% / 18%15%8
7311Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel18%15%4
7312Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated18%15%5
7313Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel18%15%2
7314Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel18%15%16
7315Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel18%15%10
7316Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron or steel18%15%2
7317Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding…5% / 18%15%9
7318Screws, bolts, nuts, coach-screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel18%15%14
7319Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel; safety pins and other pins, of iron or steel, not…5% / 18%15%3
7320Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel18%15%8
7321Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances…5% / 18%15%13
7322Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air heaters and hot air distributors (including distributors which can also distribute fresh or…18%15%4
7323Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel5% / 18%20%12
7324Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel18%15%4
7325Other cast articles of iron or steel18%15%9
7326Other articles of iron or steel5% / 18%15%15

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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Short, direct answers to the 2 questions readers ask most on this topic.

Chapter 73 (Iron or steel articles) has 26 four-digit headings and 280 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.