# HS code 7212.40: Painted, varnished or coated with plastics

> HS code 7212.40 covers painted, varnished or coated with plastics. It sits in heading 72.12 (flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated) in chapter 72 (iron and steel). Other goods of heading 72.12 are classified under 7212.10 (plated or coated with tin), 7212.20 (electrolytically plated or coated with zinc), 7212.30 (otherwise plated or coated with zinc), 7212.50 (otherwise plated or coated) or 1 other.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721240
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 7212.40
- Covers: Painted, varnished or coated with plastics
- Heading: [72.12: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7212)
- Chapter: [72: Iron and steel](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/72)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 7212.40 covers painted, varnished or coated with plastics.

The legal text of the subheading is “Painted, varnished or coated with plastics”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 72.12 are classified under 7212.10 (plated or coated with tin), 7212.20 (electrolytically plated or coated with zinc), 7212.30 (otherwise plated or coated with zinc), 7212.50 (otherwise plated or coated) or 1 other.

- [7212.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721210) Plated or coated with tin
- [7212.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721220) Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc
- [7212.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721230) Otherwise plated or coated with zinc
- [7212.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721250) Otherwise plated or coated
- [7212.60](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721260) Clad

## How it is structured

7212.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 72, are the chapter; the first four, 7212, are heading 72.12; the last two, 40, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 72: Iron and steel
- Heading 72.12: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated
- Subheading 7212.40: Painted, varnished or coated with plastics

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 7212.40 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 7212.40 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

## Related codes

The same text, “Painted, varnished or coated with plastics”, also divides 1 other heading in chapter 72: 7210.70 under heading 72.10.

- [7210.70](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721070) Heading 72.10: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated

- Previous subheading: [7212.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721230) Otherwise plated or coated with zinc
- Next subheading: [7212.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721250) Otherwise plated or coated

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 7212.40 cover?

HS code 7212.40 covers painted, varnished or coated with plastics.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 7212.40 in?

HS code 7212.40 is in heading 72.12 (flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated) in chapter 72 (iron and steel).

### Where are goods of heading 72.12 classified when 7212.40 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 72.12 are classified under 7212.10 (plated or coated with tin), 7212.20 (electrolytically plated or coated with zinc), 7212.30 (otherwise plated or coated with zinc), 7212.50 (otherwise plated or coated) or 1 other.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/721240.json