HS chapter 72
Iron and steel
Chapter 72 has 29 headings with 344 EU tariff lines and 212 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 321 EU and 7 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 0 EU and 171 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Iron and steel · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 321 | 7 |
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 23 | 34 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 0 | 157 |
| Phased out over 15 years (15, 15V) | 0 | 2 |
| Excluded (E) | 0 | 12 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7201 | Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | base 0–2.2%zero by 2030 | base 4%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 7202 | Ferro-alloysExcluded lines | base 0–7%zero by 2033 | base 6%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7203 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | base 0% | base 2%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 7204 | Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel | base 0% | base 0% | Calculate |
| 7205 | Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel | base 0% | base 2–6%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7206 | Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | base 0% | base 6%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 7207 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof | base 0% | base 8%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7208 | Hot-rolled steelExcluded lines | base 0% | base 10–12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7209 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated | base 0% | base 12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7210 | Coated flat steelExcluded lines | base 0% | base 2–12%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 7211 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated | base 0% | base 12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7212 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, clad, plated or coatedExcluded lines | base 0% | base 2–12%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 7213 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils | base 0% | base 12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7214 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | base 0% | base 12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7215 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72 | base 0% | base 12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7216 | Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sectionsExcluded lines | base 0% | base 12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7217 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel | base 0% | base 2–12%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7218 | Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel | base 0% | base 8%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7219 | Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or moreExcluded lines | base 0% | base 2–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7220 | Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width less than 600mm | base 0% | base 2–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7221 | Stainless steel bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils | base 0% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7222 | Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sectionsExcluded lines | base 0% | base 2–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7223 | Stainless steel wire | base 0% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7224 | Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel | base 0% | base 8%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7225 | Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more | base 0% | base 2–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7226 | Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm | base 0% | base 2–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7227 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils | base 0% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7228 | Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steelExcluded lines | base 0% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 7229 | Wire of other alloy steel | base 0% | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |