China VAT Refund Upon Export Rates for Steel Products from September 15, 2018

Product

Previous rate %

I. Steel Rail

1 Rail

9

2 Turnout rail

9

3 Fish-like bearing plate

9

4 Railroad tie

9

5 Other rail products

9

6 Wheel (non steel )

7 Axle ( non steel)

II Large section steel

1Large H section

1.1 cross section height> 200mm H section

1.1-1 cross section height> 800mm H section

0

1.1-2. 200< H height≤ 800mm section

0

1.2. 80 < H section ≤ 200mm height>

0

2. cross section height ≥ 80mm I beam

2.1 cross section height > 200mm I beam

0

2.2. 80<= cross section height ≤ 200mm I beam

0

3 cross section height ≥80mmchannel

0

4 cross section height ≥80mmg angle steel

0

5. Z section

6 cross section height≥ 80mm T section

0

7. Steel sheet piling

9

8 Alloy track steel

9

9 Other angle or deformed steel product

III Medium & light section steel

1 cross section height< 80mm H section

2 cross section height< 80mm channel

2.1 cross section height< 80mm I beam

2.2 cross section height< 80mm channel

3 cross section height< 80mm angle

4 cross section height< 80mm T section

5. Special light section steel

5.1 Stainless section steel

5

5.2 Alloy hollow drill steel

13

5.3 Other alloy section steel

9

IV Bar

1 HR bar

1.1 Common HR bars and rods

1.1-1 Free cutting HR bars and rods

1.1-2 Other common HR bars and rods

1.2 HR stainless bars and rods

1.2-1 HR stainless round rods

5

1.2-2 Other HR stainless bars and rods

5

1.3 HR alloy steel bars and rods

1.3-1 HR high-speed alloy steel bars and rods

13

1.3-2 HR silicon manganese bars and rods

0

1.3-3 Other HR alloy bars and rods

13

—— boron-added alloy steel wire rods

13

—— others

13

1.3-4 Forged alloy steel bars and rods

13

1.4 other common bars and rods

2 CR bar

2.1 CR common bars and rods

2.1-1 Free cutting CR bars and rods

2.1-2 Other common CR bars and rods

2.2 CR stainless bars and rods

2.2-1 CR stainless bars and rods

5

2.2-2 Other CR stainless bars and rods

5

2.3 CR alloy steel bars and rods

2.3-1 CR alloy steel bars and rods

13

2.3-2 Re-processed CR alloy steel bars and rods

9

3 Other steel bars

3.1 Common forged steel bars and rods

9

3.2 Common flat steel bars and rods

V Rebar

1 HR rebar rods

2 HR rebar

VI Wire rod

1. Common wire rod

1.1 Free cutting HR wire rod

1.2 < 14mm wire rod

1.3 Other wire rod

2 HR stainless wire rod

13

3 HR alloy wire rod

3.1HR high-speed alloy steel wire rod

9

3.2 HR manganese-silicon alloy steel wire rod

9

3.3 Other HR alloy steel wire rod

9

—— boron-added alloy steel wire rods

0

—— others

9

VIII Super heavy plate (thickness≥50mm)

1 thickness>50mm super heavy plate

0

IX Heavy plate 20 mm - 50mm

1 20< thickness≤ 50mm heavy plate

0

IX Medium plate 3 mm - 20 mm

1 HR medium plate

1.1 Common HR medium plate

1.1-1 Thickness 3mm < > 4.75mm plate

including: Thickness 3mm><4.75mm high strength plate

0

Thickness 3mm<> 4.75 mm common strength plate

0

1.1-2 Thickness 4.75<>10 mm common HR plate

0

1.1-3 10< thicknes≤ 20mm HR common plate

0

1.1-4 HR checkered plate

0

1.2 HR stainless medium plate

1.2-1 thickness≥3 <4.75mm 600mm HR stainless medium plate

13

1.2-2 4.75 < thickness< 10mm , width≥600mmHR stainless medium plate

13

1.2-3 thickness> 10mm , width≥ 600mm HR stainless medium plate

13

1.3 HR alloy steel plate

1.3-1 width ≥ 600mm HR alloy steel plate

13

——tool steel

13

——others

13

——boron-added alloy steel

0

——others

13

1.3-2 width≥ 600mm HR alloy steel plate

1. 3-2-1 width≥ 600mm high speed alloy steel plate

9

1. 3-2-2 other alloy steel plate, width≥ 600mm

9

2 CR medium plate

2.1 CR common medium plate

2.1-1 thickness≥3mmCR common medium plate

13

2.2 CR stainless medium plate

2.2-1 3mm <=thickness< 4.75mm ,width=> 600mm CR stainless medium plate

13

2.2-2 Thickness=> 4.75mm ,width=> 600mm CR stainless medium plate

13

X HR sheet (thickness<3mm)

