Subheading · Chapter 72 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal
HS 7228 60Iron and steel: other bars and rods
Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel
- Customs duty
- 15%
- 7 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 3%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7228 60 11 | Of alloy tool steel | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7228 60 12 | Other | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7228 60 91 | Lead bearing steel | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7228 60 92 | Spring steel | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7228 60 93 | Sulphur bearing steel | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7228 60 94 | Tool and die steel | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7228 60 99 | 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 7 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. 1 earlier measure has ended.
BIS certification
- 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
- Steels for Cold Heading/Cold extrusion application Part-1 Wrought carbon and low alloy steels (IS 11169 (Part 1):1984): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Bright steel bars – v Specification (IS 9550): 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
- Steel Rivet Bars (medium And High Tensile) – For Structural Purposes (IS 1148:2009): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Steel For the Manufacture of Volute And Helical Springs (for Railway Rolling Stock) – Specification . (IS 3195:1992): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Specification for Steel for the manufacture of volute, helical and laminated springs for automotive suspension. (IS 3431:1982): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Carbon-chromium Steel for the Manufacture of Balls, Rollers and Bearing Races- Specification (IS 4398:1994): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Specification for Steel For Electrically welded round Link Chains. (IS 6967:1973): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Heat-Treated Steels Alloy and Free-Cutting Steels — Ball and Roller Bearing Steels. (IS 17111:2019): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Specification for High Tensile Steel Bars used in Pre-stressed Concrete (IS 2090:1983): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Steels For Piston Pins (Gudgeon Pins) (IS 11952:1986): In force from 30 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
- Tool and die steels – Specification (IS 3748:1990): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Steel for the manufacture of laminated springs (railway rolling stock) Part 1 Flat Sections – Specification. (IS 3885 (Part 1):1992): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Steel for the manufacture of laminated springs (railway rolling stock) Part 2: Rib and Groove Sections- Specification. (IS 3885 (Part 2):1992): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Specification for Steel Wire: (Up to 20 mm) for the manufacture of cold-forged rivets. (IS 7557:1982): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Steels for Pneumatic Tools (IS 5651:1987): 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
- Steel For Spring Washers (IS 4072:1975): 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
- Steels For Die Blocks For Drop Forging (IS 5518:1996): Not operative from 22 Jun 2026. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Tool Steel Forgings For Metal Forming (IS 13387:1992): Not operative from 20 Nov 2025. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Flame And Induction Hardening Steels (IS 3930:1994): 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: 7 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. 277 | All bars and rods of other allo y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7228 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel | — | — |
| 722801 | Hollow drill bars and rods, of non-alloy steel | 1.5% | — |
| 722802 | Of alloy steel, containing at least 28% nickel and 16% cobalt | 2.1% | Rs. 35 per Kg |
| 722803 | Of alloy steel, containing at least 17% nickel, 4% molybdenum and 7% cobalt | 2.3% | Rs. 70 per Kg |
| 722899 | Others | 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: 7 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7228 60, and China's below.
China: the same goods (7228 60)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force under 7228 60. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7228.60.00.00 | Other alloy steel bars and rods其他合金钢条、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
7228.60.00Unenumerated bars and rods of alloy steel
7228.60.00.00Other alloy steel bars and rods其他合金钢条、杆
Further worked after hot or cold working热加工或冷加工后经进一步加工
- 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.Application (applicable place or downstream product)用途(适用场所或下游产品)
- 3.Shape (bars, rods, angles, shapes, sections)形状(条、杆、角材、型材、异型材)
- 4.Material (high speed steel, silico-manganese steel, etc.)材质(高速钢、硅锰钢等)
- 5.Processing method (hot-rolled, hot-drawn, hot-extruded, cold-formed, cold-worked)加工方法(热轧、热拉拔、热挤压、冷成形、冷加工)
- 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.Length长度
- 8.Steel grades钢号
- 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
- 1.5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 1.6%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7228600000999Other alloy steel bars and rods (further worked after hot or cold working)其他合金钢条、杆(热加工或冷加工后经进一步加工)
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.