Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width less than 600mm

HS v2017 Code: 7220

Chapter	Heading	Sub-heading
72	20	n/a

Code	7220
Version	HS v2017
Hierarchy Level	4
Datasource	WCO
Chapter	72

Ancestor Codes: Iron and steel

This Code: Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width less than 600mm

Child Codes: Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.c. in heading no 7220; Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 4.75mm; Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more; Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolled

Sibling Codes (Nearest 5): Wire of iron or non-alloy steel; Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel; Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more; Stainless steel bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils; Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections

About stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width less than 600mm

HS code 7220 covers a range of stainless steel flat-rolled products with a width of less than 600mm. These materials are essential components in various industries, including automotive, construction, and consumer goods manufacturing. Stainless steel's unique properties, such as corrosion resistance, durability, and aesthetic appeal, make it a highly sought-after material in both domestic and international markets.

Production process

The production of stainless steel flat-rolled products under HS code 7220 typically involves a series of processes, including melting, casting, rolling, and finishing. The raw materials, such as stainless steel scrap or alloy, are melted in electric arc furnaces or basic oxygen furnaces, then cast into ingots or continuous cast into slabs. These semi-finished products are then subjected to hot and cold rolling to achieve the desired thickness and surface finish, followed by various finishing operations, such as annealing, pickling, and polishing.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of HS code 7220 stainless steel flat-rolled products include stainless steel scrap or alloy, alloying elements (such as chromium, nickel, and molybdenum), and specialized rolling and finishing equipment. Additionally, energy sources, such as electricity and natural gas, are essential for the various production stages. The availability and cost of these raw materials and resources can significantly impact the industry's competitiveness and profitability.

Production outputs

The stainless steel flat-rolled products covered under HS code 7220 are used in a wide range of applications, including the manufacture of 7321 (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), 8302 Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal, and 8419 (Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 8514), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporising, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric). These products are essential components in various industries, contributing to the overall economic growth and development.

Family tree for stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width less than 600mm

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/72'>72: Iron and steel</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7220'>7220: Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width less than 600mm</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7201'>7201: Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7202'>7202: Ferro-alloys</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7203'>7203: Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7204'>7204: Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7205'>7205: Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7206'>7206: Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7207'>7207: Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7208'>7208: Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7209'>7209: Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7210'>7210: Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7211'>7211: Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7212'>7212: Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7213'>7213: Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7214'>7214: Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7215'>7215: Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7216'>7216: Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7217'>7217: Wire of iron or non-alloy steel</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7218'>7218: Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7219'>7219: Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more</a>"]
A --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7221'>7221: Stainless steel bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils</a>"]
A --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7222'>7222: Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections</a>"]
A --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7223'>7223: Stainless steel wire</a>"]
A --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7224'>7224: Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel</a>"]
A --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7225'>7225: Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more</a>"]
A --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7226'>7226: Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm</a>"]
A --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7227'>7227: Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils</a>"]
A --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7228'>7228: Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel</a>"]
A --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/7229'>7229: Wire of other alloy steel</a>"]

    B --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/722011'>722011: Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more</a>"]
B --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/722012'>722012: Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 4.75mm</a>"]
B --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/722020'>722020: Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolled</a>"]
B --> BH["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/722090'>722090: Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.c. in heading no 7220</a>"]


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