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

HS 7209 16 30Strip

Iron and steel › Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold- rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated › Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm

Customs duty: 7.5%; Notified, 45/2025-Customs
GST now: 18%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 4.2%; On Indian goods

Landed cost Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
Duty	Rate	Charged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), rate notified under 45/2025-Customs	7.5%	Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)	Nil	Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)	10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess	BCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)	18%	Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

BCD is the rate notified under 45/2025-Customs (S.No. 214); the tariff's statutory rate is 15%.

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
Agreement	Customs duty	Goods from
ASEAN–India FTA	0%	Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs	0%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
India–Australia ECTA	0%	Australia
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs	0%	Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway
India–Japan CEPA	0%	Japan
India–Korea CEPA	0%	South Korea
India–Malaysia CECA	0%	Malaysia
India–Sri Lanka FTA	0%	Sri Lanka
SAFTA	0%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–UAE CEPA	2%	United Arab Emirates
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs	4.5%	Iceland
SAFTA	5%	Sri Lanka
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs	6%	Oman
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs	6.8%	United Kingdom

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

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
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
Expanded Metal Steel Sheets For General Purposes (IS 412:1975): In force from 30 Aug 2024. 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
Cold-rolled Carbon Steel Strips for Ball and Roller Bearing Cages/ Retainers- Specification. (IS 4397:1999): 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

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

Free.

Notes on these rates

The statutory rates come from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal (CBIC's tariff of 30.06.2025). Changes the Finance Act 2026 made to the tariff from 1 May 2026 are not in it.
BCD is the standard rate notified under 45/2025-Customs (Table I, S.No. 214), 7.5%, not the statutory 15%: an exemption notification lets customs charge the lower. (As amended by 02/2026-Customs.) (Not for seconds and defectives.)
Table I of 45/2025-Customs also has 4 entries that cover this code for named goods or on a condition (for example S.No. 106: Nil | Nil | Nil, condition 3 3 3). They lower the duty only if the importer meets the condition, so they are not in the totals.
IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.

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
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 267	All flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel	18%

History

GST rate 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. 55 (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 item	Goods	Rate	Cap
7209	Flat-rolled products of iron or non- alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated	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 19 Oct 2026.

Export incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): Not listed: this item earns nothing under it.
RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): Not listed: this item earns nothing under it.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7209 16, and China's below.

China: the same goods (7209 16)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force and 1 expired under 7209 16. 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 code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
7209.16.10.00	High-strength cold-rolled coils, 3mm > thickness > 1mm3mm>厚度>1mm的大强度冷轧卷材	4.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	6%	13%	0%	4x
7209.16.91.00	Cold-rolled coil, of a thickness > 1 mm but < 3 mm, of low strength, with elongation at break not less than 40%3mm>厚>1mm小强度冷轧卷材,断后伸长率不小于40%	4.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	6%	13%	0%	4x
7209.16.99.00	Cold-rolled coil, 1mm<thickness<3mm, low strength, elongation at break <40%3mm>厚>1mm小强度冷轧卷材,断后伸长率小于40%	4.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	6%	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

7209.16.10Flat products of iron or steel, in coils, with yield strength > 275 N/mm², of a thickness of > 1mm to < 3mm

7209.16.10.00High-strength cold-rolled coils, 3mm > thickness > 1mm3mm>厚度>1mm的大强度冷轧卷材

Width ≥ 600mm, yield strength > 275 N/mm²宽≥600mm,屈服强度大于275牛顿/平方毫米

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 17%
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 plate, coiled plate)形状(平板、卷板)
3.Material (iron, non-alloy steel)材质(铁、非合金钢)
4.Processing method (cold-rolled, etc.)加工方法(冷轧等)
5.Degree of working (unclad, uncoated, unplated, etc.)加工程度(未包覆、未镀层、未涂层等)
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.Yield strength屈服强度
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%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4.2%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 3%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 3.3%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

7209161000999Cold-rolled coils of high strength, of a thickness of >1mm but <3mm (width ≥600mm, yield strength >275 N/mm²)3mm>厚度>1mm的大强度冷轧卷材(宽≥600mm,屈服强度大于275牛顿/平方毫米)

7209.16.90Other

7209.16.90.00Cold-rolled coiled products, 1mm < thickness < 3mm, low strength3mm>厚>1mm小强度冷轧卷材Expired

Width ≥600mm, yield strength ≤275 N/mm²宽≥600mm,屈服强度小于等于275牛顿/平方毫米

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 17%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 3 Jan 2024

Licences and certificates

None.

