Nails
Cut, headed and pointed. The smallest bond on site.
Applications
As per Indian Standards
These are the Indian Standards Nails is commonly supplied to. Where one is quoted, the published standard governs, not our summary of it.
| Standard | IS 723 |
|---|---|
| Covers | Steel countersunk head wire nails |
| Sizes | Full range, to your requirement |
| Packing | Boxes or bulk, as agreed |
| HSN | 73170019 |
| GST | 18% |
HSN codes are given for reference and are to be confirmed with the supplier before billing.
| Standard | What it covers | Where we use it |
|---|---|---|
| IS 723 | Steel countersunk head wire nails | Nails |
Indian Standards are published by the Bureau of Indian Standards and are their property. They are named here so you can check a figure against the source, and quoted only as far as is needed to say what a number means. A material test certificate travels with the vehicle.
IS 723:2023, how nails are packed, by length
| Nail length | Cardboard box, net | Or in a bag, net | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 mm and below (under 1 inch) | 0.5 kg | 50 kg gunny bag | Packaging and light carpentry |
| Above 25 and below 80 mm (1 to 3 inch) | 2.5 kg | 50 kg gunny bag | Carpentry, shuttering and formwork |
| 80 mm and above (over 3 inch) | 15 kg, double gunny | 50 kg canvas or hessian case | Heavy carpentry |
Everything we supply, 1 to 3 inch, sits in the middle band, so it comes in 2.5 kg boxes or 50 kg bags. Gauges run 19 G down to 4 G. On galvanised: clause 6 of IS 723 says nails are supplied bright finished, and the revision notes record that the provision for a galvanized finish was deleted, so a galvanised nail is supplied to agreement rather than to this standard. The pack weights above are net weights and do not change with the finish — but zinc adds to each nail, so a 2.5 kg box of galvanised nails holds slightly fewer of them than the same box of bright ones. The standard says the count per kilogram varies considerably and is for guidance only. Nails are made from mild steel wire to IS 280 at 550 MPa minimum tensile. The last column is what each is usually bought for. That is trade practice, not something the standard fixes, so tell us the job if it is not one of these.
IS 723:2023, clauses 2, 6 and 9, via the Bureau of Indian Standards on archive.org