1 HR common sheet

1.1 thickness< 3mm HR common sheet

1.1-1 1.5mm < thickness< 3mm HR common sheet

0

1.1-2 thickness< 1.5mm HR common sheet

0

1.2 Other HR common sheet

0

2 HR stainless sheet

2.1 thickness> 1mm , < 3mm , Width≥ 600mm HR stainless sheet

13

2.2 thickness: 0.5 -1mm , width ≥ 600mm HR stainless sheet

13

2.3 thickness< 0.5mm , width≥ 600mm HR stainless sheet

13

XI CR sheet

1 CR common sheet

1.1 Thickness >1, < 3mm CR sheet

13

1.2 thickness: 0.5mm -1mm CR sheet

13

1.3 thickness< 0.5mm CR common sheet

13

1.4 other CR common sheet

13

2 CR alloy steel plate

2.1 thickness≥ 600mm CR alloy steel plate

13

3 CR stainless sheet

3.1 Thickness > 1mm , < 3mm Width≥ 600mm CR stainless sheet

13

3.2 thickness:0.5 -1mm , width≥ 600mm CR stainless sheet

13

3.3 thickness< 0.5mm , width≥ 600mm CR stainless sheet

13

3.4 Other CR stainless sheet with width≥ 600mm

13

XII Medium heavy wide steel band

1 HR medium-heavy wide steel band

1.1 Common medium-heavy wide steel band

1.1-1thickness≥ 4.75mm pickled common medium plate/coil

0

1.1-2 thickness 4.75 -10mm common medium plate/coil

0

1.1-3 thickness> 10mm common medium plate/coil

0

1.1-4 HR checkered coil

0

1.1-5 thickness 3 mm> <= 4.75mm common HR pickled medium plate/coil

Including: thickness <=3mm plate pickled

0

3 thickness <= 4.75mm common strength HR pickled medium plate/coil

0

1.1-6 3<=thickness< 4.75mm common HR pickled medium plat/coil

Including: 3<=thickness< 4.75mm high-strength common HR medium plate/coil

0

thickness 3mm> <= 4.75mm common strength HR medium plate/coil

0

1.2 HR alloy medium-heavy wide band

1.2-1 width≥600mmHR alloy steel coil

9

1.3 HR stainless medium-heavy wide steel band

1.3-1 thickness> 10mm , width≥600mmHR stainless medium-heavy plate/coil

13

1.3-2 thickness”4.75 -10mm , width≥ 600mm HR stainless medium plate/coil

13

1.3-3 3mm <=THICKNESS< 4.75mm , width≥ 600mm HR stainless medium plate/coil

1.3-3-1 3< thickness< 4.75mm HR stainless coil (black pickled finish)

Including: 3mm<=thickness <4.75mm (black series 200 coil)

3 thickness <=4.75mm coil black

13

1. 3-3-2 3 thickness <=4.75mm= coil white

Including: 3mm coil white series 200

Thickness <3mm stainless coil

13

2 Common CR medium-heavy wide band

2.1 thickness ≥ 3mm high-strength common CR medium coil

0

2.2 thickness≥ 3mm ordinary-strength CR common medium coil

13

XIII HR thin wide steel band

1 Common HR thin wide steel band

1.1 thickness< 3mm HR pickled common thin coil

Including: 1.5mm < thickness< 3mm HR pickled common thin coil

0

thickness< 1.5mm HR pickled common thin coil

0

1.2 thickness<3mmHR common thin coil

Including 1.5mm

0

thickness<1.5mmHR common thin coil

0

2 HR stainless thin wide steel band

2.1 thickness< 3mm , width≥ 600mm HR stainless thin coil

2.1-1 thickness< 3mm HR stainless coil (black finish)

Including : thickness< 3mm HR stainless coil (black finish) 200 series

Thickness < 3mm HR stainless coil( black finish)

13

2.1-2 thickness< 3mm HR stainless coil (white pickled finish)

Including: thickness< 3mm HR stainless coil 200 series (white pickled finish)

thickness<3mmHR stainless coil (white pickled finish)

