CN codes / chapter 72
CN chapter 72 and EU sanctions
Iron and steel
In chapter 72 of the Combined Nomenclature (Iron and steel), 43 CN codes are restricted by EU measures: 32 toward Russia and 3 toward Belarus. Determine the status of a single product on its code page, because the same chapter can hold both restricted and unrestricted entries.
| CN code | Goods | Regime | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Iron and steel | Belarus, Crimea and Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, North Korea, Russia | import, export |
| 7201 | Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | North Korea, Iran, Russia | import, export |
| 7202 | Ferro-alloys | North Korea, Iran, Russia | import, export |
| 7202 60 | – Ferro-nickel | North Korea | import |
| 7203 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99,94 %, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | Iran, North Korea, Russia | export, import |
| 7204 | Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel | Iran, Russia | export, import |
| 7204 10 00 | Waste and scrap of cast iron | North Korea | import |
| ex 7204 30 00 | Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel | North Korea | import |
| ex 7204 41 | Other waste and scrap: Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles | North Korea | import |
| ex 7204 49 | Other waste and scrap: Other | North Korea | import |
| ex 7204 50 00 | Other waste and scrap: Remelting scrap ingot | North Korea | import |
| 7205 | Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel | Iran, Russia | export, import |
| ex 7205 10 00 | Granules | North Korea | import |
| ex 7205 29 00 | Powders, other than of alloy steel | North Korea | import |
| 7206 | Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203) | Iran, Russia | export, import |
| ex 7206 10 00 | Ingots | North Korea | import |
| ex 7206 90 00 | Other | North Korea | import |
| ex 72 07 | Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel | North Korea, Iran, Russia | import, export |
| ex 72 08 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated | North Korea, Russia | import |
| ex 72 09 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated | North Korea, Russia | import |
| ex 72 10 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated | North Korea, Russia | import |
| ex 72 11 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated | North Korea, Russia | import |
| ex 72 12 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated | North Korea, Russia | import |
| 7213 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel | Russia | import |
| ex 72 14 | Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | North Korea, Russia | import |
| ex 72 15 | Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel | North Korea, Russia | import |
| ex 72 16 | Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel | North Korea, Russia | import |
| ex 72 17 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel | North Korea, Russia | import |
| 7218 | Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel | Iran, Russia | export, import |
| 7219 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more | Russia | import |
| 7219 21 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils, of a thickness of exceeding 10 mm | Belarus, Russia | import and export, export |
| 7220 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm | Russia | import |
| 7221 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel | Russia | import |
| 7222 | Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel | Russia | import |
| 7223 | Wire of stainless steel | Russia | import |
| 7223 00 11 | – – Containing by weight 28 % or more but not more than 31 % of nickel and 20 % or more but not more than 22 % of chromium | North Korea | import |
| 7224 | Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel | Iran, Russia | export, import |
| 7225 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more | Russia | import |
| 7225 40 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel other than stainless, of a width of 600 mm or more, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils (excluding products of silicon-electrical steel) | Belarus, Russia | import and export, export |
| 7226 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm | Russia | import |
| 7227 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel | Russia | import |
| 7228 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel | Russia | import |
| 7229 | Wire of other alloy steel | Russia | import |
Frequently asked questions
Is the whole of chapter 72 under sanctions?
No. The annexes list specific entries rather than whole chapters, with few exceptions. This list contains only codes present in the goods annexes. A code from chapter 72 that is not here requires separate verification, because restrictions outside the CN database may apply, for example dual-use or entity-based bans.
How do I know whether it is an export or import ban?
The direction follows from the article and annex where the code appears. The same code may be under an export ban to Russia and an import ban from Belarus at the same time. For every code we show the regime, annex, article and direction separately.
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