Of spring steel quality
Hot-worked iron or non-alloy steel bars, spring steel quality
HSN 7214 99 20 (bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn, or hot-extruded, of spring steel quality) is not covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order and carries no Partner Government Agency clearance requirement at the tariff-line level. Import follows the standard customs procedure: Importer-Exporter Code, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other bars and rods within Chapter 72 — particularly those with specific dimensional, surface, or alloy characteristics — may fall under separate tariff lines that do carry compliance obligations.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to all iron and steel bar products: bars classified as alloy steel, or those meeting the dimensional and compositional thresholds of a separately notified product under Chapter 72, may attract Quality Control Order coverage. Re-classification on customs examination — for instance, a determination that the material meets the definition of alloy steel — triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant licence. Verify the precise grade specification, carbon content, and alloy composition against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance.