Subheading · Chapter 72 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal
HS 7226 99Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm: other
Iron and steel
- Customs duty
- 15%
- 17 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 4% to 7%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
17 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7226 99 10 | Of a thickness of above 4.75 mm | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 20 | Of a thickness of above 3 mm and but not exceeding 4.75 mm | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 30 | Of a thickness of below 3 mm | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 40 | Skelp (strips for pipes and tubes) | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 51 | Hot rolled | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 52 | Cold rolled | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 53 | Of spring steel, other than skelp | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 60 | Skelps and strips for razor blades and saw blades | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 71 | plain and corrugated | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 72 | electrolytically, plain and corrugated | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 73 | Galvannealed | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 79 | Other | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 81 | with aluminium | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 82 | with aluminium-zinc alloys | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 83 | painted, coloured or coated with plastics | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 89 | Other | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7226 99 90 | Other | 15% | 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 17 tariff items: 15%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force
- Safeguard duty on goods from All countries: 11.5% ad valorem until 20 Apr 2027 (until 20 Apr 2028). Non-Alloy and Alloy Steel Flat Products. 02/2025-SG
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from Japan, South Korea and Singapore: Nil to USD 79.73 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 18 Oct 2027). Electrogalvanized Steel. 29/2022-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from Vietnam: Nil to USD 121.55 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 11 Nov 2030). Hot rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel. 32/2025-ADD
- Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 223.82–414.92 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 17 Dec 2030). Cold Rolled Non‐Oriented Electrical Steel. 35/2025-ADD
Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.
BIS certification
- Cold reduced carbon steel sheets and strips Part 1 Cold Forming and Drawing Purpose (IS 513 (Part 1):2016): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Cold reduced carbon steel sheets and strips Part 2 High Tensile and Multi-phase Steel (IS 513 (Part 2):2016): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Sheet, Plate and Strip — Specification. (IS 1079:2017): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Steel Chequered Plates (IS 3502:2009): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Hot Rolled Steel Sheet, Plate and Strip for Forming and Flanging Purposes — Specification. (IS 5986:2017): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Hot Rolled Steel Plate (up to 6 mm) Sheet and Strip for the Manufacture of Low Pressure Liquefiable Gas Cylinders (IS 6240:2008): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Hot Rolled Steel Strip for Welded Tubes and Pipes. (IS 10748:2004): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Strip for Cold Rolling Purposes — Specification (IS 11513:2017): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Structural Weather resistant steel. (IS 11587:1986): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Fire resistant Steel- Specification (IS 15103:2002): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- High Tensile Strength Flat Rolled Steel Plate (Up to 6 mm), Sheet and Strip for the Manufacture of Welded Gas Cylinder. (IS 15914:2011): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Specification for Hot rolled steel strip (bailing) (IS 1029:1970): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Hot-Rolled Steel Strip, Sheet and Plates for Welded Steel Pipe for Pipeline Transportation Systems (IS 18384:2023): In force from 28 Feb 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Hot- Dip galvanized/ galvannealed Steel Sheet and strips for Automotive Applications (IS 18385:2023): In force from 28 Feb 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Hot-Dip Zinc – Aluminium – Magnesium Alloy Coated Steel Sheets, Plates and Strips (IS 18513:2023): In force from 28 Feb 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Cold Rolled Steel Strips (Box Strappings). (IS 5872:1990): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Magnetic materials – specification for individual material – Fe based amorphous strip delivered in the semi-processed state. (IS 16585:2016): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Specification for Cold – rolled Steel Strips For Springs. (IS 2507:1975): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Specification for Cold rolled medium, high carbon and low alloy steel strip for general engineering purposes. (IS 7226:1974): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Specification for Cold rolled steel strips for carbon steel razor blades. (IS 9476:1980): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Soft Magnetic Iron Strips (IS 11946:1987): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Steel For Spring Washers (IS 4072:1975): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 17 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
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 276 | All flat-rolled products of other alloy steel | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 18% | 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) |
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7226 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm | 1.5% | — |
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: 17 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7226 99, and China's below.
