Heading · Chapter 72
7202: Ferro-alloys
15 subheadings make up heading 7202 in chapter 72 (iron and steel).
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 26 tariff lines 
EU Free – 7% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 3.4% 
Türkiye Free – 7% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
USA Free – 10% General (MFN) 24 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 35% Third-country duty 21 tariff lines · average 18.1% 
Brazil 5.4% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines 
Argentina Free – 6% Third-country duty 20 tariff lines · average 4.7% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 6.3% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 18 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 2% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines Subheadings 15
- 7202.11Containing by weight more than 2 % of carbonFerro-manganese, over 2% carbon
- 7202.19Ferro-alloys, ferro-manganese, other
- 7202.21Containing by weight more than 55 % of siliconFerro-silicon (over 55% Si)
- 7202.29Ferro-alloys, ferro-silicon, other
- 7202.30Ferro-alloys, ferro-silico-manganeseFerro-silico-manganese
- 7202.41Containing by weight more than 4 % of carbonFerro-chromium, over 4% carbon
- 7202.49Ferro-alloys, ferro-chromium, other
- 7202.50Ferro-alloys, ferro-silico-chromium
- 7202.60Ferro-alloys, ferro-nickelFerro-nickel
- 7202.70Ferro-alloys, ferro-molybdenumFerro-molybdenum
- 7202.80Ferro-alloys, ferro-tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten
- 7202.91Ferro-alloys, other, ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium
- 7202.92Ferro-alloys, other, ferro-vanadium
- 7202.93Ferro-alloys, other, ferro-niobiumFerro-niobium
- 7202.99Ferro-alloys, other, other
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20mUS$20m+US$178m+US$562m+> US$3bn
Exports: 124
- Indonesia: US$14bn
- South Africa: US$5bn
- Brazil: US$4bn
- India: US$3bn
- Kazakhstan: US$3bn
- China: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- South Korea: US$1bn
- Norway: US$1bn
- Malaysia: US$1bn
- New Caledonia: US$692m
- Russia: US$567m
- Colombia: US$562m
- Canada: US$516m
- United Kingdom: US$463m
- Zimbabwe: US$392m
- Belgium: US$356m
- Finland: US$351m
- Georgia: US$332m
- Poland: US$320m
- Germany: US$308m
- Thailand: US$297m
- France: US$295m
- Chile: US$293m
- Türkiye: US$290m
- Austria: US$253m
- Armenia: US$228m
- Vietnam: US$213m
- Bhutan: US$202m
- Iceland: US$190m
- Ukraine: US$178m
- Sweden: US$176m
- Australia: US$163m
- Italy: US$159m
- Czechia: US$149m
- Zambia: US$137m
- United States: US$132m
- Iran: US$125m
- Albania: US$120m
- Spain: US$110m
- Dominican Republic: US$97m
- Japan: US$94m
- Slovakia: US$88m
- Singapore: US$84m
- Estonia: US$75m
- Slovenia: US$67m
- Oman: US$66m
- Switzerland: US$57m
- Egypt: US$57m
- Mexico: US$46m
- Latvia: US$44m
- Luxembourg: US$36m
- Saudi Arabia: US$36m
- Taiwan: US$36m
- North Macedonia: US$36m
- Kuwait: US$26m
- Argentina: US$25m
- Paraguay: US$24m
- North Korea: US$23m
- Mozambique: US$23m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6mUS$6m+US$56m+US$366m+> US$2bn
Imports: 169
- China: US$19bn
- Netherlands: US$3bn
- United States: US$3bn
- Japan: US$2bn
- South Korea: US$2bn
- Indonesia: US$2bn
- Germany: US$2bn
- Italy: US$1bn
- Mozambique: US$1bn
- India: US$993m
- Türkiye: US$817m
- Belgium: US$785m
- Taiwan: US$785m
- Spain: US$557m
- Sweden: US$522m
- France: US$462m
- Canada: US$366m
- Austria: US$356m
- Poland: US$330m
- United Arab Emirates: US$328m
- United Kingdom: US$307m
- Mexico: US$282m
- Russia: US$269m
- Finland: US$241m
- Slovenia: US$220m
- Vietnam: US$208m
- Brazil: US$206m
- Singapore: US$197m
- Czechia: US$190m
- Egypt: US$189m
- Malaysia: US$181m
- Ukraine: US$160m
- Thailand: US$159m
- Argentina: US$139m
- Saudi Arabia: US$133m
- South Africa: US$124m
- Slovakia: US$107m
- Romania: US$88m
- Luxembourg: US$65m
- Australia: US$65m
- Oman: US$57m
- Switzerland: US$56m
- Algeria: US$55m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$48m
- Bulgaria: US$44m
- Greece: US$41m
- Portugal: US$39m
- Chile: US$39m
- Pakistan: US$38m
- Peru: US$37m
- Bangladesh: US$34m
- Serbia: US$33m
- Morocco: US$32m
- Nigeria: US$30m
- Colombia: US$29m
- Bahrain: US$28m
- Philippines: US$28m
- Estonia: US$28m
- Uzbekistan: US$26m
- Iran: US$26m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | US$14bn | 30.9% |
| 2 |  South Africa | US$5bn | 11% |
| 3 | Brazil | US$4bn | 8.7% |
| 4 |  India | US$3bn | 6.3% |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | US$3bn | 6% |
| 6 |  China | US$2bn | 3.4% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$1bn | 3.1% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$1bn | 3.1% |
| 9 | Norway | US$1bn | 3% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$1bn | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$19bn | 42.1% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$3bn | 6.1% |
| 3 | United States | US$3bn | 5.9% |
