HSN code 7222 is the Customs Tariff heading for other bars and rods of stainless steel, angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel, in Chapter 72 (Iron and steel). The GST rate is 18%: 9% CGST + 9% SGST within a state, or 18% IGST to another state. Rates are from 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), as amended, as of 2026-10-21.
GST rate entries for HSN 7222
These are the entries of the current GST rate notifications whose column (2) names heading 7222 or one of its sub-headings or tariff items. The description is the notification's own wording; the goods must match it for the rate to apply.
| HSN scope | Description of goods (notification wording) | GST | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7221, 7222 | All bars and rods, of stainless steel | 18% | 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S. No. 273 |
- 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S. No. 273: One entry shared by 2 headings or chapters (7221, 7222); it applies to 7222 in the same way as to the others.
Goods of heading 7222 that do not match any description above fall under the residual entry, Schedule II S. No. 639 ("Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII"), at 18%, unless an "Any Chapter" entry or the nil-rated list of Notification 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate) covers them by description.
CGST, SGST and IGST split for HSN 7222
The rate notifications fix the central tax (CGST). State tax (SGST, or UTGST in a Union territory without a legislature) is levied at the same rate under the matching state notifications, and IGST on an inter-State supply equals the two together.
| Total GST | CGST | SGST / UTGST | IGST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 9% | 9% | 18% |
Worked example: a ₹1,000 sale under HSN 7222
- At 18%: taxable value ₹1,000.00. Within your state, CGST ₹90.00 + SGST ₹90.00 = ₹180.00, invoice total ₹1,180.00. To a buyer in another state, IGST ₹180.00, the same total.
For any other amount, the GST calculator gives the same split, and works backwards from a tax-inclusive price.
How to write HSN 7222 on an invoice
Notification 78/2020-Central Tax sets the number of HSN digits on a tax invoice by the aggregate turnover of the previous financial year. Up to ₹5 crore, print at least 4 digits (7222) on invoices to registered buyers; HSN may be left off invoices to unregistered buyers. Above ₹5 crore, print 6 digits on every tax invoice. Many sellers print the full 8-digit tariff item anyway, because it matches the shipping bill for exports and shows which entry you used.
Charge CGST and SGST when the buyer is in your state and IGST when the place of supply is another state. The invoice also needs your GSTIN, the buyer's GSTIN for B2B sales, the invoice number and date, the quantity, the taxable value and the tax at each rate. The HSN-wise summary in GSTR-1 is built from the same codes, so set the code once per item in your billing software. Make a one-off bill with the free GST invoice generator, or bill every day in FundRaksha Book, which stores the HSN and rate on each item and splits the tax for you.
Other headings in Chapter 72
Chapter 72 of the Customs Tariff is Iron and steel. This list has 29 of its headings, each with its own page. See all Chapter 72 headings.
- HSN 7201: Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs (18%)
- HSN 7202: Ferro-alloys (18%)
- HSN 7203: Ferrous products obtained (18%)
- HSN 7204: Ferrous waste and scrap (18%)
- HSN 7205: Granules and powders, of pig iron (18%)
- HSN 7206: Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots (18%)
- HSN 7207: Semi-finished products of iron (18%)
- HSN 7208: Flat-rolled products of iron (18%)
- HSN 7209: Flat-rolled products of iron (18%)
- HSN 7210: Flat-rolled products of iron (18%)
- HSN 7211: Flat-rolled products of iron (18%)
- HSN 7212: Flat-rolled products of iron (18%)