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7206

Heading in chapter 72 — Iron and steel

Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms

$173MIndia’s exports in 2025
51countries bought from India in 2025
96.7×change since 2013 ($1.8M)
2%of chapter 72 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. Italy
  2. United Kingdom
  3. USA
  4. Mozambique
  5. Rep. of Korea
  6. United Rep. of Tanzania
  7. Zambia
  8. Cameroon
  9. Mauritius
  10. Bangladesh

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

What's inside 7206

2 codes India exports
7206.90Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms — other types$173M in 2025 — 100% of the total7206.10Ingots$190K in 2025 — under 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 72

7202Ferro-alloys - ferro-manganese$2.7B in 20257208Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-…$1.2B in 20257222Other bars and rods of stainless steel$1.1B in 20257210Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad…$900M in 20257207Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel$495M in 20257203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous…$473M in 20257219Flat-rolledproductsofstainlesssteel,ofawidth of600mmormore - not further worked than…$452M in 20257223Wire of stainless steel$411M in 20257209Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-…$321M in 20257201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms$224M in 20257224Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms$205M in 20257220Flat-rolledproductsofstainlesssteel,ofawidth of less than600mm - not further worked than…$191M in 2025