Chapter 72 · Section XV

Iron & steel

Base metals & articles thereof

Chapter 72 at a glance

HS chapter
72
Section
XV — Base metals & articles thereof
Tariff headings
29 (167 subheadings)
General customs duty
10%
Import VAT
15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Products listed
3

As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.

HS Chapter 72 covers iron & steel. Every tariff heading in the chapter is listed below, with its subheadings. Headings we have researched carry a duty page link showing the South African customs duty, a worked landed-cost example and any anti-dumping or ITAC permit exposure.

Duty pages in this chapter

7210.70 Coated / colour-coated flat-rolled steel coil 10% duty + 15% VAT 7214.20 Steel reinforcing bar (rebar) 10% duty + 15% VAT 7217.10 Wire of iron or non-alloy steel (not plated) 10% duty + 15% VAT

All 29 tariff headings in Chapter 72

Harmonised System HS 2022 nomenclature — the same headings and subheadings the SARS Tariff Book is built on. South Africa classifies to 8 digits, so confirm the last two digits of your line in the Tariff Book before you clear.

7201 Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms
  • 7201.10 Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms
  • 7201.20 Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5% of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms
  • 7201.50 Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms
7202 Ferro-alloys
  • 7202.11 Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon
  • 7202.19 Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight 2% or less of carbon
  • 7202.21 Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon
  • 7202.29 Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight 55% or less of silicon
  • 7202.30 Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese
  • 7202.41 Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon
  • 7202.49 Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon
  • 7202.50 Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-chromium
  • 7202.60 Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel
  • 7202.70 Ferro-alloys; ferro-molybdenum
  • 7202.80 Ferro-alloys; ferro-tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten
  • 7202.91 Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium
  • 7202.92 Ferro-alloys; ferro-vanadium
  • 7202.93 Ferro-alloys; ferro-niobium
  • 7202.99 Ferro-alloys; n.e.c. in heading no. 7202
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
  • 7203.10 Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms
  • 7203.90 Ferrous products; spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms
7204 Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel
  • 7204.10 Ferrous waste and scrap; of cast iron
  • 7204.21 Ferrous waste and scrap; of stainless steel
  • 7204.29 Ferrous waste and scrap; of alloy steel (excluding stainless)
  • 7204.30 Ferrous waste and scrap; of tinned iron or steel
  • 7204.41 Ferrous waste and scrap; turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles
  • 7204.49 Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204
  • 7204.50 Ferrous products; remelting scrap ingots
7205 Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel
  • 7205.10 Iron or steel, pig iron, spiegeleisen; granules thereof
  • 7205.21 Alloy steel powders
  • 7205.29 Iron or steel, pig iron, spiegeleisen; powders (excluding alloy steel)
7206 Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)
  • 7206.10 Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)
  • 7206.90 Iron or non-alloy steel; primary forms (excluding ingots and iron of heading no. 7203)
7207 Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof
  • 7207.11 Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness
  • 7207.12 Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section
  • 7207.19 Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section
  • 7207.20 Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon
7208 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated
  • 7208.10 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief
  • 7208.25 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more
  • 7208.26 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm
  • 7208.27 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm
  • 7208.36 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm
  • 7208.37 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm
  • 7208.38 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm
  • 7208.39 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm
  • 7208.40 Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief
  • 7208.51 Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm
  • 7208.52 Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm
  • 7208.53 Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm
  • 7208.54 Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of less than 3mm
  • 7208.90 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208
7209 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated
  • 7209.15 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more
  • 7209.16 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm
  • 7209.17 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm
  • 7209.18 Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm
  • 7209.25 Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more
  • 7209.26 Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm
  • 7209.27 Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm
  • 7209.28 Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm
  • 7209.90 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7209
7210 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated
  • 7210.11 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of 0.5mm or more
  • 7210.12 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of less than 0.5mm
  • 7210.20 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate
  • 7210.30 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, electrolytically plated or coated with zinc
  • 7210.41 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)
  • 7210.49 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)
  • 7210.50 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides
  • 7210.61 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys
  • 7210.69 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium, other than plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys
  • 7210.70 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics 10% duty
  • 7210.90 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210
7211 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated
  • 7211.13 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width more than 150mm but less than 600mm, 4mm thick or more, not in coils, without patterns in relief
  • 7211.14 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, 4.75mm thick or more, excluding those of item no. 7211.13
  • 7211.19 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, less than 4.75mm thick, excluding those of item no. 7211.13
  • 7211.23 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon
  • 7211.29 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon
  • 7211.90 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7211, width less than 600mm
7212 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated
  • 7212.10 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, plated or coated with tin
  • 7212.20 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, electrolytically plated or coated with zinc
