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HS Code for Steel Wire Rod (Chapter 7213)

Wire rod is the hot-rolled long product feeding drawing mills for fasteners, springs, welding electrodes and tyre cord. Chapter 7213 splits by carbon content and cross-section. Wire rod is inside CBAM (iron & steel scope) and subject to EU safeguard quotas.

Reviewed against WCO HS · WTO IDB · National customs schedules3 authoritative sourcesLast reviewed July 2026

Sample 6-digit codes

CodeDescription
7213.10Wire rod with indentations, ribs, grooves, from hot-rolling
7213.20Other, of free-cutting steel
7213.91Circular cross-section < 14mm
7213.99Other cross-section
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Typical import duty by market

MarketDuty
European Union
0%
MFN zero + safeguard TRQ + CBAM from 2026.
United States
25%
Section 232.
India (BCD)
7.5%
Plus 18% GST.
Turkey
0-15%
Depends on origin FTA.

Worked landed-cost example

5,000 MT SAE 1008 wire rod, FOB Mundra USD 590/MT, CFR Jebel Ali

FOBUSD 2,950,000
FreightUSD 90,000
CFR/CIFUSD 3,050,000
UAE duty 5%USD 152,500
VAT 5%USD 160,125
Landed ≈ USD 3.36m at Jebel Ali.
Run your own numbers in the import duty & tax calculator.
Regulatory checkpoints
  • · CBAM Annex I - iron and steel scope.
  • · EN 10016 dimensional tolerance for wire rod.
  • · ASTM A510 for general purpose wire rod grades.
Top exporting countries
  • · China
  • · Ukraine (pre-war)
  • · Turkey
  • · Russia (sanctioned into most OECD)
  • · India
  • · Belarus (sanctioned)

Frequently asked questions

Tyre-cord vs mesh-quality wire rod?

Tyre-cord is high-carbon (SWRH82A, 0.82% C) with tight inclusion control - a premium product priced at USD 200-400/MT over commodity mesh-quality (SAE 1006/1008). Same HS, very different market.

Destination market toolkits

Country-specific duty, VAT/GST and Incoterms practice for the top destinations for metals.

Import into India →
IGST on imports · 5% / 12% / 18% / 28%
Import into China →
Import VAT · 13% standard, 9% reduced, 6% services
Import into United States →
No federal VAT / GST · 0% federal
Import into United Kingdom →
VAT · 20% standard, 5% reduced, 0% zero-rated
Import into Germany →
VAT (Umsatzsteuer / Einfuhrumsatzsteuer) · 19% standard, 7% reduced
Import into Türkiye →
KDV (VAT) · 20% standard, 10% reduced, 1% basic goods (from July 2023)

Metals landed-cost pages: every destination market

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Sources & citations

Duty rates and regulations compiled from WCO HS, WTO integrated database, national customs authorities and published FTA schedules. Provided for decision-support only - confirm the 10-digit line and current preferential status with your licensed customs broker before acting.

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