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7228

Heading in chapter 72 — Iron and steel

Other bars and rods of other alloy steel

$118MIndia’s exports in 2025
101countries bought from India in 2025
1.4×change since 2013 ($85M)
1%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. Thailand
  3. United Arab Emirates
  4. Poland
  5. Brazil
  6. Israel
  7. Mexico
  8. Egypt
  9. South Africa
  10. Bangladesh

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

What's inside 7228

8 codes India exports
7228.30Other bars and rods of other alloy steel — other bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded$65M in 2025 — 55% of the total7228.60Other bars and rods of other alloy steel — other bars and rods$34M in 2025 — 29% of the total7228.20Bars and rods, of high speed steel: Bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel$5.3M in 2025 — 4% of the total7228.10Bars and rods, of high speed steel$4.7M in 2025 — 4% of the total7228.50Other bars and rods of other alloy steel — other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished$4.0M in 2025 — 3% of the total7228.40Other bars and rods of other alloy steel — other bars and rods, not further worked than forged$3.1M in 2025 — 3% of the total7228.80Hollow drill bars and rods$1.1M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7228.70Angles, shapes and sections$160K 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