Subheading · Chapter 72 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal
HS 7224 90Iron and steel: other
Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel
- Customs duty
- 15%
- 6 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7224 90 10 | Of tool steel quality | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7224 90 20 | Of die steel quality | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7224 90 30 | Of cobalt bearing high speed steel quality | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7224 90 40 | Forged blanks of alloy steel | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7224 90 91 | Billets | 15% | 18% | kg |
| 7224 90 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 6 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 billets, blooms, slabs and bars for forgings. (IS 1875:1992): In force from 30 Aug 2024. Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Alloy Steel billets, blooms and slabs for forging for general engineering purposes. (IS 4368:1967): 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
- Steel Cast Billet Ingots, Billets and Blooms for production of High Carbon Steel Wire Rods- Specification (IS 8951:2001): 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
- 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
- Quenched And Tempered Alloy Steel Forgings For Pressure Vessels (IS 12145:1987): 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
- 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
- Steels for Pneumatic Tools (IS 5651:1987): 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
- 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: 6 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. 275 | Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7224 | Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel | 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 policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 6 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 7224 90, and China's below.
China: the same goods (7224 90)
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 7224 90. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7224.90.10.00 | Rough cast or forged blanks粗铸锻件坯 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 2% | 13% | 0% | 4BxN |
| 7224.90.90.10 | Other alloy steel round billets, diameter ≥ 700mm其他合金钢圆坯,直径≥700mm | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 2% | 13% | 0% | 4xBN |
| 7224.90.90.90 | Other semi-finished products of alloy steel, excluding round billets of alloy steel of a diameter of 700 mm or more其他合金钢坯,直径≥700mm的合金钢圆坯除外 | 0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN | 2% | 13% | 0% | 4xBN |
- 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
7224.90.10Rough cast or forged blanks, weighing ≥ 10 tonnes each
7224.90.10.00Rough cast or forged blanks粗铸锻件坯
Weighing 10 tonnes or more per piece单件重量在10吨及以上
- 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. square ingots)形状(方锭等)
- 3.Material (silico-manganese steel, etc.)材质(硅锰钢等)
- 4.Composition (content of iron, carbon and alloying elements, non-alloying elements)成分含量(铁、碳及合金元素、非合金元素的含量)
- 5.For crude cast or forged blanks, specify individual weight粗铸锻件坯请注明单件重量
- 6.Steel grades钢号
- 7.Use用途
- 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
- 7224901000999Rough cast or forged blanks (weighing >= 10 t each)粗铸锻件坯(单件重量在10吨及以上)
7224.90.90Other semi-finished products of alloy steel
7224.90.90.10Other alloy steel round billets, diameter ≥ 700mm其他合金钢圆坯,直径≥700mm
Ingots and other primary forms, of other alloy steel其他合金钢锭及其他初级形态的
- 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
- 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)
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
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. square ingots)形状(方锭等)
- 3.Material (silico-manganese steel, etc.)材质(硅锰钢等)
- 4.Composition (content of iron, carbon and alloying elements, non-alloying elements)成分含量(铁、碳及合金元素、非合金元素的含量)
- 5.For crude cast or forged blanks, specify individual weight粗铸锻件坯请注明单件重量
- 6.Steel grades钢号
- 7.Use用途
- 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
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 1.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7224909010999Other alloy steel round billets, diameter ≥ 700mm (other alloy steel ingots and other primary forms)其他合金钢圆坯,直径≥700mm(其他合金钢锭及其他初级形态的)
7224.90.90.90Other semi-finished products of alloy steel, excluding round billets of alloy steel of a diameter of 700 mm or more其他合金钢坯,直径≥700mm的合金钢圆坯除外
Ingots and other primary forms, of other alloy steel其他合金钢锭及其他初级形态的
- 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
- 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)
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
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. square ingots)形状(方锭等)
- 3.Material (silico-manganese steel, etc.)材质(硅锰钢等)
- 4.Composition (content of iron, carbon and alloying elements, non-alloying elements)成分含量(铁、碳及合金元素、非合金元素的含量)
- 5.For crude cast or forged blanks, specify individual weight粗铸锻件坯请注明单件重量
- 6.Steel grades钢号
- 7.Use用途
- 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
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 1.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 7224909090999Other alloy steel billets, excluding round billets of alloy steel with a diameter ≥ 700mm (other alloy steel ingots and other primary forms)其他合金钢坯,直径≥700mm的合金钢圆坯除外(其他合金钢锭及其他初级形态的)
7224.90.90.00Other alloy steel semi-finished products其他合金钢坯(其他合金钢锭及其他初级形态的 )Expired
Ingots and other primary forms, of other alloy steel其他合金钢锭及其他初级形态的
- Unit
- None
- MFN import duty
- 2%
- Provisional import duty
- 0%
- General import duty
- None
- Import VAT
- None
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- None
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- None
- 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
- 7224909000999Other alloy steel ingots and other primary forms其他合金钢坯(其他合金钢锭及其他初级形态的)
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.