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Articles of iron or steel

BIS QCO · 151/265 LINES · 66 STANDARDS · ISI MARK

HSN Chapter 73 covers articles of iron or steel — the downstream finished goods derived from Chapter 72 primary inputs. Headings 7301 through 7326 capture sheet piling and steel angles, tubes and pipes of stainless and other steel grades, line pipe for oil and gas, drill pipe, casing and tubing, tube and pipe fittings, structural elements, gas cylinders and high-pressure containers, stranded wire and rope, chain, anchors, nails and fasteners (screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, washers, threaded articles) and cast and forged general-engineering articles. Within this chapter the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified 83 tariff lines under the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (S.O. 3716(E)) and the Steel Tubes, Pipes and Fittings (Quality Control) Order administered through the Ministry of Steel.

The controlling standards include IS 1239 family (welded steel tubes), IS 1879 (line pipe), IS 4521 (carbon steel chain), IS 1363, IS 1364 and IS 1367 family (bolts, nuts, screws and threaded fasteners), IS 1269 and IS 1804 (cylinders), IS 2266 and IS 2365 (stranded wire and wire ropes), IS 2141 (anchor chains), IS 7483, IS 7485, IS 7486 (cast and forged fittings) and the IS 18471, IS 18476, IS 18480 and IS 18507–18509 series notified under the 2024 QCO refresh for tubes, pipes and structural articles. All 83 codes fall under the ISI Mark Scheme (Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS Conformity Assessment Regulations, 2018). Indian manufacturers require a CM/L licence; foreign manufacturers require a Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) licence through an Authorised Indian Representative (AIR).

At a glance

265

Tariff lines (8-digit HSN)

151

BIS QCO notified (57% coverage)

Indian Standards in chapter

ISI

Primary mark scheme

Headings covered

7301Sheet Piling Of Iron Or Steel, Whether Or Not Drilled, Punched Or Made From Assembled Elements; Welded Angles, Shapes And Sections, Of Ir…3 lines · 3 BIS 7302Railway Or Tramway Track Construction Material Of Iron Or Steel, The Following: Rails, Check-Rails And Rack Rails, Switch Blades, Crossin…11 lines 7303Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Of Cast Iron4 lines · 4 BIS 7304Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Seamless, Of Iron (Other Than Cast Iron) Or Steel33 lines · 15 BIS 7305Other Tubes And Pipes (For Example, Welded, Riveted Or Similarly Closed), Having Circular Cross-Sections, The External Diameter Of Which …23 lines · 12 BIS 7306Other Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles (For Example, Open Seam Or Welded, Riveted Or Similarly Closed), Of Iron Or Steel17 lines · 12 BIS 7307Tube Or Pipe Fittings (For Example, Couplings, Elbows, Sleeves), Of Iron Or Steel16 lines · 10 BIS 7308Structures (Excluding Prefabricated Buildings Of Heading 9406) And Parts Of Structures (For Example, Bridges And Bridge-Sections, Lock-Ga…15 lines · 8 BIS 7309Reservoirs, Tanks, Vats And Similar Containers For Any Material (Other Than Compressed Or Liquefied Gas), Of Iron Or Steel, Of A Capacity…5 lines 7310Tanks, Casks, Drums, Cans, Boxes And Similar Containers, For Any Material (Other Than Compressed Or Liquefied Gas), Of Iron Or Steel, Of …8 lines · 6 BIS 7311Containers For Compressed Or Liquefied Gas, Of Iron Or Steel4 lines · 4 BIS 7312Stranded Wire, Ropes, Cables, Plaited Bands, Slings And The Like, Of Iron Or Steel, Not Electrically Insulated5 lines · 5 BIS 7313Barbed Wire Of Iron Or Steel; Twisted Hoop Or Single Flat Wire, Barbed Or Not, And Loosely Twisted Double Wire, Of A Kind Used For Fencin…2 lines · 2 BIS 7314Cloth (Including Endless Bands), Grill, Netting And Fencing, Of Iron Or Steel Wire; Expanded Metal Of Iron Or Steel16 lines · 14 BIS 7315Chain And Parts Thereof, Of Iron Or Steel10 lines · 7 BIS 7316Anchors, Grapnels And Parts Thereof, Of Iron Or Steel2 lines 7317Nails, Tacks, Drawing Pins, Corrugated Nails, Staples (Other Than Those Of Heading 8305) And Similar Articles, Of Iron Or Steel, Whether …9 lines 7318Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-Screws, Screw Hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-Pins, Washers (Including Spring Washers) And Similar Articles, Of…14 lines · 14 BIS 7319Sewing Needles, Knitting Needles, Bodkins, Crochet Hooks, Embroidery Stilettos And Similar Articles, For Use In The Hand, Of Iron Or Stee…3 lines 7320Springs And Leaves For Springs, Of Iron Or Steel8 lines 7321Stoves, Ranges, Grates, Cookers (Including Those With Subsidiary Boilers For Central Heating), Barbecues, Braziers, Gas-Rings, Plate Warm…13 lines · 12 BIS 7322Radiators For Central Heating, Not Electrically Heated, And Parts Thereof, Of Iron Or Steel; Air Heaters And Hot Air Distributors (Includ…4 lines · 1 BIS 7323Table, Kitchen Or Other Household Articles And Parts Thereof, Of Iron Or Steel; Iron Or Steel Wool; Pot Scourers And Scouring Or Polishin…12 lines · 7 BIS 7324Sanitary Ware And Parts Thereof, Of Iron Or Steel4 lines · 2 BIS 7325Other Cast Articles Of Iron Or Steel9 lines · 7 BIS 7326Other Articles Of Iron Or Steel15 lines · 6 BIS

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Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.