7318 15 48: Other steel screws and bolts: Of 800 MPa or more

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

TARIC subdivisions

Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.

Export measures 5

Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.

TARIC data as of 25 October 2026

Import VAT in the EU member states

The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.

• Austria 20%
• Belgium 6% reduced rate
• Bulgaria 20%
• Croatia 5% reduced rate
• Cyprus 19%
• Czechia 21%
• Denmark 25%
• Estonia 24%
• Finland 25.5%
• France 20%
• Germany 19%
• Greece 24%
• Hungary 27%
• Ireland 23%
• Italy 22%
• Latvia 21%
• Lithuania 21%
• Luxembourg 17%
• Malta 18%
• Netherlands 21%
• Poland 23%
• Portugal 23%
• Romania 21%
• Slovakia 23%
• Slovenia 22%
• Spain 21%
• Sweden 25%

TEDB · 25 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

EU: imports by month · HS 7318.15

last 12 months€2.4bn-7.5% · previous 12 months

Average import price€3.09 per kg

Preferential rate32%

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	€549.5m	22.8%	-16.2%
Taiwan	€314m	13%	-12.4%
United States	€278.2m	11.5%	+7.9%
Türkiye	€268.4m	11.1%	+2.3%
India	€163.5m	6.8%	-3.1%
United Kingdom	€156.4m	6.5%	+1.9%
Switzerland	€143.3m	5.9%	-8.8%
Vietnam	€134.3m	5.6%	+7.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

7318.15 Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts or washers

UK Free Third-country duty 28 tariff lines Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines USA Free – 8.5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2.9% Canada Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Mexico 35% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines Brazil 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 25% Third-country duty 28 tariff lines Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines Japan 2.8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 3.7% – 10% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 6.5% Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

EU lines: 7318.15

• 7318 15 20For fixing railway track construction material3.7%
• 7318 15 35Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts: other, without heads, of stainless steel3.7%
• 7318 15 42Of less than 800 MPa3.7%
• 7318 15 48Of 800 MPa or more3.7%
• 7318 15 52Slotted or cross-recessed heads: of stainless steel3.7%
• 7318 15 58Slotted or cross-recessed heads: other3.7%
• 7318 15 62Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts: other, with heads, hexagonal-socket heads, of stainless steel3.7%
• 7318 15 68Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts: other, with heads, hexagonal-socket heads, other3.7%
• 7318 15 75Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts: other, with heads, hexagonal heads, of stainless steel3.7%
• 7318 15 82Of less than 800 MPa3.7%
• 7318 15 88Of 800 MPa or more3.7%
• 7318 15 95Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts: other, with heads, other3.7%

Binding rulings for similar goods

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 73 →

CBAM: carbon border adjustment

Goods of the CBAM sector iron and steel pay for the greenhouse gases emitted in their production when they are imported into the EU. Without verified actual emissions, the importer declares the default values below (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of goods).

7318 15 Threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)

Country of production	Direct	Indirect	Total
Algeria	3	—	3
Argentina	2.47	—	2.47
Australia	3	—	3
Azerbaijan	2.14	—	2.14
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2.81	—	2.81
Brazil	2.56	—	2.56
Canada	2.48	—	2.48
Chile	2.17	—	2.17
China	6.38	—	6.38
Colombia	2.68	—	2.68
India	5.72	—	5.72
Indonesia	8.23	—	8.23
Iran	2.11	—	2.11
Japan	2.8	—	2.8
Kazakhstan	5.18	—	5.18
Mexico	2.9	—	2.9
Myanmar (Burma)	2.3	—	2.3
New Zealand	2.82	—	2.82
North Macedonia	2.48	—	2.48
Philippines	1.37	—	1.37
Russia	3.21	—	3.21
Serbia	2.44	—	2.44
South Africa	4.03	—	4.03
South Korea	3.47	—	3.47
Taiwan	2.71	—	2.71
Thailand	2.41	—	2.41
Türkiye	5.43	—	5.43
Ukraine	3.15	—	3.15
United Kingdom	2.77	—	2.77
United States	2.58	—	2.58
Uzbekistan	3.21	—	3.21
Vietnam	2.75	—	2.75
Other countries (default)	4.8	—	4.8

with the mark-up for 2026: 5.281 · with the mark-up for 2027: 5.761 · with the mark-up for 2028: 6.241

t CO2e per t of goods · definitive period since 1 January 2026; first annual declaration due 30 September 2027 · Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 as corrected by 2026/1740 (European Commission data, not legally binding)

CN Explanatory Notes

The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union

This line in earlier years

The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.

Code history

Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 7318 15 49.

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