HS Code 7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated

What HS code 7208 covers

Heading 7208 is a tariff classification for one kind of steel product. It must be flat-rolled, which means rolled into a flat shape such as a sheet, strip or plate. The width must be 600mm or more. It must also be hot-rolled, which means it was rolled while the metal was still very hot.

The steel must be plain. That means not clad, plated or coated. A sheet with a zinc layer or a paint layer does not belong here. Chapter 72 on iron and steel keeps plain hot-rolled material apart from cold-rolled, coated and narrow products.

Customs uses the six-digit subheading to settle the exact code. You may also see the same number called an HTS code in some places. The sections below group the subheadings so you can find yours fast.

HS 7208 subheadings: hot-rolled coils

A coil is a long strip of steel wound into a roll. Coil codes in this heading split by three things: a raised pattern on the surface, pickling, and thickness. Pickled steel has been cleaned in acid to remove the dark scale left by hot rolling.

• 720810: coils with patterns in relief.
• This is the code people search as pickled hot-rolled coil less than 3mm.
• 720836: coils, no pattern, not pickled, thicker than 10mm.

Which HS code for hot-rolled steel plate not in coils

Flat steel that is not in coils is usually cut sheet or plate. It uses a second group of codes in the same heading. The thickness bands are close to the coil bands, but there is no pickled split.

• 720840: not in coils, with patterns in relief.
• 720890: other hot-rolled flat steel of this width that fits none of the codes above.

How to choose the right 7208 code

Ask four questions in order. First, is the steel in coils or not? Second, does the surface have a raised pattern? Third, for coils, has it been pickled? Fourth, how thick is it, and which band does that fall into?

Use 720890 last. It is for goods that do not fit a named code, so check every other code first. If you are still unsure, the HS code classifier can help you narrow it down.

7208 vs 7225 and other flat-rolled headings

Most mistakes come from a close neighbour. Check these headings before you settle on 7208.

• 7209: also 600mm or more and not clad, plated or coated, but cold-rolled (cold-reduced) instead of hot-rolled.
• 7211: not clad, plated or coated, but narrower than 600mm.
• 7207: semi-finished steel, which is the step before flat rolling.

HS 7208 import and export data

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