A tire for heavy load use includes a carcass ply made of steel cords including ply turn-up portions that are turned up around bead cores from inside to outside in a tire axial direction. Each ply turn-up portion includes a turn-up sub-portion that is first turned up around the bead core and that extends in an inclined manner towards the ply main portion at an angle , that is less than 90, with respect to an outer surface of the bead core in the tire radial direction. The steel cords of the turn-up sub-portion include piercing steel cords that pass through the steel cords of the ply main portion. As a result, the durability of the bead portions is improved while achieving a light-weighted structure.