13

XIV CR thin wide band

1 Thickness <1mm common CR coil

Including : Thickness <= 1 => 3mm high strength coil

13

thickness>1,< 3mm ordinary strength CR common thin coil

13

2 Thickness: 0.5 -1mm CR common thin coil

Including: thickness: 0.5 -1mm high-strength CR common thin coil

13

thickness: 0.5 -1mm ordinary-strength CR common thin coil

13

3 thickness< 0.5mm common CR thin coil

Thickness <0.3 mmm > 0.5 mm common CR thin coil

13

Thickness< 0.3mm common CR thin coil

13

XV HR narrow band

1 common HR narrow band

1.1 thickness ≥ 4mm ,150 mm >< 600 mm width narrow band

0

1.2 thickness≥ 4.75mm , width< 600mm common HR narrow band

0

1.3 Other common HR narrow bands

0

2 HR narrow alloy steel band

2.1 width< 600mm high-speed narrow steel band

9

2.2 width<600mmHR narrow alloy steel band

9

——tool steel

9

——others

9

——boron-added alloy steel

9

——others

9

2.3 width< 600mm ferronickel and other narrow alloy band

9

3 HR narrow stainless steel band

3.1 thickness≥4.75,width< 600mm HR narrow stainless steel band

9

3.2 thickness< 4.75mm ,width< 600mm HR narrow stainless steel band

9

3.3 width< 600mm other narrow stainless band

9

XVI Narrow CR band

1 Common CR narrow steel band

1.1 C <0.25% common CR narrow band

0

1.2 C ≥0.25% common CR narrow band

0

1.3 Other common CR narrow bands

0

2 CR narrow alloy band

2.1 width< 600mm CR narrow alloy band

9

3 CR narrow stainless steel band

3.1 300mm <= width< 600mm CR narrow stainless steel band

9

3.2 width< 300mm CR narrow stainless steel band

9

XVII Plated sheet/band

1 Galvanized plate/band

1.1 Electro-galvanized plate/band

1.1-1 width≥ 600mm Electro-galvanized plate/band

13

1.1-2 width< 600mm Electro-galvanized narrow band

9

1.1-3 width≥ 600mm electro-galvanized alloy steel plate

9

1.1-4 width<600mmelectro-galvanized narrow alloy steel band

0

1.2 hot-dipping galvanized sheet/band

1.2-1 width≥ 600mm hot-dipping galvanized corrugated sheet

13

1.2-2 width≥ 600mm hot-dipping galvanized sheet

13

1.2-3 width< 600mm hot-dipping galvanized narrow band

0

1.2-4 width≥ 600mm hot-dipping galvanized alloy steel sheet

9

1.2-5 width< 600mm hot-dipping galvanized alloy steel band

9

2 Tin plate

2.1 width≥ 600mm , thickness≥ 0.5mm tin plate

13

2.2 width≥ 600mm , thickness< 0.5mm tin plate

13

2.3 width< 600mm tin plate

0

3 Chrome plated sheet

13

4 Lead plated sheet

13

5 Aluminum coated sheet

5.1Aluminum-galvanized sheet

13

5.2 Aluminum coated sheet

13

6 other plated sheets

6.1 width≥ 600mm plated sheet

13

6.2 width<600mmplated sheet

0

6.3 width < 600mm wrapped sheet

0

XVIII color coated sheet/strip

1 width≥ 600mm color coated sheet

13

thickness < 1.5mm

13

others

13

2 width< 600mm color coated sheet

0

XIX Electric tool steel plate/band

1 oriented silicon steel

1.1 width≥ 600mm oriented silicon steel

13

1.2 width< 600mm oriented silicon steel

13

2 non-oriented silicon steel

2.1 width≥ 600mm non-oriented silicon steel

13

2.2 width< 600mm non-oriented silicon steel

13

XX seamless tube

1 oil/gas pipeline seamless pipe

1.1 Outer diameter> 406.4mm pipeline seamless tube

1.1-1 Outer diameter> 406.4mm common pipeline seamless tube

13

1.1-2 Outer diameter> 406.4mm stainless pipeline seamless tube

13

1.2 Pipeline seamless tube, 215.9 -406.4mm

1.2-1 Common pipeline seamless tube, 215.9 -406.4mm

13

1.2-2 Stainless pipeline seamless tube 215.9 -406.4mm

13

1.3 Pipeline seamless tube 114.3mm < Outer Diameter< 215.9mm

1.3-1 Common pipeline seamless tube 114.3mm < Outer Diameter< 215.9mm

13

1. 3-1-2 Stainless pipeline seamless tube 114.3mm < Outer Diameter< 215.9mm

