Chapter 73: Articles of iron or steel

Section XV — Base metals and articles of base metal

26 headings · 288 total HS codes

Classification Notes for Chapter 73
Notes 1. In this Chapter "cast iron" applies to products obtained by casting in which iron predominates by weight over each of the other elements and which do not comply with the chemical composition of steel as defined in Note 1(d) to Chapter 72. 2. In this Chapter "wire" means hot or cold-formed products of any cross-sectional shape, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 16 mm. Additional Notes 1. In 7313.00.00, "twisted hoop" includes barbed obstacle tape, which may be presented in coils and/or in diamond concertina pattern. 2. Heading 7308 does not include:
HeadingDescriptionGeneral RateSub-codesFTAs
7301Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel5%216 FTAs
7302Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails5%414 FTAs
7303Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron5%115 FTAs
7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel0%3214 FTAs
7305OTHER TUBES AND PIPES (FOR EXAMPLE, WELDED, RIVETED OR SIMILARLY CLOSED), HAVING CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONS, THE EXTERNAL DIAMETER OF WHICH EXCEEDS 406.4 mm, OF IRON OR STEEL0%1415 FTAs
7306Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel0%3015 FTAs
7307Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel5%1516 FTAs
7308Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of 94.06) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frame-works, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel0%2417 FTAs
7309Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment5%115 FTAs
7310Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment5%416 FTAs
7311Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel0%714 FTAs
7312Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated0%1316 FTAs
7313Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel0%114 FTAs
7314Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel0%1316 FTAs
7315Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel0%1616 FTAs
7316Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron or steel5%115 FTAs
7317Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 83.05) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper0%517 FTAs
7318Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter- pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel0%3515 FTAs
7319Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel; safety pins and other pins of iron or steel, not elsewhere specified or included0%216 FTAs
7320Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel5%516 FTAs
7321Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel5%1315 FTAs
7322Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air heaters and hot air distributors (including distributors which can also distribute fresh or conditioned air), not electrically heated, incorporating a motor-driven fan or blower, and parts thereof, of iron or steel5%415 FTAs
7323Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel5%714 FTAs
7324Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel5%715 FTAs
7325Other cast articles of iron or steel5%415 FTAs
7326Other articles of iron or steel5%716 FTAs

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