Subheading · Chapter 72 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal
HS 7207 12Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: other, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section
Iron and steel
- Customs duty
- 15%
- 4 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7207 12 10 | Electrical quality | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7207 12 20 | Forging quality | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7207 12 30 | Seamless steel tube quality | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7207 12 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 4 tariff items: 15%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
BIS certification
- Carbon steel cast billet ingots ,billets, blooms and slabs for rerolling into steel for general structural purpose (IS 2830:2012): 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
- Carbon steel cast billet ingots, billets, blooms and slabs for re-rolling into structural steel (ordinary quality) – Specification (IS 2831:2012): 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
- Steel ingots, blooms and billets for production of mild steel wire rods for general engineering purposes – Specification (IS 8952:1995): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Carbon Steel Cast Billet Ingots, Billets, Blooms and Slabs for Rerolling purposes- Specification (IS 14650:1999): 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
- 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
- Steel ingots, billets and blooms for the production of springs, rivets and screws for general engineering applications – Specification. (IS 8052:2006): 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: 4 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. 266 | Semi-finished products of iron or non-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 under notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 53 (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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7207 | Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel | 1.4% | — |
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 19 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 4 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7207 12, and China's below.
China: the same goods (7207 12)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force and 1 expired under 7207 12. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7207.12.00.10 | Other continuously cast slabs of rectangular cross-section, thickness > 400mm其他矩形截面的厚度大于400MM的连铸板坯 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 2% | 13% | 0% | 4BxN |
| 7207.12.00.90 | Other semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, of rectangular cross-section其他矩形截面铁及非合金钢的半制成品 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 2% | 13% | 0% | 4BxN |
- 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
7207.12.00Other semi-finished products of ordinary steel, of rectangular cross-section, C < 0.25%
7207.12.00.10Other continuously cast slabs of rectangular cross-section, thickness > 400mm其他矩形截面的厚度大于400MM的连铸板坯
Containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon (excluding square cross-section)含碳量小于0.25% (正方形截面除外)
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 2%
- Provisional import duty
- 0%
- General import duty
- 11%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- 0%
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- 4Export licence出口许可证
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
- xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
Inspection and quarantine
- NExport commodity inspection出口商品检验
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 (e.g., large blooms, small billets)形状(大方坯、小方坯等)
- 3.Material (iron, non-alloy steel)材质(铁、非合金钢)
- 4.Method of working (e.g., hot-rolled, forged)加工方法(初轧、粗锻等)
- 5.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)
- 6.Cross-sectional shape (square, etc.)截面形状(正方形等)
- 7.Cross-sectional dimension截面尺寸
- 8.GTIN
- 9.CAS
- 10.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
- 1%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 1.2%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7207120010999Other continuously cast slabs of rectangular cross-section, of a thickness exceeding 400mm (carbon content less than 0.25%, excluding square cross-section)其他矩形截面的厚度大于400MM的连铸板坯(含碳量小于0.25%(正方形截面除外))
7207.12.00.90Other semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, of rectangular cross-section其他矩形截面铁及非合金钢的半制成品
Containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon (excluding square cross-section)含碳量小于0.25% (正方形截面除外)
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 2%
- Provisional import duty
- 0%
- General import duty
- 11%
- 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
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
- xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
Inspection and quarantine
- NExport commodity inspection出口商品检验
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 (e.g., large blooms, small billets)形状(大方坯、小方坯等)
- 3.Material (iron, non-alloy steel)材质(铁、非合金钢)
- 4.Method of working (e.g., hot-rolled, forged)加工方法(初轧、粗锻等)
- 5.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)
- 6.Cross-sectional shape (square, etc.)截面形状(正方形等)
- 7.Cross-sectional dimension截面尺寸
- 8.GTIN
- 9.CAS
- 10.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
- 1%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 1.2%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7207120090999Other semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel of rectangular cross-section (containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon) (excluding square cross-section)其他矩形截面铁及非合金钢的半制成品(含碳量小于0.25%(正方形截面除外))
7207.12.00.00Other rectangular section billets (carbon content <0.25% (excluding square section))其他矩形截面钢坯(含碳量小于0.25% （正方形截面除外） )Expired
Containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon (excluding square cross-section)含碳量小于0.25% （正方形截面除外）
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 2%
- Provisional import duty
- 0%
- General import duty
- 11%
- Import VAT
- 17%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
Not listed.
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%
CIQ codes
- 7207120000999Other rectangular section billets (excluding square section), with a carbon content of less than 0.25%其他矩形截面钢坯(含碳量小于0.25%(正方形截面除外))
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.