Heading · Chapter 72
7223: Wire of stainless steel
Heading 7223 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 7223.00, in chapter 72 (iron and steel).
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World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$132.7kUS$132.7k+US$6.9m+US$54.5m+> US$219.3m
Exports: 113
- India: US$401.6m
- China: US$306.8m
- United States: US$253.4m
- South Korea: US$219.3m
- Germany: US$184.8m
- Japan: US$154.7m
- Sweden: US$127.6m
- Czechia: US$111m
- France: US$94.2m
- Taiwan: US$80.7m
- Italy: US$70.9m
- Switzerland: US$54.5m
- Thailand: US$53.8m
- Netherlands: US$51.5m
- Vietnam: US$45.4m
- Ireland: US$27.4m
- Malaysia: US$27.2m
- Spain: US$26.5m
- Indonesia: US$22.1m
- United Kingdom: US$19.1m
- Canada: US$17.7m
- Belgium: US$16.7m
- Philippines: US$8.4m
- Austria: US$8.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$7.9m
- Poland: US$7m
- Denmark: US$6.9m
- Mexico: US$6.9m
- Singapore: US$6.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$6.3m
- Romania: US$4.9m
- Brazil: US$4.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.3m
- Costa Rica: US$3.2m
- Türkiye: US$2.7m
- Slovakia: US$2.7m
- Hungary: US$2.4m
- Russia: US$1.5m
- South Africa: US$1.4m
- Finland: US$1.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.1m
- Croatia: US$1.1m
- Slovenia: US$934.1k
- Australia: US$930.2k
- Portugal: US$770.6k
- Bulgaria: US$655.7k
- Oman: US$607.8k
- Norway: US$580.5k
- Uzbekistan: US$511.9k
- Lithuania: US$363.4k
- Estonia: US$335.6k
- Egypt: US$276.7k
- Israel: US$239.7k
- Kenya: US$163.8k
- Ukraine: US$148.2k
- Luxembourg: US$132.7k
- New Zealand: US$122.7k
- Chile: US$112.3k
- Georgia: US$106.4k
- Guatemala: US$104.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$207.9kUS$207.9k+US$4.2m+US$39.3m+> US$102.1m
Imports: 200
- Germany: US$268m
- United States: US$219m
- China: US$154.9m
- Costa Rica: US$147.3m
- Italy: US$135.9m
- Netherlands: US$102.1m
- Mexico: US$100.9m
- Japan: US$92.8m
- South Korea: US$92.6m
- France: US$87.7m
- Türkiye: US$64.3m
- United Kingdom: US$54.3m
- Thailand: US$53.9m
- Canada: US$50.5m
- Indonesia: US$44.3m
- Poland: US$43.4m
- Russia: US$42.1m
- Brazil: US$40.7m
- Ireland: US$40.4m
- Switzerland: US$39.3m
- Spain: US$38.3m
- Taiwan: US$38.1m
- India: US$38m
- Vietnam: US$37.9m
- Malaysia: US$28.7m
- Belgium: US$25.7m
- Sweden: US$23.3m
- Singapore: US$21.5m
- South Africa: US$20.2m
- Denmark: US$20.2m
- Greece: US$18.9m
- Czechia: US$18.8m
- Finland: US$18.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15.6m
- Australia: US$15.5m
- Romania: US$15.1m
- Austria: US$13.9m
- Philippines: US$13.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11.7m
- Israel: US$11.3m
- Slovakia: US$10.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$10.3m
- Portugal: US$9.2m
- Pakistan: US$8.5m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$6.8m
- Kazakhstan: US$6.6m
- Argentina: US$6.1m
- Slovenia: US$5.5m
- Egypt: US$4.2m
- Iran: US$3.9m
- Serbia: US$3.5m
- Colombia: US$3.3m
- Norway: US$3.2m
- Chile: US$3.1m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$2.6m
- Ukraine: US$2.5m
- Bangladesh: US$2.4m
- Uzbekistan: US$2.3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$401.6m | 16.3% |
| 2 |  China | US$306.8m | 12.5% |
| 3 |  United States | US$253.4m | 10.3% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$219.3m | 8.9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$184.8m | 7.5% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$154.7m | 6.3% |
| 7 |  Sweden | US$127.6m | 5.2% |
| 8 |  Czechia | US$111m | 4.5% |
| 9 |  France | US$94.2m | 3.8% |
| 10 |  Taiwan | US$80.7m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$268m | 10.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$219m | 8.9% |
| 3 | China | US$154.9m | 6.3% |
| 4 |  Costa Rica | US$147.3m | 6% |
| 5 |  Italy | US$135.9m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$102.1m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$100.9m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Japan | US$92.8m | 3.8% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$92.6m | 3.8% |
| 10 | France | US$87.7m | 3.6% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 7223 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 7223 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 7223 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 7223 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 7223 goods worth US$2.5bn (−7% year on year).
The largest exporter was India (US$401.6m), followed by China.
The biggest buyer was Germany, with imports of US$268m.
The United Kingdom ranked 20th among 113 exporters with US$19.1m.
The United Kingdom imported US$54.3m.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wire of stainless steel?
Wire of stainless steel fall under HS heading 7223, part of chapter 72, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wire of stainless steel in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7223 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 wire of stainless steel in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7223 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most wire of stainless steel?
India, with US$401.6m in 2024 (16.3% of world exports).