Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7108
7108.13: Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought: non-monetary, other semi-manufactured forms
Semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary)
Official description Other semi-manufactured forms
7108.13 is the HS subheading for semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary), under heading 7108 in chapter 71.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7108 13 00 00 Other semi-manufactured forms g
- 7108 13 10 00 Bars, rods, wire and sections; plates; sheets and strips of a thickness, excluding any backing, exceeding 0.15 mm Freeg
- 7108 13 80 00 Other Freeg
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 616, 2022 No. 801, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- 2023 No.1314
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland | £51.6bn | 34.5% | +168.3% |
 Canada | £35bn | 23.4% | +102.6% |
 United States | £18.8bn | 12.5% | +28.3% |
 South Africa | £13.9bn | 9.3% | +74.3% |
 Australia | £5.6bn | 3.7% | -28.2% |
 Uzbekistan | £3.4bn | 2.3% | -59.6% |
 Germany | £3.2bn | 2.2% | +11.9% |
 Singapore | £3.1bn | 2.1% | +117.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free – 4.1% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.4% Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$27mUS$27m+US$416m+US$3.4bn+> US$9bn
Exports: 119
- Canada: US$20bn
- Australia: US$12.7bn
- United Kingdom: US$10.6bn
- Switzerland: US$9bn
- South Africa: US$7.5bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5.8bn
- Kazakhstan: US$5.6bn
- Singapore: US$4.8bn
- Burkina Faso: US$4.6bn
- Germany: US$4.5bn
- Uzbekistan: US$3.5bn
- Uganda: US$3.4bn
- Japan: US$3.2bn
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3.1bn
- Mexico: US$3.1bn
- United States: US$2.7bn
- Zimbabwe: US$2.5bn
- Spain: US$2.4bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.4bn
- China: US$1.4bn
- Italy: US$1.4bn
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1.2bn
- Brazil: US$915m
- Philippines: US$839m
- Austria: US$817m
- South Korea: US$700m
- France: US$625m
- Türkiye: US$557m
- Sweden: US$517m
- Thailand: US$416m
- Belgium: US$399m
- Malaysia: US$350m
- Netherlands: US$262m
- Russia: US$239m
- Argentina: US$237m
- Colombia: US$197m
- Cambodia: US$196m
- Tanzania: US$193m
- Mauritania: US$146m
- Taiwan: US$116m
- Zambia: US$106m
- Romania: US$101m
- Portugal: US$80m
- Luxembourg: US$79m
- Poland: US$79m
- New Zealand: US$71m
- Croatia: US$63m
- Indonesia: US$61m
- Oman: US$61m
- Chile: US$58m
- Dominican Republic: US$53m
- Paraguay: US$50m
- Estonia: US$43m
- Czechia: US$40m
- Guyana: US$40m
- Peru: US$39m
- Bulgaria: US$38m
- Panama: US$34m
- Mozambique: US$27m
- Hungary: US$26m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$84m+US$878m+> US$6.4bn
Imports: 156
- United Kingdom: US$52.7bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$11.7bn
- Singapore: US$10.9bn
- Switzerland: US$8bn
- United States: US$6.4bn
- Azerbaijan: US$5.2bn
- China: US$4.2bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4bn
- Italy: US$3.1bn
- Germany: US$2.4bn
- Cambodia: US$2.2bn
- France: US$1.5bn
- Malaysia: US$1.5bn
- South Africa: US$1.4bn
- India: US$1.3bn
- Türkiye: US$878m
- Taiwan: US$818m
- South Korea: US$605m
- Georgia: US$601m
- Lebanon: US$525m
- Belgium: US$488m
- Canada: US$304m
- Thailand: US$299m
- Austria: US$289m
- Spain: US$245m
- Czechia: US$203m
- Poland: US$197m
- Dominican Republic: US$171m
- Estonia: US$151m
- Saudi Arabia: US$126m
- Australia: US$124m
- Netherlands: US$115m
- Bangladesh: US$109m
- Jordan: US$108m
- Japan: US$107m
- Philippines: US$105m
- Vietnam: US$98m
- Slovakia: US$90m
- Bhutan: US$84m
- Hungary: US$76m
- Israel: US$71m
- Serbia: US$70m
- Slovenia: US$64m
- Bulgaria: US$63m
- Malta: US$61m
- Macao SAR China: US$49m
- Portugal: US$47m
- Romania: US$47m
- Sweden: US$39m
- Ghana: US$38m
- Mexico: US$38m
- Mauritius: US$29m
- Indonesia: US$28m
- New Zealand: US$27m
- Latvia: US$25m
- Brunei: US$24m
- Croatia: US$23m
- Denmark: US$20m
- Ireland: US$17m
- Lithuania: US$17m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$20bn | 16.1% |
| 2 | Australia | US$12.7bn | 10.2% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$10.6bn | 8.5% |
| 4 | Switzerland | US$9bn | 7.2% |
| 5 | South Africa | US$7.5bn | 6.1% |
| 6 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$5.8bn | 4.7% |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan | US$5.6bn | 4.5% |
| 8 | Singapore | US$4.8bn | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Burkina Faso | US$4.6bn | 3.7% |
| 10 | