Heading · Chapter 26
2601: Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites
3 subheadings make up heading 2601 in chapter 26 (ores, slag and ash).
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 20 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines Subheadings 3
- 2601.11Iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: non-agglomeratedIron ore, non-agglomerated
- 2601.12Iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: agglomeratedAgglomerated iron ore (pellets, sinter)
- 2601.20Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites: roasted iron pyrites
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$125m+US$1.5bn+> US$6.6bn
Exports: 129
- Australia: US$87.4bn
- Brazil: US$31.3bn
- Canada: US$6.7bn
- South Africa: US$6.6bn
- India: US$2.9bn
- Ukraine: US$2.9bn
- Sweden: US$2.6bn
- Oman: US$1.8bn
- Bahrain: US$1.8bn
- Peru: US$1.8bn
- Chile: US$1.6bn
- Mauritania: US$1.5bn
- United States: US$1.3bn
- Malaysia: US$1.2bn
- Iran: US$1.1bn
- Russia: US$1bn
- Sierra Leone: US$829m
- Kazakhstan: US$783m
- China: US$603m
- Mongolia: US$508m
- Laos: US$480m
- Philippines: US$378m
- Liberia: US$291m
- Venezuela: US$281m
- New Zealand: US$278m
- Türkiye: US$196m
- Norway: US$192m
- Germany: US$175m
- Uzbekistan: US$136m
- Mexico: US$125m
- United Arab Emirates: US$98m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$83m
- Netherlands: US$83m
- Pakistan: US$59m
- Mali: US$43m
- Honduras: US$40m
- Cambodia: US$31m
- Uganda: US$31m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$29m
- Romania: US$24m
- South Korea: US$24m
- Uruguay: US$23m
- Thailand: US$22m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- Guinea: US$21m
- Saudi Arabia: US$20m
- Egypt: US$18m
- France: US$14m
- Fiji: US$13m
- Bolivia: US$13m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Libya: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- Mauritius: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- Qatar: US$6m
- Algeria: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$454m+US$1.1bn+> US$3bn
Imports: 121
- China: US$112.6bn
- Japan: US$8.5bn
- South Korea: US$7.8bn
- Netherlands: US$3bn
- Taiwan: US$2.2bn
- Malaysia: US$2.1bn
- Germany: US$1.7bn
- Indonesia: US$1.5bn
- Vietnam: US$1.5bn
- Egypt: US$1.4bn
- Bahrain: US$1.4bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.1bn
- Oman: US$1bn
- Türkiye: US$924m
- Algeria: US$858m
- France: US$807m
- Canada: US$776m
- United States: US$738m
- Mozambique: US$676m
- Belgium: US$590m
- Argentina: US$588m
- United Arab Emirates: US$566m
- Spain: US$521m
- Poland: US$513m
- Qatar: US$493m
- Philippines: US$492m
- Slovakia: US$484m
- United Kingdom: US$480m
- Austria: US$465m
- India: US$454m
- Finland: US$402m
- Italy: US$394m
- Russia: US$380m
- Libya: US$330m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$271m
- Czechia: US$230m
- Mexico: US$229m
- Romania: US$187m
- Singapore: US$171m
- Serbia: US$150m
- Australia: US$132m
- Slovenia: US$123m
- Uruguay: US$91m
- Kenya: US$82m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$82m
- Switzerland: US$70m
- Chile: US$28m
- Croatia: US$15m
- Cape Verde: US$14m
- Sweden: US$13m
- Norway: US$9m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$5m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Nepal: US$3m
- Iceland: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Paraguay: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | US$87.4bn | 54.8% |
| 2 | Brazil | US$31.3bn | 19.6% |
| 3 | Canada | US$6.7bn | 4.2% |
| 4 |  South Africa | US$6.6bn | 4.2% |
| 5 |  India | US$2.9bn | 1.8% |
| 6 |  Ukraine | US$2.9bn | 1.8% |
| 7 |  Sweden | US$2.6bn | 1.6% |
| 8 |  Oman | US$1.8bn | 1.1% |
| 9 |  Bahrain | US$1.8bn | 1.1% |
| 10 | Peru | US$1.8bn | 1.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$112.6bn | 70.5% |
| 2 | Japan | US$8.5bn | 5.3% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$7.8bn | 4.9% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$3bn | 1.9% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$2.2bn | 1.4% |
| 6 |  Malaysia | US$2.1bn | 1.3% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$1.7bn | 1.1% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$1.5bn | 0.9% |
| 9 |  Vietnam | US$1.5bn | 0.9% |
| 10 |  Egypt | US$1.4bn | 0.9% |
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 2601 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 2601 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 2601 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 2601 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 2601 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 2601 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 2601 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 2601 into 20 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Peru, heading 2601 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand divides heading 2601 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 2601 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 2601 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 2601 covers 30 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 2601 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, heading 2601 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 2601 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), heading 2601 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
World trade in heading 2601 goods reached US$159.7bn in 2024, down 5.5% on 2023.
Australia was the largest exporter with 54.8% of the total, ahead of Brazil.
China imported the most (US$112.6bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 66th among 129 exporters with US$2m.
The United Kingdom imported US$480m.
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) slag or similar industrial waste prepared as macadam (heading 2517);
(b) natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), whether or not calcined (heading 2519);
(c) sludges from the storage tanks of petroleum oils, consisting mainly of such oils (heading 2710);
(d) basic slag of Chapter 31;
(e) slag wool, rock wool or similar mineral wools (heading 6806);
(f) waste or scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste or scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (heading 7112 or 8549); or
(g) copper, nickel or cobalt mattes produced by any process of smelting (Section XV).
2. For the purposes of headings 2601 to 2617, the term ‘ores’ means minerals of mineralogical species actually used in the metallurgical industry for the extraction of mercury, of the metals of heading 2844 or of the metals of Section XIV or XV, even if they are intended for non-metallurgical purposes. Headings 2601 to 2617 do not, however, include minerals which have been submitted to processes not normal to the metallurgical industry.
3. Heading 2620 applies only to:
(a) slag, ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals, excluding ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste (heading 2621); and
(b) slag, ash and residues containing arsenic, whether or not containing metals, of a kind used either for the extraction of arsenic or metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites?
Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites fall under HS heading 2601, part of chapter 26, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on iron ores and concentrates in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2601 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on iron ores and concentrates in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2601 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most iron ores and concentrates?
Australia, with US$87.4bn in 2024 (54.8% of world exports).