Subheading · Chapter 72 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal

HS 7215 90Iron and steel: other

Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel

Customs duty
15%
3 tariff items
GST now
18%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
3%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

3 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
7215 90 10Plated or coated with zinc15%18%kg
7215 90 20Plated or coated with other base metals15%18%kg
7215 90 90Other15%18%kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 3 tariff items: 15%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

BIS certification

  • Fusion bonded epoxy coated reinforcing bars (IS 13620:1993): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Mild Steel and Medium Tensile Steel Bars and Hard–Drawn Steel Wire for Concrete Reinforcement: Part 1 Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars (IS 432 (Part 1):1982): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Carbon steel billets, blooms, slabs and bars for forgings. (IS 1875:1992): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Hot Rolled bars for production of bright bars and machined parts for engineering applications. (IS 7283:1992): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Specification for Structural steel for construction of hulls of ships (IS 3039:1988): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Specification for Steel for valves for internal combustion engines (IS 7494:1981): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Hot-dip Zinc Coating on Structural Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement – Specification (IS 12594:1988): In force from 8 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Steel Billets,Bars And Sections For Boilers (IS 2100:1970): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Carbon And Carbon- Manganese Free- Cutting Steels (IS 4431:1978): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Carbon And Low Alloy Billets, Blooms, Slabs And Bars For Manufacture Of Shell BodiesAnd Proof Shots Used In Defence Services (IS 14698:1999): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Tool and die steels – Specification (IS 3748:1990): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Soft Magnetic Iron Rods, Bars Flats and Sections (IS 11947:1987): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Chrome molybdenum steel bars and rods for aircraft purposes (IS 963:1958): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Mild Steel Rivet Bars For Ship Building (IS 3298:1981): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Case Hardening Steels (IS 4432:1988): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
  • Stock for Forgings produced from Continuously Cast Blooms, Billets and Slabs (IS 13352:1992): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 3 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 18%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 18%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 268All bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel18%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202518%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 202518%9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Exporting from India

Export duty

Nil under notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 59 (CBIC Customs Tariff as on 30.06.2025, Second Schedule (27/2011-Customs as amended up to 24/2024-Customs)). The tariff rate is 20%.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
7215Other bars and rods of iron or non- alloy steel1.5%—

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 20 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Free: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7215 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (7215 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 7215 90. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
7215.90.00.00Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel铁及非合金钢的其他条、杆3%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)3%13%0%4x
  • India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
  • The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

Every Chinese code in full

7215.90.00Unlisted bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel

7215.90.00.00Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel铁及非合金钢的其他条、杆
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
3%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
20%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
0%
Updated by China
7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
  • 4Export licence出口许可证
  • xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Shape (bars, rods)形状(条、杆)
  • 3.Material (iron, non-alloy steel)材质(铁、非合金钢)
  • 4.Method of working (hot-formed, cold-formed)加工方法(热加工、冷加工)
  • 5.Degree of processing加工程度
  • 6.Composition (content of iron, carbon, alloying elements, non-alloying elements)成分含量(铁、碳、合金元素、非合金元素的含量)
  • 7.Specification (diameter of bars or rods)规格(条、杆的直径)
  • 8.Specify free-cutting steel易切削钢请注明
  • 9.GTIN
  • 10.CAS
  • 11.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 7215900000999Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel铁及非合金钢的其他条、杆

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

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