European Union tariff, chapter 73: Articles of iron or steel
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Key facts
- National lines
- 437
- Subheadings
- 124
- Import VAT/GST in the European Union
- VAT 21%
- De minimis in the European Union
- Flat €3 duty up to €150; tax always charged
- Tariff
- European Union
- Chapter
- 73: Articles of iron or steel
Summary
The European Union tariff has 437 national lines in HS chapter 73 (articles of iron or steel), under 124 subheadings in 26 headings.
Subheadings with European Union lines
The European Union tariff has 437 national lines in HS chapter 73 (articles of iron or steel), under 124 subheadings in 26 headings.
Subheadings 1 to 100 of 124, page 1 of 2.
73.01 Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel
73.02 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialised for jointing or fixing rails
73.03 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron
- 7303.00Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron6 lines
73.04 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel
- 7304.11Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines: Of stainless steel2 lines
- 7304.19Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines: Other5 lines
- 7304.22Casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: Drill pipe of stainless steel2 lines
- 7304.23Casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: Other drill pipe2 lines
- 7304.24Casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: Other, of stainless steel2 lines
- 7304.29Casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: Other6 lines
- 7304.31Other, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel: Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced)4 lines
- 7304.39Other, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel: Other7 lines
- 7304.41Other, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel: Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced)2 lines
- 7304.49Other, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel: Other6 lines
- 7304.51Other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel: Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced)4 lines
- 7304.59Other, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel: Other6 lines
- 7304.90Other3 lines
73.05 Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406,4 mm, of iron or steel
- 7305.11Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines: Longitudinally submerged arc welded1 line
- 7305.12Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines: Other, longitudinally welded1 line
- 7305.19Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines: Other1 line
- 7305.20Casing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas1 line
- 7305.31Other, welded: Longitudinally welded1 line
- 7305.39Other, welded: Other1 line
- 7305.90Other1 line
73.06 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel
- 7306.11Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines: Welded, of stainless steel1 line
- 7306.19Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines: Other1 line
- 7306.21Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: Welded, of stainless steel1 line
- 7306.29Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: Other1 line
- 7306.30Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel11 lines
- 7306.40Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel2 lines
- 7306.50Other, welded, of circular cross-section, of other alloy steel3 lines
- 7306.61Other, welded, of non-circular cross-section: Of square or rectangular cross-section3 lines
- 7306.69Other, welded, of non-circular cross-section: Of other non-circular cross-section2 lines
- 7306.90Other1 line
73.07 Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel
- 7307.11Cast fittings: Of non-malleable cast iron2 lines
- 7307.19Cast fittings: Other12 lines
- 7307.21Other, of stainless steel: Flanges2 lines
- 7307.22Other, of stainless steel: Threaded elbows, bends and sleeves3 lines
- 7307.23Other, of stainless steel: Butt welding fittings12 lines
- 7307.29Other, of stainless steel: Other4 lines
- 7307.91Other: Flanges2 lines
- 7307.92Other: Threaded elbows, bends and sleeves3 lines
- 7307.93Other: Butt welding fittings20 lines
- 7307.99Other: Other11 lines
73.08 Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel
73.09 Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
- 7309.00Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment5 lines
73.10 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
73.11 Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel
- 7311.00Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel18 lines
73.12 Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated
73.13 Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel
- 7313.00Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel1 line
73.14 Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel
- 7314.12Woven cloth: Endless bands for machinery, of stainless steel1 line
- 7314.14Woven cloth: Other woven cloth, of stainless steel1 line
- 7314.19Woven cloth: Other1 line
- 7314.20Grill, netting and fencing, welded at the intersection, of wire with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 3mm or more and having a mesh size of 100 cm² or more2 lines
- 7314.31Other grill, netting and fencing, welded at the intersection: Plated or coated with zinc1 line
- 7314.39Other grill, netting and fencing, welded at the intersection: Other1 line
- 7314.41Other cloth, grill, netting and fencing: Plated or coated with zinc1 line
- 7314.42Other cloth, grill, netting and fencing: Coated with plastics1 line
- 7314.49Other cloth, grill, netting and fencing: Other1 line
- 7314.50Expanded metal1 line
73.15 Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- 7315.11Articulated link chain and parts thereof: Roller chain2 lines
- 7315.12Articulated link chain and parts thereof: Other chain1 line
- 7315.19Articulated link chain and parts thereof: Parts1 line
- 7315.20Skid chain1 line
- 7315.81Other chain: Stud-link1 line
- 7315.82Other chain: Other, welded link1 line
- 7315.89Other chain: Other1 line
- 7315.90Other parts1 line
73.16 Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- 7316.00Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron or steel1 line
73.17 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper
- 7317.00Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 83.05) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper3 lines
73.18 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel
- 7318.11Threaded articles: Coach screws1 line
- 7318.12Threaded articles: Other wood screws4 lines
- 7318.13Threaded articles: Screw hooks and screw rings2 lines
- 7318.14Threaded articles: Self-tapping screws6 lines
- 7318.15Threaded articles: Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts or washers28 lines
- 7318.16Threaded articles: Nuts12 lines
- 7318.19Threaded articles: Other2 lines
- 7318.21Non-threaded articles: Spring washers and other lock washers6 lines
- 7318.22Non-threaded articles: Other washers4 lines
- 7318.23Non-threaded articles: Rivets2 lines
- 7318.24Non-threaded articles: Cotters and cotter-pins3 lines
- 7318.29Non-threaded articles: Other2 lines
73.19 Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel; safety pins and other pins of iron or steel, not elsewhere specified or included
73.20 Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel
73.21 Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel
Import VAT and de minimis in the European Union
The European Union charges VAT on imports at a standard rate of 21%.
From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, consignments sold to buyers in the European Union worth up to €150 pay a flat customs duty of €3 per tariff classification in the consignment instead of the tariff rate. Import tax is charged whatever the value.
In other countries
National tariff lines under chapter 73 are live on border.bot for the United States (573 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States573 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
How many national tariff lines does the European Union tariff have in HS chapter 73?
The European Union tariff has 437 national lines in HS chapter 73 (articles of iron or steel), under 124 subheadings in 26 headings.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The duty rates for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The import taxes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, imported from a file, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The de minimis thresholds for the European Union come from border.bot release 2, entered by border.bot, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.