Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 7212.40

7212.40.00.29

7212.40.00.29: Painted, varnished or coated with plastics: other

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 7212.40.00 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics
  2. 7212.40.00.29 Other

What you pay

Importing into Canada

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

7212.40 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics

UK 50% Third-country duty 19 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 20% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines · average 6.7% USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico 25% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Brazil Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 7.2% Argentina Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 8% Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 4% Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Canada lines: 7212.40

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N324853 U.S. CBP 7 April 2022 · 7212.40.50.00

    The tariff classification and country of origin certain steel coils imported from Canada

  • N298283 U.S. CBP 24 July 2018 · 7212.40.10.00

    The tariff classification of steel strapping from Russia

  • N297323 U.S. CBP 21 June 2018 · 7212.40.10.00

    The tariff classification of paint test panels from Belgium

Legal notes

Additional note

1. The following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

  • ‘Electrical’: for the purposes of subheadings 72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810 and 72112320, flat-rolled products which under a current at 50 Hz and a magnetic flux of 1 T have a watt-loss per kilogram, calculated by the Epstein method, of:

    • 2,1 W or less, when their thickness does not exceed 0,20 mm,

    • 3,6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,20 mm but less than 0,60 mm,

    • 6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,60 mm but not greater than 1,50 mm.

  • ‘Tinplate’: for the purposes of subheadings 72101220, 72107010, 72121010 and 72124020, flat-rolled products (of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm) coated with a layer of metal containing, by weight, 97 % or more of tin.

  • ‘Tool steel’: for the purposes of subheadings 72241010, 72249002, 72253010, 72254012, 72269120, 72283020, 72284010, 72285020 and 72286020, alloy steels, other than stainless or high-speed steel, containing, by weight, one of the following compositions, with or without other elements:

    • less than 0,6 % of carbon

      and

      0,7 % or more of silicon and 0,05 % or more of vanadium

      or

      4 % or more of tungsten,

    • 0,8 % or more of carbon

      and

      0,05 % or more of vanadium,

    • more than 1,2 % of carbon

      and

      not less than 11 % but not more than 15 % of chromium,

    • 0,16 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon

      and

      3,8 % or more but not more than 4,3 % of nickel

      and

      1,1 % or more but not more than 1,5 % of chromium

      and

      0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum,

    • 0,3 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon

      and

      1,4 % or more but not more than 2,1 % of chromium

      and

      0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum

      and

      less than 1,2 % of nickel,

    • 0,3 % or more of carbon

      and

      less than 5,2 % of chromium

      and

      0,65 % or more of molybdenum or 0,4 % or more of tungsten,

    • 0,5 % or more but not more than 0,6 % of carbon

      and

      1,25 % or more but not more than 1,8 % of nickel

      and

      0,5 % or more but not more than 1,2 % of chromium

      and

      0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum.

Chapter notes: Chapter 72 →

In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 7212.40.00.29 is one of 4 lines under subheading 7212.40, painted, varnished or coated with plastics.

The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 50%, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–20%, the US duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 0%–10.8%, the Argentina duty is 0%–10.8%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

Canada imported goods of subheading 7212.40 worth US$28m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 7212.40.00.29?

The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does Canada import these goods from?

For subheading 7212.40 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$12m), followed by South Korea.

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