Chapter 72 Iron and steel
29 headings · 167 six-digit codes · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
Headings 7201 to 7229 make up Chapter 72: 29 headings and 167 six-digit codes, each with the description customs authorities read it by. The widest is 7202 (Ferro-alloys). The chapter sits in Section XV, Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal, alongside 10 other chapters.
Headings in this chapter
7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms720110 to 720150e.g. 720110 — Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms7202Ferro-alloys720211 to 720299e.g. 720211 — Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms720310 to 720390e.g. 720310 — Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel720410 to 720450e.g. 720410 — Ferrous waste and scrap; of cast iron7205Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel720510 to 720529e.g. 720510 — Iron or steel, pig iron, spiegeleisen; granules thereof7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)720610 to 720690e.g. 720610 — Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof720711 to 720720e.g. 720711 — Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated720810 to 720890e.g. 720810 — Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated720915 to 720990e.g. 720915 — Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated721011 to 721090e.g. 721011 — Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of 0.5mm or more7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated721113 to 721190e.g. 721113 — Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width more than 150mm but less than 600mm, 4mm thick or more, not in coils, without patterns in relief7212Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated721210 to 721260e.g. 721210 — Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, plated or coated with tin7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils721310 to 721399e.g. 721310 — Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling721410 to 721499e.g. 721410 — Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72721510 to 721590e.g. 721510 — Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, of free-cutting steel, cold-formed or cold-finished, n.e.c. in chapter 727216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections721610 to 721699e.g. 721610 — Iron or non-alloy steel; u, i or h sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel721710 to 721790e.g. 721710 — Iron or non-alloy steel; wire, (not plated or coated), whether or not polished7218Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel721810 to 721899e.g. 721810 — Steel, stainless; ingots and other primary forms7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more721911 to 721990e.g. 721911 — Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness exceeding 10mm7220Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width less than 600mm722011 to 722090e.g. 722011 — Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more7221Stainless steel bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coilse.g. 722100 — Steel, stainless; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils7222Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections722211 to 722240e.g. 722211 — Steel, stainless; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of circular cross-section7223Stainless steel wiree.g. 722300 — Steel, stainless; wire7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel722410 to 722490e.g. 722410 — Steel, alloy; ingots and other primary forms7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more722511 to 722599e.g. 722511 — Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented7226Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm722611 to 722699e.g. 722611 — Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented7227Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils722710 to 722790e.g. 722710 — Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of high speed steel7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel722810 to 722880e.g. 722810 — Steel, alloy; bars and rods, of high speed steel7229Wire of other alloy steel722920 to 722990e.g. 722920 — Steel, alloy; wire, of silico-manganese steel
Other chapters in Section XV
Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal covers chapters 72–83.
- 73Iron or steel articles26 headings · 124 codes
- 74Copper and articles thereof16 headings · 49 codes
- 75Nickel and articles thereof8 headings · 17 codes
- 76Aluminium and articles thereof16 headings · 35 codes
- 78Lead and articles thereof4 headings · 8 codes
- 79Zinc and articles thereof6 headings · 9 codes
- 80Tin; articles thereof4 headings · 5 codes
- 81Metals; n.e.c., cermets and articles thereof12 headings · 56 codes
- 82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal15 headings · 64 codes
- 83Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal11 headings · 36 codes
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