13

1.4 outer diameter≤ 114.3mm pipeline seamless tube

1.4-1 outer diameter≤ 114.3mm common pipeline seamless tube

13

1.4-2 outer diameter≤ 114.3mm stainless pipeline seamless tube

13

2 oil/gas drill seamless pipe

2.1 oil/gas drill seamless pipe

2.1-1 outer diameter≤ 168.3mm drill seamless pipe

2. 1-1-1 outer diameter ≤ 168.3mm common drill seamless pipe

13

2. 1-1-2 outer diameter ≤ 168.3mm stainless drill seamless pipe

13

2.1-2 outer diameter > 168.3mm drill seamless pipe

2. 1-2-1 outer diameter > 168.3mm common drill seamless pipe

13

2. 1-2-2 outer diameter> 168.3mm stainless drill seamless pipe

13

2.2 Oil/gas casing seamless pipe

2.2-1 Common Oil/gas casing seamless pipe

13

2.2-2 Stainless Oil/gas casing seamless pipe

13

3 Geological casing seamless pipe

3.1 cold-drawing casing seamless pipe

9

3.2 other geological casing seamless pipes

9

3.3 hot-drawing geographical casing seamless alloy steel pipe

9

3.4 other hot-drawing geographical casing seamless alloy steel pipes

9

4 Boiler pipe

4.1 cold-drawing boiler pipe

9

4.2 other boiler pipes

9

4.3 cold-drawing stainless boiler pipe

9

4.4 other stainless boiler pipes

13

4.5 cold-drawing boiler alloy steel pipe

9

4.6 Other boiler alloy steel pipes

9

5 other seamless pipes

5.1 Other cold-drawing seamless pipes

9

5.2 Other hot rolled seamless pipe

9

5.3 other cold-drawing stainless seamless pipes

13

5.4 other hot rolled stainless seamless pipes

9

5.5 Other cold-drawing seamless alloy steel pipes

9

5.6 Other HR seamless alloy steel pipes

9

5.7 Other seamless pipes and hollow deformed steel

9

XXI welded pipe

1 oil/gas pipeline welded tube

1.1 outer diameter> 406.4mm submerged arc lengthwise oil/gas welded pipe

13

1.2 outer diameter> 406.4mm other lengthwise oil/gas welded pipes

13

1.3 outer diameter> 406.4mm other oil/gas welded pipe

13

1.4 outer diameter< 406.4mm oil/gas welded pipe

1.4-1 outer diameter< 406.4mm common oil/gas welded pipe

13

1.4-2 outer diameter< 406.4mm stainless oil/gas welded pipe

13

2 oil/gas drill casing welded pipe

2.1 outer diameter> 406.4mm oil/gas drill casing welded pipe

13

2.2 outer diameter< 406.4mm oil/gas drill casing welded pipe

2.2-1 outer diameter< 406.4mm common oil/gas drill casing welded pipe

13

2.2-2outer diameter< 406.4mm stainless oil/gas drill casing welded pipe

13

3 Other welded pipes

3.1 outer diameter>406.4mmlengthwise welded pipe

9

3.2 outer diameter>406.4mmspiral welded pipe

9

3.3 outer diameter> 406.4mm other welded pipe

9

3.4 outer diameter< 406.4mm common carbon welded pipe

0

3.5 outer diameter< 406.4mm stainless welded pipe

9

3.6 outer diameter< 406.4mm welded alloy steel pipe

9

3.7 deformed welded pipe

3.7-1 Square welded pipe

9

3.7-1 other deformed welded pipe

9

3.8 unlisted welded pipe

9

XXII Cast iron pipe

1 inner diameter> 550mm cast iron pipe

9

2 other cast iron pipes

9

XXIII welded angle section

9

XXIV common cold-bent section

1 plank cold-bent angle section

0

2 reprocessed plank cold-bent angle section

0

3 cold-bent angle section

0

4 reprocessed cold-bent angle section

XXV steel pipe joints, pipe case

5

XXVI steel draw

1 common carbon steel draw

1.1 common carbon milling draw

1.2 common carbon galvanized draw

9

1.3 other common carbon plated draw

9

1.4 other common carbon steel draw

2 stainless steel draw

5

3 alloy steel draw

3.1 silicon-manganese alloy steel draw

0

3.2 Other alloy steel draw

3.2-1 High speed alloy steel draw

13

3.2-2 Other alloy steel draw

9

Steel rope

1 Stranded steel pipe

5

2 other steel ropes

5

2.1 alloy steel powder