HS Code 7218
Stainless Steel Ingots and Semi-Finished Products
HS code 7218 covers stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms and semi-finished products like billets, slabs, and blooms.
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HS Code 7218 — Stainless Steel Ingots and Semi-Finished Products
This code represents the primary forms of stainless steel, such as ingots, blooms, billets, and slabs. These are the bulk raw materials created after smelting, intended for further rolling or forging into finished steel products.
What's included
- Stainless steel ingots
- Stainless steel billets
- SS semi-finished slabs
- Forging blooms of stainless steel
What's excluded
- Waste and scrap → use
7204(Recycled stainless steel scrap is 7204.) - Finished flat-rolled steel → use
7219(Flat-rolled products are in 7219 or 7220.)
Common examples
- 316L stainless steel billet
- 304 stainless steel bloom
- Stainless steel rectangular slab
- Cast stainless steel ingots
Frequently asked questions
What defines 'stainless' steel in the HS system?
Steel containing by weight 1.2% or less of carbon and 10.5% or more of chromium.
Trade & shipping notes
- Typical duty range: 0% - 5%
- Documentation: Chemical analysis must show Chromium > 10.5%.
- Typical shipping mode: Bulk
- Top exporters: Indonesia, China, India, Finland
- Top importers: China, Italy, Belgium, South Korea
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Key takeaway
Foundational raw material for the stainless industry; classified by chemical composition.
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