China’s Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council breaking the 3 month long suspense finally announced removal of export tax rebates on many steel products, currently enjoying 13% rebate, from 1 May 2021 to steel exports. The first four digits of the HS codes of the affected 146 steel items are 7205, 7209, 7210, 7212, 7214, 7217, 7219, 7220, 7221, 7222, 7223, 7225, 7226, 7227,7228, 7229, 7301, 7302, 7303, 7304, 7305 & 7307.
Flat Steel
72092500
Cold rolled non-coil material with thickness ≥3mm (not further processed except for cold rolling, width ≥600mm, not clad, plated or coated)
72092600
3mm＞Thickness＞1mm cold-rolled non-coil material (not further processed except cold-rolled, width ≥600mm, not clad, plated or coated)
72092700
Cold-rolled non-coiled material of 1mm≥thickness≥0.5mm (not further processed, width≥600mm, not clad, plated, coated)
72092800
Cold rolled non-coil material with a thickness of less than 0.5mm (not further processed except for cold rolling, width ≥600mm, not clad, plated or coated)
72099000
Other cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel wide flat-rolled products (except for cold-rolled, not further processed, width ≥600mm, not clad, plated, or coated)
72101100
Tin-plated (painted) non-alloy steel thick and wide flat rolled products (thickness ≥ 0.5mm, width ≥ 600mm)
72102000
Plated or lead-coated iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products (including lead-plated tin steel plate, width 600mm and above)
72104100
Galvanized corrugated iron or non-alloy steel wide plates (except electro-galvanized, width ≥600mm)
72105000
Wide plate of iron or non-alloy steel plated or coated with chromium oxide (width ≥600mm)
72106900
Other iron-wide flat-rolled products plated or coated with aluminum (including non-alloy steel, width ≥600mm)
72107010
Painted or plastic coated iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products with a thickness of less than 1.5 mm and a width of 600 mm and above
72107090
Other painted or plastic coated iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products with a width of 600 mm or more
72109000
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel with a width of 600 mm or more, clad or coated with other materials
72124000
Painted or plastic coated iron or non-alloy steel narrow plates (width <600mm)
Long Products
72141000
Forged bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel (not further processed except for hot working)
72172000
Iron or non-alloy steel wire, plated or coated with zinc
72173010
Iron or non-alloy steel wire, plated or coated with copper
72173090
Iron or non-alloy steel wire, plated or coated with other base metals
Stainless Steel
72191100
Hot-rolled stainless steel coils of thickness ＞10mm (without further processing width ≥600mm except for hot-rolling)
72191210
4.75mm≤thickness≤10mm and 600mm≤width≤1800mm hot-rolled stainless steel coils (except for hot-rolled without further processing width ≥600mm)
72191290
Other hot-rolled stainless steel coils of 4.75mm≤thickness≤10mm (except for hot-rolled without further processing width ≥600mm)
72191319
3mm≤thickness＜4.75mm other hot-rolled stainless steel coils without pickling (except for hot-rolling without further processing width ≥600mm)
72191329
3mm≤thickness＜4.75mm, pickled other hot-rolled stainless steel coils (without further processing width ≥600mm except for hot-rolled)
72191419
Other hot-rolled stainless steel coils of thickness <3mm without pickling (except for hot-rolling without further processing width ≥600mm)
72191429
Pickled other hot-rolled stainless steel coils of thickness <3mm (without further processing width ≥600mm except for hot-rolled)
72192100
Hot-rolled stainless steel flat plate with thickness ＞10mm (without further processing width ≥600mm except for hot-rolling)
72192200
4.75mm≤thickness≤10mm hot-rolled stainless steel flat plate (without further processing width ≥600mm except for hot-rolled)
72192300
3mm≤thickness＜4.75mm hot-rolled stainless steel flat plate (except for hot-rolled without further processing width ≥600mm)
72192410
1mm＜thickness＜3mm hot-rolled stainless steel flat plate (except for hot-rolled without further processing width ≥600mm)
72192420
0.5mm≤thickness≤1mm hot-rolled stainless steel flat plate (without further processing width ≥600mm except for hot-rolled)
72192430
Hot-rolled stainless steel flat plate of thickness <0.5mm (without further processing width ≥600mm except for hot-rolled)
