Heading · Chapter 72
7226: Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm
6 subheadings make up heading 7226 in chapter 72 (iron and steel).
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 50% Third-country duty 34 tariff lines · average 26.5% 
EU Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 20% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 5.9% 
USA Free General (MFN) 17 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 35% General (MFN) 23 tariff lines · average 33.5% 
Brazil Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 10.8% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 23 tariff lines · average 12.1% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 29 tariff lines · average 1.6% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 15 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 16 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines Subheadings 6
- 7226.11Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width: of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented
- 7226.19Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width: of silicon-electrical steel, other
- 7226.20Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width: of high-speed steel
- 7226.91Not further worked than hot-rolled
- 7226.92Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
- 7226.99Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width: other, other
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$475kUS$475k+US$26m+US$99m+> US$518m
Exports: 100
- Germany: US$880m
- China: US$532m
- France: US$518m
- Austria: US$439m
- United States: US$398m
- Japan: US$338m
- Slovakia: US$174m
- Netherlands: US$122m
- Italy: US$118m
- Sweden: US$99m
- Czechia: US$89m
- South Korea: US$75m
- Canada: US$73m
- Poland: US$62m
- Türkiye: US$56m
- Taiwan: US$52m
- Slovenia: US$40m
- Belgium: US$37m
- Malaysia: US$33m
- Spain: US$31m
- Singapore: US$30m
- Romania: US$26m
- India: US$26m
- Switzerland: US$26m
- United Arab Emirates: US$21m
- United Kingdom: US$18m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$15m
- Finland: US$9m
- Brazil: US$9m
- Morocco: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Russia: US$6m
- Mexico: US$5m
- El Salvador: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Colombia: US$985k
- South Africa: US$528k
- Norway: US$513k
- Ukraine: US$475k
- Philippines: US$444k
- Kenya: US$427k
- Croatia: US$405k
- Guatemala: US$365k
- Costa Rica: US$314k
- Argentina: US$283k
- Bulgaria: US$241k
- Ireland: US$221k
- Pakistan: US$213k
- Uzbekistan: US$210k
- Curaçao: US$200k
- New Zealand: US$177k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$482kUS$482k+US$10m+US$50m+> US$253m
Imports: 195
- Germany: US$474m
- Canada: US$292m
- China: US$282m
- United States: US$265m
- Poland: US$254m
- Czechia: US$253m
- India: US$196m
- South Korea: US$187m
- France: US$172m
- Switzerland: US$165m
- Mexico: US$163m
- Italy: US$152m
- Vietnam: US$110m
- Hungary: US$106m
- Spain: US$95m
- Slovenia: US$90m
- Austria: US$85m
- Thailand: US$68m
- Sweden: US$60m
- Slovakia: US$50m
- Japan: US$50m
- Malaysia: US$47m
- Netherlands: US$47m
- United Kingdom: US$44m
- Belgium: US$42m
- Ireland: US$41m
- Brazil: US$40m
- Taiwan: US$38m
- Romania: US$37m
- Indonesia: US$37m
- Türkiye: US$37m
- Australia: US$22m
- Singapore: US$22m
- Colombia: US$19m
- Lebanon: US$18m
- Portugal: US$18m
- Guatemala: US$16m
- Russia: US$15m
- Croatia: US$15m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15m
- Serbia: US$15m
- Philippines: US$12m
- Egypt: US$12m
- Norway: US$12m
- Finland: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11m
- Israel: US$10m
- Estonia: US$10m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9m
- Tunisia: US$9m
- Pakistan: US$9m
- Kuwait: US$8m
- Ecuador: US$8m
- Peru: US$8m
- Morocco: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$7m
- Costa Rica: US$7m
- New Zealand: US$7m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | US$880m | 19.9% |
| 2 |  China | US$532m | 12% |
| 3 |  France | US$518m | 11.7% |
| 4 |  Austria | US$439m | 9.9% |
| 5 | United States | US$398m | 9% |
| 6 | Japan | US$338m | 7.7% |
| 7 |  Slovakia | US$174m | 3.9% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$122m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$118m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Sweden | US$99m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$474m | 10.7% |
| 2 | Canada | US$292m | 6.6% |
| 3 | China | US$282m | 6.4% |
| 4 | United States | US$265m | 6% |
| 5 |  Poland | US$254m | 5.7% |
| 6 |  Czechia | US$253m | 5.7% |
| 7 |  India | US$196m | 4.4% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$187m | 4.2% |
| 9 | France | US$172m | 3.9% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$165m | 3.7% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 7226 covers 34 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 50%. 16 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 7226 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 7226 covers 22 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 20%. 9 of them are duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 7226 into 17 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 7226 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 7226 into 23 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 35% (average 33.5%). 1 of them is duty-free.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 7226 covers 7 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 12.6%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 7226 into 23 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 12.6% (average 12.1%). 1 of them is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Peru, heading 7226 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand divides heading 7226 into 29 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 1.6%). 20 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 7226 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 7226 into 16 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 7226 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 7226 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, heading 7226 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 7226 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), heading 7226 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
World trade in heading 7226 goods reached US$4.4bn in 2024, down 8.8% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 19.9% of the total, ahead of China.
Germany imported the most (US$474m).
The United Kingdom ranked 26th among 100 exporters with US$18m.
The United Kingdom imported US$44m.
Legal notes
Additional note
1. The following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
‘Electrical’: for the purposes of subheadings 72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810 and 72112320, flat-rolled products which under a current at 50 Hz and a magnetic flux of 1 T have a watt-loss per kilogram, calculated by the Epstein method, of:
2,1 W or less, when their thickness does not exceed 0,20 mm,
3,6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,20 mm but less than 0,60 mm,
6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,60 mm but not greater than 1,50 mm.
‘Tinplate’: for the purposes of subheadings 72101220, 72107010, 72121010 and 72124020, flat-rolled products (of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm) coated with a layer of metal containing, by weight, 97 % or more of tin.
‘Tool steel’: for the purposes of subheadings 72241010, 72249002, 72253010, 72254012, 72269120, 72283020, 72284010, 72285020 and 72286020, alloy steels, other than stainless or high-speed steel, containing, by weight, one of the following compositions, with or without other elements:
less than 0,6 % of carbon
and
0,7 % or more of silicon and 0,05 % or more of vanadium
or
4 % or more of tungsten,
0,8 % or more of carbon
and
0,05 % or more of vanadium,
more than 1,2 % of carbon
and
not less than 11 % but not more than 15 % of chromium,
0,16 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
3,8 % or more but not more than 4,3 % of nickel
and
1,1 % or more but not more than 1,5 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum,
0,3 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
1,4 % or more but not more than 2,1 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum
and
less than 1,2 % of nickel,
0,3 % or more of carbon
and
less than 5,2 % of chromium
and
0,65 % or more of molybdenum or 0,4 % or more of tungsten,
0,5 % or more but not more than 0,6 % of carbon
and
1,25 % or more but not more than 1,8 % of nickel
and
0,5 % or more but not more than 1,2 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm?
Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm fall under HS heading 7226, part of chapter 72, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7226 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 50%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7226 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 flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a…?
Germany, with US$880m in 2024 (19.9% of world exports).