HS Code for Steel Slab (HS 7207.12)
Slab (200-250 mm thick, up to 2,100 mm wide) is the semi-finished input for HRC and plate re-rollers. Major merchant slab exporters are Brazil, Russia (pre-sanctions), and increasingly Vietnam and India. CBAM covers slab from January 2026 with the same embedded-emissions logic as HRC.
Sample 6-digit codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 7207.12 | Slab, rectangular, C < 0.25% |
| 7207.20 | Slab, C >= 0.25% |
Typical import duty by market
| Market | Duty |
|---|---|
| European Union | 0% MFN zero; CBAM Annex I. |
| United States | 25% Section 232; Brazil TRQ quotas. |
| India (BCD) | 7.5% |
Numerical Example: 50,000 MT slab, FOB Vitoria (Brazil) USD 520/MT, CIF Antwerp
50,000 MT slab, FOB Vitoria (Brazil) USD 520/MT, CIF Antwerp. Run your own numbers in the Import Duty & Tax calculator.
- · CBAM Annex I.
- · EN 10025 / ASTM A283 chemistry.
- · Sanctions: EU/UK/US ban on Russian slab from October 2024.
- · Brazil
- · Indonesia
- · Vietnam
- · India
- · Ukraine
Frequently asked questions
No. EU 12th sanctions package banned Russian slab from 1 October 2024 (a grace period expired). US and UK have parallel bans. This has redirected ~4 million MT/yr of former Russian tonnage to Asia and Turkey.
Import duty and tax by destination market
Typical MFN duty, consumption tax and the tax base applied to metals (HS 7207.12) in each market we cover. Rates are indicative at the 6-digit line | confirm the national 8/10-digit code with your broker.
| Market | Duty | Consumption tax | Tax base | Tax as % of CIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7.5% | IGST 18% | Assessable value + duty | 27.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | VAT 5% | CIF + duty | 10.3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | VAT 15% | CIF + duty | 20.8% |
| Singapore | 5% | GST 9% | CIF + duty | 14.4% |
| China | 5% | VAT 13% | CIF + duty | 18.6% |
| United States | 0% | Federal VAT 0% | CIF | 0.3% |
| United Kingdom | 5% | VAT 20% | CIF + duty | 26.0% |
| Germany | 5% | USt 19% | CIF + duty | 24.9% |
| Netherlands | 5% | BTW 21% | CIF + duty | 27.1% |
| Vietnam | 5% | VAT 10% | CIF + duty | 15.5% |
| Türkiye | 15% | KDV 20% | CIF + duty | 38.0% |
| Japan | 5% | JCT 10% | CIF + duty | 15.5% |
| South Korea | 5% | VAT 10% | CIF + duty | 15.5% |
| Brazil | 12% | IPI+PIS/COFINS+ICMS 32% | CIF + duty | 47.8% |
| Indonesia | 5% | PPN 11% | CIF + duty | 19.1% |
| Mexico | 5% | IVA 16% | CIF + duty | 22.7% |
| Egypt | 5% | VAT 14% | CIF + duty | 19.7% |
| Nigeria | 5% | VAT 7.5% | CIF + duty | 14.5% |
| South Africa | 5% | VAT 15% | Assessable value + duty | 22.8% |
| Australia | 5% | GST 10% | CIF + duty | 15.5% |
Run your own numbers with the landed cost calculator or check documentation requirements in the LC document checklist.