China: the same goods (7226 99)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 4 in force under 7226 99. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7226.99.10.00 | Flat-rolled products, of other alloy steel, narrow, electro-galvanized电镀锌的其他合金钢窄平板轧材 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 0% | 4x |
| 7226.99.20.00 | Narrow strip of other alloy steel, plated or coated with zinc by other methods用其他方法镀或涂锌的其他合金钢窄板材 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 0% | 4x |
| 7226.99.90.01 | Ferro-nickel alloy strip铁镍合金带材 | 4%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 7% | 13% | 0% | 4x |
| 7226.99.90.90 | Other alloy steel plate其他合金板材 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 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
7226.99.10Other alloy steel flat-rolled products, plated or coated with zinc, width < 600mm
7226.99.10.00Flat-rolled products, of other alloy steel, narrow, electro-galvanized电镀锌的其他合金钢窄平板轧材
Width < 600mm宽度<600mm
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 7%
- 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 (flat, in coils)形状(平板、卷材)
- 3.Material (e.g., silicon electrical steel, high-speed steel; specify grain-oriented silicon electrical steel)材质(硅电钢、高速钢等,取向性硅电钢请注明)
- 4.Process (hot-rolled, cold-rolled)加工方法(热轧、冷轧)
- 5.Other processing (no other processing, polished, ground or similar treatment, surface是否其他加工(无其他加工、抛光、磨光或类似处理、表
- 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 (thickness, width of plates)规格(板材的厚度、宽度)
- 8.Type of coating (electro-galvanized, zinc-coated, etc.)涂层种类(电镀锌、涂锌等)
- 9.Steel grades钢号
- 10.GTIN
- 11.CAS
- 12.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
- 2.8%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 3.5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 3.8%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7226991000999Other flat-rolled products of alloy steel, electro-galvanized, of a width of less than 600 mm电镀锌的其他合金钢窄平板轧材(宽度<600mm)
7226.99.20Other alloy steel flat rolled products, otherwise plated or coated with zinc, of a width of less than 600mm
7226.99.20.00Narrow strip of other alloy steel, plated or coated with zinc by other methods用其他方法镀或涂锌的其他合金钢窄板材
Width < 600mm宽度<600mm
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 7%
- 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 (flat, in coils)形状(平板、卷材)
- 3.Material (e.g., silicon electrical steel, high-speed steel; specify grain-oriented silicon electrical steel)材质(硅电钢、高速钢等,取向性硅电钢请注明)
- 4.Process (hot-rolled, cold-rolled)加工方法(热轧、冷轧)
- 5.Other processing (no other processing, polished, ground or similar treatment, surface是否其他加工(无其他加工、抛光、磨光或类似处理、表
- 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 (thickness, width of plates)规格(板材的厚度、宽度)
- 8.Type of coating (electro-galvanized, zinc-coated, etc.)涂层种类(电镀锌、涂锌等)
- 9.Steel grades钢号
- 10.GTIN
- 11.CAS
- 12.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
- 2.8%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 3.5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 3.8%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7226992000101Other flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width < 600mm, plated or coated with zinc by other methods (galvanized plate)用其他方法镀或涂锌的其他合金钢窄板材(宽度<600mm)(镀锌板)
- 7226992000102Other flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width < 600mm, plated or coated with zinc by other methods (coated plate)用其他方法镀或涂锌的其他合金钢窄板材(宽度<600mm)(涂层板)
7226.99.90Unspecified alloy steel flat products, width < 600mm
7226.99.90.01Ferro-nickel alloy strip铁镍合金带材
Width < 600mm宽度<600mm
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 7%
- Provisional import duty
- 4%
- 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 (flat, in coils)形状(平板、卷材)
- 3.Material (e.g., silicon electrical steel, high-speed steel; specify grain-oriented silicon electrical steel)材质(硅电钢、高速钢等,取向性硅电钢请注明)
- 4.Process (hot-rolled, cold-rolled)加工方法(热轧、冷轧)
- 5.Other processing (no other processing, polished, ground or similar treatment, surface是否其他加工(无其他加工、抛光、磨光或类似处理、表
- 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 (thickness, width of plates)规格(板材的厚度、宽度)
- 8.Type of coating (electro-galvanized, zinc-coated, etc.)涂层种类(电镀锌、涂锌等)
- 9.Steel grades钢号
- 10.GTIN
- 11.CAS
- 12.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
- 3.5%
- Brunei
- 3.5%
- Cambodia
- 3.5%
- South Korea
- 3.5%
- Laos
- 3.5%
- Malaysia
- 3.5%
- New Zealand
- 4.2%
- Singapore
- 3.5%
- Thailand
- 3.5%
- Vietnam
- 3.5%
- Japan
- 3.8%
- Indonesia
- 3.5%
- Philippines
- 3.5%
- Myanmar
- 3.5%
CIQ codes
- 7226999001999Iron-nickel alloy strip (for manufacturing integrated circuit frames), of a width < 600 mm铁镍合金带材(生产集成电路框架用)(宽度<600mm)
7226.99.90.90Other alloy steel plate其他合金板材
Width < 600mm宽度<600mm
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 7%
- 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 (flat, in coils)形状(平板、卷材)
- 3.Material (e.g., silicon electrical steel, high-speed steel; specify grain-oriented silicon electrical steel)材质(硅电钢、高速钢等,取向性硅电钢请注明)
- 4.Process (hot-rolled, cold-rolled)加工方法(热轧、冷轧)
- 5.Other processing (no other processing, polished, ground or similar treatment, surface是否其他加工(无其他加工、抛光、磨光或类似处理、表
- 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 (thickness, width of plates)规格(板材的厚度、宽度)
- 8.Type of coating (electro-galvanized, zinc-coated, etc.)涂层种类(电镀锌、涂锌等)
- 9.Steel grades钢号
- 10.GTIN
- 11.CAS
- 12.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
- 3.5%
- Brunei
- 3.5%
- Cambodia
- 3.5%
- South Korea
- 3.5%
- Laos
- 3.5%
- Malaysia
- 3.5%
- New Zealand
- 4.2%
- Singapore
- 3.5%
- Thailand
- 3.5%
- Vietnam
- 3.5%
- Japan
- 3.8%
- Indonesia
- 3.5%
- Philippines
- 3.5%
- Myanmar
- 3.5%
CIQ codes
- 7226999090999Other alloy steel flat products (width < 600mm)其他合金板材(宽度<600mm)
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.
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.