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 plate, coiled plate)形状(平板、卷板)
3.Material (iron, non-alloy steel)材质(铁、非合金钢)
4.Process (cold-rolled)加工方法(冷轧)
5.Degree of working (unclad, uncoated, unplated, etc.)加工程度(未包覆、未镀层、未涂层等)
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.Yield strength屈服强度
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: 4.2%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 5%
Cambodia: 5%
Laos: 5%
Malaysia: 5%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 5%
Thailand: 5%
Vietnam: 5%

CIQ codes

7209169000999Cold-rolled coils of low strength, of a thickness of >1mm but <3mm (width ≥600mm, yield strength ≤275 N/mm²)3mm>厚>1mm小强度冷轧卷材(宽≥600mm,屈服强度小于等于275牛顿/平方毫米)

7209.16.91Other cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel in coils, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm, with an elongation at break of not less than 40%

7209.16.91.00Cold-rolled coil, of a thickness > 1 mm but < 3 mm, of low strength, with elongation at break not less than 40%3mm>厚>1mm小强度冷轧卷材,断后伸长率不小于40%

Width ≥600mm, yield strength ≤275 N/mm²宽≥600mm,屈服强度小于等于275牛顿/平方毫米

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 17%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 27 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 plate, coiled plate)形状(平板、卷板)
3.Material (iron, non-alloy steel)材质(铁、非合金钢)
4.Processing method (cold-rolled, etc.)加工方法(冷轧等)
5.Degree of working (unclad, uncoated, unplated, etc.)加工程度(未包覆、未镀层、未涂层等)
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.Yield strength屈服强度
9.Elongation at break断后伸长率
10.Steel grades钢号
11.GTIN
12.CAS
13.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: 4.2%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4.2%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 5%
Cambodia: 5%
Laos: 5%
Malaysia: 5%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 5%
Thailand: 5%
Vietnam: 5%
Indonesia: 5%
Philippines: 5%
Myanmar: 5%

CIQ codes

7209169100999Cold-rolled coils of low strength, 1mm < thickness < 3mm, elongation at break ≥ 40% (width ≥ 600mm, yield strength ≤ 275 N/mm²)3mm>厚>1mm小强度冷轧卷材,断后伸长率不小于40%(宽≥600mm,屈服强度小于等于275牛顿/平方毫米)

7209.16.99Other cold-rolled flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm, in coils

7209.16.99.00Cold-rolled coil, 1mm<thickness<3mm, low strength, elongation at break <40%3mm>厚>1mm小强度冷轧卷材,断后伸长率小于40%

Width ≥600mm, yield strength ≤275 N/mm²宽≥600mm,屈服强度小于等于275牛顿/平方毫米

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 17%
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 plate, coiled plate)形状(平板、卷板)
3.Material (iron, non-alloy steel)材质(铁、非合金钢)
4.Processing method (cold-rolled, etc.)加工方法(冷轧等)
5.Degree of working (unclad, uncoated, unplated, etc.)加工程度(未包覆、未镀层、未涂层等)
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.Yield strength屈服强度
9.Elongation at break断后伸长率
10.Steel grades钢号
11.GTIN
12.CAS
13.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: 4.2%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 4.2%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 5%
Cambodia: 5%
Laos: 5%
Malaysia: 5%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 5%
Thailand: 5%
Vietnam: 5%
Indonesia: 5%
Philippines: 5%
Myanmar: 5%

CIQ codes

7209169900999Cold-rolled coils of low strength, thickness >1mm but <3mm, elongation at break <40% (width ≥600mm, yield strength ≤275 N/mm²)3mm>厚>1mm小强度冷轧卷材,断后伸长率小于40%(宽≥600mm,屈服强度小于等于275牛顿/平方毫米)

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

Previous7209 16 20Sheets One level up7209 16Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm Next7209 16 90Other

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 import tariff by origin (Indian Trade Portal snapshot)Checked 29 Sep 2026
GST schedule headings and 8-digit IGST (archived)Checked 29 Sep 2026
HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
India's effective basic customs duty (notification 45/2025-Customs, Table I)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 18 Oct 2026
India's preferential tariff schedules (CBIC notifications)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
RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 19 Oct 2026
China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026

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