| 4 | Japan | US$2bn | 4.7% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$2bn | 3.9% |
| 6 | Indonesia | US$2bn | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$2bn | 3.4% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$1bn | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Mozambique | US$1bn | 2.6% |
| 10 | India | US$993m | 2.2% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 7202 covers 26 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 7202 into 22 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 7% (average 3.4%). 4 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 7202 covers 26 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 7%. 7 of them are duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 7202 into 24 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 10% (average 3.3%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 7202 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 7202 into 21 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 35% (average 18.1%). 10 of them are duty-free.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 7202 covers 16 tariff lines and the duty is 5.4%.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 7202 into 20 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6% (average 4.7%). 3 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Peru, heading 7202 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand divides heading 7202 into 15 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 7202 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6.3%. 3 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 7202 into 18 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 7202 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 7202 into 15 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, heading 7202 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 7202 into 22 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), heading 7202 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
World trade in heading 7202 goods reached US$45bn in 2024, down 10.2% on 2023.
Indonesia was the largest exporter with 30.9% of the total, ahead of South Africa.
China imported the most (US$19bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 15th among 124 exporters with US$463m.
The United Kingdom imported US$307m.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. In this chapter, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
(a) Alloy pig iron
Pig iron containing, by weight, one or more of the following elements in the specified proportions:
more than 0,2 % of chromium,
more than 0,3 % of copper,
more than 0,3 % of nickel,
more than 0,1 % of any of the following elements: aluminium, molybdenum, titanium, tungsten (wolfram), vanadium.
(b) Non-alloy free-cutting steel
Non-alloy steel containing, by weight, one or more of the following elements in the specified proportions:
0,08 % or more of sulphur,
0,1 % or more of lead,
more than 0,05 % of selenium,
more than 0,01 % of tellurium,
more than 0,05 % of bismuth.
(c) Silicon-electrical steel
Alloy steels containing by weight at least 0,6 % but not more than 6 % of silicon and not more than 0,08 % of carbon. They may also contain by weight not more than 1 % of aluminium but no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel.
(d) High-speed steel
Alloy steels containing, with or without other elements, at least two of the three elements molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium with a combined content by weight of 7 % or more, 0,6 % or more of carbon and 3 to 6 % of chromium.
(e) Silico-manganese steel
Alloy steels containing by weight:
not more than 0,7 % of carbon,
0,5 % or more but not more than 1,9 % of manganese, and
0,6 % or more but not more than 2,3 % of silicon, but no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel.
2. For the classification of ferro-alloys in the subheadings of heading 7202, the following rule should be observed:
A ferro-alloy is considered as binary and classified under the relevant subheading (if it exists) if only one of the alloy elements exceeds the minimum percentage laid down in note 1(c) to this chapter; by analogy, it is considered respectively as ternary or quaternary if two or three alloy elements exceed the minimum percentage.
For the application of this rule, the unspecified ‘other elements’ referred to in note 1(c) to this chapter must each exceed 10 % by weight.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ferro-alloys?
Ferro-alloys fall under HS heading 7202, part of chapter 72, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ferro-alloys in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7202 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on ferro-alloys in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7202 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most ferro-alloys?
Indonesia, with US$14bn in 2024 (30.9% of world exports).