  • 7212.30 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)
  • 7212.40 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, painted, varnished or coated with plastics
  • 7212.50 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, plated or coated, (excluding tin, zinc or plastic)
  • 7212.60 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, clad
7213 Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils
  • 7213.10 Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process
  • 7213.20 Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of free-cutting steel
  • 7213.91 Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter
  • 7213.99 Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring 14mm or more in diameter
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
7215 Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72
  • 7215.10 Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, of free-cutting steel, cold-formed or cold-finished, n.e.c. in chapter 72
  • 7215.50 Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)
  • 7215.90 Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, n.e.c. in heading no. 7215
7216 Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections
  • 7216.10 Iron or non-alloy steel; U, I or H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm
  • 7216.21 Iron or non-alloy steel; L sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm
  • 7216.22 Iron or non-alloy steel; T sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height less than 80mm
  • 7216.31 Iron or non-alloy steel; U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more
  • 7216.32 Iron or non-alloy steel; I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more
  • 7216.33 Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more
  • 7216.40 Iron or non-alloy steel; L or T sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more
  • 7216.50 Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
  • 7216.61 Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, cold-formed or cold-finished, obtained from flat-rolled products
  • 7216.69 Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not obtained from flat-rolled products)
  • 7216.91 Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, cold-formed or cold-finished, from flat-rolled products
  • 7216.99 Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216
7217 Wire of iron or non-alloy steel
7218 Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel
  • 7218.10 Steel, stainless; ingots and other primary forms
  • 7218.91 Steel, stainless; semi-finished products, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section
  • 7218.99 Steel, stainless; semi-finished products, other than of rectangular cross-section
7219 Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more
  • 7219.11 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness exceeding 10mm
  • 7219.12 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm
  • 7219.13 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm
  • 7219.14 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of less than 3mm
  • 7219.21 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness exceeding 10mm
  • 7219.22 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm
  • 7219.23 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm
  • 7219.24 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of less than 3mm
  • 7219.31 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled or cold-reduced, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more
  • 7219.32 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm
  • 7219.33 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm
  • 7219.34 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm
  • 7219.35 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm
  • 7219.90 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7219
7220 Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width less than 600mm
  • 7220.11 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more
  • 7220.12 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 4.75mm
  • 7220.20 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolled
  • 7220.90 Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.c. in heading no 7220
7221 Stainless steel bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils
  • 7221.00 Steel, stainless; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils
7222 Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections
  • 7222.11 Steel, stainless; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of circular cross-section
  • 7222.19 Steel, stainless; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, other than of circular cross-section
  • 7222.20 Steel, stainless; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished
  • 7222.30 Steel, stainless; bars and rods, n.e.c. in heading no. 7222
  • 7222.40 Steel, stainless; angles, shapes and sections
7223 Stainless steel wire
  • 7223.00 Steel, stainless; wire
7224 Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel
  • 7224.10 Steel, alloy; ingots and other primary forms
  • 7224.90 Steel, alloy; semi-finished products
7225 Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more
  • 7225.11 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented
  • 7225.19 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, (other than grain-oriented)
  • 7225.30 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils
  • 7225.40 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coils
  • 7225.50 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled
  • 7225.91 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, electrolytically plated or coated with zinc
  • 7225.92 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically)
  • 7225.99 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, (other than plated or coated with zinc)
7226 Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm
  • 7226.11 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented
  • 7226.19 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented
  • 7226.20 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of high speed steel
  • 7226.91 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), hot-rolled
  • 7226.92 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), cold-rolled
  • 7226.99 Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.c. in item no. 7226.9
7227 Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils
  • 7227.10 Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of high speed steel
  • 7227.20 Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of silico-manganese steel
  • 7227.90 Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7227
7228 Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel
  • 7228.10 Steel, alloy; bars and rods, of high speed steel
  • 7228.20 Steel, alloy; bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel
  • 7228.30 Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded
  • 7228.40 Steel, alloy; bars and rods, forged
  • 7228.50 Steel, alloy; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished
  • 7228.60 Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228
  • 7228.70 Steel, alloy; angles, shapes and sections
  • 7228.80 Steel, alloy or non-alloy; hollow drill bars and rods
7229 Wire of other alloy steel
  • 7229.20 Steel, alloy; wire, of silico-manganese steel
  • 7229.90 Steel, alloy; wire, of materials other than silico-manganese steel
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