AHECC chapter
72 Iron and Steel
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What this chapter covers
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Chapter facts
- Chapter code
- 72
- Final item codes
- 169
Export statistical item codes
| Item code | Title | UQ |
|---|---|---|
| 72011000 | Non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus | T |
| 72012000 | Non-alloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5% of phosphorus | T |
| 72015000 | Alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen | T |
| 72021100 | Containing by weight more than 2% of carbon | T |
| 72021900 | Other | T |
| 72022100 | Containing by weight more than 55% of silicon | T |
| 72022900 | Other | T |
| 72023000 | Ferro-silico-manganese | T |
| 72024100 | Containing by weight more than 4% of carbon | T |
| 72024900 | Other | T |
| 72025000 | Ferro-silico-chromium | T |
| 72026000 | Ferro-nickel | T |
| 72027000 | Ferro-molybdenum | T |
| 72028000 | Ferro-tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten | T |
| 72029100 | Ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium | T |
| 72029200 | Ferro-vanadium | T |
| 72029300 | Ferro-niobium | T |
| 72029900 | Other | T |
| 72031000 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore | T |
| 72039000 | Other | T |
| 72041000 | Waste and scrap of cast iron | T |
| 72042101 | Of stainless steel | T |
| 72042912 | Other | T |
| 72043001 | Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel | T |
| 72044100 | Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles | T |
| 72044901 | Other | T |
| 72045000 | Remelting scrap ingots | T |
| 72051000 | Granules | T |
| 72052100 | Of alloy steel | T |
| 72052900 | Other | T |
| 72061000 | Ingots | T |
| 72069000 | Other | T |
| 72071100 | Of rectangular (including square) cross-section, the width measuring less than twice the thickness | T |
| 72071200 | Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | T |
| 72071900 | Other | T |
| 72072000 | Containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon | T |
| 72081000 | In coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with pattern in relief | T |
| 72082500 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | T |
| 72082600 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | T |
| 72082700 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | T |
| 72083600 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | T |
| 72083700 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | T |
| 72083800 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | T |
| 72083900 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | T |
| 72084000 | Not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief | T |
| 72085100 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | T |
| 72085200 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | T |
| 72085300 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | T |
| 72085400 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | T |
| 72089050 | Other | T |
| 72091500 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more | T |
| 72091600 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | T |
| 72091700 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | T |
| 72091800 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm | T |
| 72092500 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more | T |
| 72092600 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | T |
| 72092700 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | T |
| 72092800 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm | T |
| 72099000 | Other | T |
| 72101100 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more | T |
| 72101200 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm | T |
| 72102000 | Plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate | T |
| 72103000 | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | T |
| 72104100 | Corrugated | T |
| 72104900 | Other | T |
| 72105000 | Plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides | T |
| 72106100 | Plated or coated with aluminium-zinc alloys | T |
| 72106900 | Other | T |
| 72107000 | Painted, varnished or coated with plastics | T |
| 72109000 | Other | T |
| 72111300 | Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and a thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief | T |
| 72111400 | Other, of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | T |
| 72111991 | Other | T |
| 72112300 | Containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon | T |
| 72112900 | Other | T |
| 72119000 | Other | T |
| 72121000 | Plated or coated with tin | T |
| 72122000 | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | T |
| 72123000 | Otherwise plated or coated with zinc | T |
| 72124000 | Painted, varnished or coated with plastics | T |
| 72125000 | Otherwise plated or coated | T |
| 72126000 | Clad | T |
| 72131001 | Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | T |
| 72132001 | Other, of free-cutting steel | T |
| 72139100 | Of circular cross-section measuring less than 14 mm in diameter | T |
| 72139900 | Other | T |
| 72141001 | Forged | T |
| 72142001 | Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | T |
| 72143001 | Other, of free-cutting steel | T |
| 72149100 | Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | T |
| 72149900 | Other | T |
| 72151001 | Of free-cutting steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished | T |
| 72155000 | Other, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished | T |
| 72159001 | Other | T |
| 72161000 | U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm | T |
| 72162100 | L sections | T |
| 72162200 | T sections | T |
| 72163100 | U sections | T |
| 72163200 | I sections | T |
| 72163300 | H sections | T |
| 72164000 | L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80 mm or more | T |
| 72165000 | Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded | T |
| 72166100 | Obtained from flat-rolled products | T |
| 72166900 | Other | T |
| 72169100 | Cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products | T |
| 72169900 | Other | T |
| 72171000 | Not plated or coated, whether or not polished | T |
| 72172000 | Plated or coated with zinc | T |
| 72173000 | Plated or coated with other base metals | T |
| 72179000 | Other | T |
| 72181000 | Ingots and other primary forms | T |
| 72189100 | Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | T |
| 72189900 | Other | T |
| 72191100 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | T |
| 72191200 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | T |
| 72191300 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | T |
| 72191400 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | T |
| 72192100 | Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm | T |
| 72192200 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm | T |
| 72192300 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | T |
| 72192400 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm | T |
| 72193100 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | T |
| 72193200 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm | T |
| 72193300 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm | T |
| 72193400 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm | T |
| 72193500 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm | T |
| 72199000 | Other | T |
| 72201100 | Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more | T |
| 72201200 | Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm | T |
| 72202000 | Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) | T |
| 72209000 | Other | T |
| 72210001 | Bars and Rods, Hot-Rolled, in Irregularly Wound Coils, of Stainless Steel | T |
| 72221100 | Of circular cross-section | T |
| 72221900 | Other | T |
| 72222001 | Bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished | T |
| 72223001 | Other bars and rods | T |
| 72224001 | Angles, shapes and sections | T |
| 72230000 | Wire of Stainless Steel | T |
| 72241001 | Ingots and other primary forms | T |
| 72249001 | Other | T |
| 72251100 | Grain-oriented | T |
| 72251900 | Other | T |
| 72253030 | Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, in coils | T |
| 72254040 | Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils | T |
| 72255050 | Other, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) | T |
| 72259110 | Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | T |
| 72259220 | Otherwise plated or coated with zinc | T |
| 72259930 | Other | T |
| 72261100 | Grain-oriented | T |
| 72261900 | Other | T |
| 72262000 | Of high speed steel | T |
| 72269100 | Not further worked than hot-rolled | T |
| 72269200 | Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) | T |
| 72269918 | Other - Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc | T |
| 72269990 | Other | T |
| 72271001 | Of high speed steel | T |
| 72272001 | Of silico-manganese steel | T |
| 72279000 | Other | T |
| 72281001 | Bars and rods, of high speed steel | T |
| 72282001 | Bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel | T |
| 72283001 | Other bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded | T |
| 72284001 | Other bars and rods, not further worked than forged | T |
| 72285000 | Other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished | T |
| 72286001 | Other bars and rods | T |
| 72287001 | Angles, shapes and sections | T |
| 72288000 | Hollow drill bars and rods | T |
| 72292001 | Of silico-manganese steel | T |
| 72299011 | Other - Of high speed steel | T |
| 72299092 | Other | T |
Frequently asked questions
What is AHECC chapter 72?
Iron and Steel is a chapter within AHECC section XV. It sits directly above the export statistical item codes used in declarations.
Is the chapter code enough for an export declaration?
Usually not. Export declarations typically require the final 8-digit export statistical item code, not just the chapter heading.
Why are item codes listed directly on this page?
The chapter page is the shortest path from category browsing to the final export code. Listing the end codes here makes the last step explicit.
Source and trust
- Official AHECC source
- ABS 123315.xlsx
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-18
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