Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel
HS heading 73.18 covers Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel. Within Chapter 73 it splits into 12 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $851.3M
- Share of Chapter 73
- 8.6%
- Rank in its chapter
- #6 of 26
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 73.18 covers Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with iron or steel — into 12 duty lines shown below. India exports a vast range of fabricated steel goods — pipes, fasteners, structures, utensils and hand tools. For sourcing it falls under our Handicrafts & Home Decor desk, where India runs deep cluster capacity. India exported $851.3M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 8.6% of all Chapter 73 exports, ranking #6 of 26 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
73.18 is the four-digit HS heading for screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, ri. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many base metals & articles lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 73.18
The Harmonised System breaks Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel into these 12 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Iron or steel; threaded coach screws
Iron or steel; threaded wood screws other than coach screws
Iron or steel; threaded screw hooks and screw rings
Iron or steel; threaded self-tapping screws
Iron or steel; threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers
Iron or steel; threaded nuts
Iron or steel; threaded screws, bolts and nuts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1
Iron or steel; non-threaded spring washers and other lock washers
Iron or steel; non-threaded washers, excluding spring and lock
Iron or steel; non-threaded rivets
Iron or steel; non-threaded cotters and cotter-pins
Iron or steel; non-threaded articles, n.e.c. in item no. 7318.2
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Top destinations for Chapter 73 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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