72193100
Cold rolled stainless steel plate of thickness ≥4.75mm (without further processing except for cold rolling, width ≥600mm)
72193210
3mm≤thickness≤4.75mm and 600mm≤width≤1800mm cold-rolled stainless steel plates (except for cold-rolled without further processing, width ≥600mm)
72193290
Other 3mm≤thickness≤4.75mm cold-rolled stainless steel plates (without further processing except for cold-rolling, width ≥600mm)
72193310
1mm<thickness<3mm, chromium-manganese stainless steel with a manganese content of 5.5% or more by weight (without further processing except for cold rolling, width ≥600mm)
72193390
Other 1mm<thickness<3mm cold-rolled stainless steel plates (without further processing except for cold-rolling, width ≥600mm)
72193400
0.5mm≤thickness≤1mm cold-rolled stainless steel plate (without further processing except for cold-rolling, width ≥600mm)
72193500
Cold-rolled stainless steel plates of thickness <0.5mm (without further processing except for cold rolling, width ≥600mm)
72199000
Other stainless steel cold-rolled plates (further processed after hot-rolled or cold-rolled, non-coiled, width ≥600mm)
72201100
Hot-rolled stainless steel strip thickness ≥4.75mm (except for hot-rolled without further processing width <600mm)
72201200
Hot-rolled stainless steel strip thickness <4.75mm (without further processing width <600mm except for hot-rolled)
72202020
Cold-rolled stainless steel strip with thickness ≤0.35mm (without further processing except for cold-rolling, width <600mm)
72202030
0.35mm<thickness<3mm cold-rolled stainless steel strip (without further processing except for cold rolling, width<600mm)
72202040
Cold-rolled stainless steel strip with thickness ≥3mm (without further processing other than cold-rolled, width <600mm)
72209000
Other stainless steel strips (the width of further processing after hot rolling or cold rolling <600mm)
72210000
Stainless steel hot-rolled bars and rods (irregularly coiled stainless steel hot-rolled bars and rods)
72221100
Hot-worked stainless steel bars and rods of circular cross-section (without further processing except for heat processing)
72221900
Hot-worked stainless steel bars and rods of other cross-sectional shapes (not further processed except for hot processing)
72222000
Cold-formed or cold-worked stainless steel bars and rods (stainless steel bars and rods not further processed except for cold working)
72223000
Other stainless steel bars and rods (stainless steel bars and rods not further processed except for hot or cold working)
72224000
Stainless steel angle, profile and profile
72230000
stainless steel wire
Alloy Steel
72253000
Hot-rolled other alloy steel coils of width ≥600mm (without further processing except for hot-rolled)
72254010
Hot-rolled tool steel with width ≥600mm (without further processing except for hot-rolled)
72254099
Hot-rolled other alloy steels of width ≥600mm (without further processing except for hot-rolled)
72259910
High-speed steel flat-rolled products with width ≥600mm
72259990
Other alloy steel flat-rolled products with width ≥600mm
72262000
High-speed steel flat-rolled products of width <600mm
72269110
Hot-rolled tool steel with width <600mm (without further processing except for hot-rolled)
72269199
Other alloy steel flat-rolled products that have not been further processed except for hot-rolled, with a width less than 600 mm
72269200
Cold-rolled other alloy steel plates of width <600mm (without further processing except for cold-rolled)
72269910
Other alloy steel narrow flat-rolled products of electro-galvanized steel (width <600mm)
72269920
Other alloy steel narrow plates (width <600mm) plated or coated with zinc by other methods
72269990
Other alloy plates with width <600mm
72271000
Hot-rolled high-speed steel wire rod (irregularly coiled)
72272000
Hot-rolled wire rod of silico-manganese steel (irregularly coiled)
72279090
Other alloy steel hot-rolled bars in irregular coils
72281000
Other high-speed steel bars and rods
72283090
Hot-worked bars and rods of other alloy steels (other than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded without further processing)
72284000
Other alloy steel forged bars and rods (not further processed except for forging)
72285000
Cold-formed or cold-worked bars and rods of other alloy steels (not further processed except for cold-formed or cold-worked)
72286000
Other alloy steel bars and rods (further processed after hot working or cold working)
