Subheading · Chapter 26 · Heading 2601
2601.12: Iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: agglomerated
Agglomerated iron ore (pellets, sinter)
Official description Agglomerated
2601.12 is the HS subheading for agglomerated iron ore (pellets, sinter), under heading 2601 in chapter 26.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2601 12 00 00 Agglomerated Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y959 Goods other than those described in Annex V (Coal, iron and iron ore) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | £50.1m | 48.5% | -12.7% |
 Brazil | £26.9m | 26% | +364.8% |
 Canada | £20.1m | 19.4% | — |
 South Africa | £3.7m | 3.5% | +19.4% |
 Mauritania | £2.4m | 2.3% | -24.5% |
 United States | £162k | 0.2% | -99.4% |
 Sierra Leone | £905 | 0% | — |
 Poland | £295 | 0% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$35m+US$943m+> US$2bn
Exports: 88
- Brazil: US$3bn
- Sweden: US$2bn
- Canada: US$2bn
- Bahrain: US$2bn
- Ukraine: US$1bn
- Oman: US$1bn
- United States: US$1bn
- India: US$943m
- Iran: US$535m
- Kazakhstan: US$433m
- Australia: US$357m
- Russia: US$177m
- Germany: US$166m
- Philippines: US$154m
- Chile: US$139m
- Uzbekistan: US$136m
- China: US$103m
- Venezuela: US$54m
- United Arab Emirates: US$40m
- South Africa: US$35m
- Cambodia: US$24m
- Romania: US$22m
- Mexico: US$21m
- Saudi Arabia: US$19m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$19m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Pakistan: US$11m
- Uruguay: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Algeria: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Fiji: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Mauritania: US$1m
- Libya: US$1m
- Mongolia: US$751k
- Liberia: US$728k
- Thailand: US$644k
- France: US$599k
- Peru: US$221k
- Poland: US$149k
- Mauritius: US$143k
- Norway: US$129k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$70k
- Portugal: US$57k
- Japan: US$42k
- Italy: US$24k
- Singapore: US$22k
- Ireland: US$4k
- Lithuania: US$3k
- Paraguay: US$3k
- Taiwan: US$2k
- Spain: US$2k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6mUS$6m+US$271m+US$681m+> US$1bn
Imports: 87
- China: US$3bn
- Egypt: US$1bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$1bn
- Germany: US$820m
- Canada: US$755m
- Netherlands: US$743m
- Japan: US$696m
- United States: US$684m
- South Korea: US$681m
- Algeria: US$611m
- United Arab Emirates: US$559m
- Qatar: US$484m
- Türkiye: US$483m
- Austria: US$443m
- Argentina: US$425m
- Finland: US$400m
- France: US$363m
- Slovakia: US$348m
- Belgium: US$332m
- Libya: US$330m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$271m
- Russia: US$229m
- Spain: US$214m
- Poland: US$207m
- Malaysia: US$144m
- Taiwan: US$130m
- Indonesia: US$122m
- Italy: US$121m
- Serbia: US$78m
- Oman: US$78m
- United Kingdom: US$76m
- Philippines: US$64m
- Czechia: US$60m
- Mexico: US$54m
- Vietnam: US$51m
- Romania: US$51m
- Kenya: US$42m
- Croatia: US$15m
- Sweden: US$10m
- India: US$10m
- Chile: US$7m
- Norway: US$6m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Iceland: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1m
- Mozambique: US$237k
- Botswana: US$177k
- Ukraine: US$157k
- Armenia: US$145k
- Israel: US$98k
- Kuwait: US$88k
- Thailand: US$86k
- Tanzania: US$79k
- Australia: US$49k
- Bahrain: US$33k
- South Africa: US$32k
- Lithuania: US$23k
- Switzerland: US$21k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | US$3bn | 20.6% |
| 2 | Sweden | US$2bn | 12.9% |
| 3 | Canada | US$2bn | 12.5% |
| 4 |  Bahrain | US$2bn | 10.8% |
| 5 |  Ukraine | US$1bn | 8.2% |
| 6 |  Oman | US$1bn | 7.6% |
| 7 | United States | US$1bn | 6.3% |
| 8 |  India | US$943m | 5.8% |
| 9 |  Iran | US$535m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | US$433m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$3bn | 16.9% |
| 2 |  Egypt | US$1bn | 8.3% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$1bn | 6.4% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$820m | 5% |
| 5 | Canada | US$755m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$743m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$696m | 4.2% |
| 8 | United States | US$684m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$681m | 4.2% |
| 10 |  Algeria | US$611m | 3.7% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2601.12; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 2601.12 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
156 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of agglomerated iron ore (pellets, sinter) into the UK came to £103.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); Sweden supplied 49%, followed by Brazil.
In 2024, countries exported agglomerated iron ore (pellets, sinter) worth US$16bn (−22.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was Brazil (US$3bn), followed by Sweden.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: agglomerated?
Iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: agglomerated fall under HS subheading 2601.12, part of heading 2601, 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 2601.12 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 2601.12 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?
Brazil, with US$3bn in 2024 (20.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export agglomerated iron ore (pellets, sinter) to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on agglomerated iron ore (pellets, sinter)?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import agglomerated iron ore (pellets, sinter) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Sweden (49%), Brazil (26%) and Canada (19%), out of total imports of £103.4m.