72287010
Track shoe alloy steel
72287090
Other alloy steel angles, profiles and profiles
72288000
Other alloy steel hollow drill steel (including non-alloy steel)
72292000
Silicon manganese steel wire
72299010
High-speed steel wire
72299090
Other alloy steel wires
72052100
Alloy steel powder
Structural & Railway Materials
73011000
Steel sheet piles (whether or not drilled, dazzled or assembled)
73012000
Welded steel angles, profiles and profiles
73023000
Turnout rails, frogs, rail pull rods (and other turnout sections)
73024000
Steel fish plate, rail pad
73029010
Steel sleepers
73029090
Other iron and steel materials for railway tramway laying
Pipes & Tubes
73030010
Cast iron round section pipe with inner diameter> 500mm
73030090
Other cast iron pipes and hollow profiles
73041110
Stainless steel pipes with 215.9mm ≤ outer diameter ≤ 406.4mm (oil or natural gas seamless steel pipes)
73041120
Stainless steel pipes with 114.3mm<outer diameter<215.9mm (seamless steel pipelines for oil or natural gas)
73041130
Stainless steel pipes with outer diameter ≤114.3mm (seamless steel pipes for oil or natural gas)
73041190
Other stainless steel pipes (seamless steel pipes for oil or natural gas)
73041910
Other pipelines with an outer diameter of 215.9mm ≤ outer diameter ≤ 406.4mm (except for oil or natural gas seamless steel pipes and pipes cast iron)
73041920
Other pipes and pipes of 114.3mm<outer diameter<215.9mm (except for oil or natural gas seamless steel pipes and pipes cast iron)
73041930
Other pipes with outer diameter ≤114.3mm (except for oil or natural gas seamless steel pipes and pipes cast iron)
73041990
Other pipelines (except for oil or natural gas seamless steel pipelines and pipes cast iron)
73042210
Stainless steel drill pipe with outer diameter ≤168.3mm (for oil and natural gas drilling)
73042290
Other stainless steel drill pipes (for oil and natural gas drilling)
73042310
Other drill pipes with an outer diameter of ≤168.3mm (used for drilling oil and natural gas, except for cast iron)
73042390
Other drill pipes (except cast iron for drilling oil and natural gas)
73042400
Other stainless steel casings and pipes for drilling oil and natural gas
73043110
Cold-rolled steel seamless boiler tubes (cold drawn or cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, including internal threads)
73043120
Cold rolled iron seamless geological drill pipes and casings (cold drawn or cold rolled iron or non-alloy steel)
73043190
Other cold-rolled iron seamless circular cross-section pipes (cold drawn or cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel)
73043910
Seamless boiler tubes made of iron, not cold drawn or cold rolled
73043920
Non-cold-rolled iron seamless geological drill pipes and casings (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel)
73043990
Other seamless pipes made of iron, not cold-rolled (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel)
73044110
Cold-rolled stainless steel seamless boiler tubes (cold drawn or cold-rolled, including internal threads)
73044190
Cold rolled stainless steel other seamless pipes (cold drawn or cold rolled)
73044910
Non-cold rolled (drawn) stainless steel seamless boiler tube (including internal thread)
73044990
Other seamless pipes of non-cold-rolled stainless steel (except cold-drawn or cold-rolled)
73045110
Cold drawn or cold rolled other alloy steel seamless boiler tube
73045120
Cold rolled other alloy steel seamless geological drill pipes and casings (cold drawn or cold rolled)
73045190
Cold drawn or cold rolled other seamless pipes of alloy steel
73045910
Non-cold drawn or cold-rolled other alloy steel seamless boiler tube
73045920
Non-cold-rolled other alloy steel seamless geological drill pipes and casings (except cold-drawn or cold-rolled)
73045990
Non-cold-rolled other alloy steel seamless circular section
73049000
Unlisted seamless steel pipes and hollow profiles (except cast iron)
73051100
Longitudinal submerged arc welding crude oil and natural gas steel pipe (thick steel pipe refers to the outer diameter exceeding 406.4mm)
73051200
Other longitudinally welded crude oil and natural gas steel pipes (thick steel pipes refer to the outer diameter exceeding 406.4mm)
73051900
Other crude oil and natural gas steel pipes (thick steel pipes refer to the outer diameter exceeding 406.4mm)
73052000
Other thick casing for drilling oil and natural gas (thick casing refers to an outer diameter exceeding 406.4mm)
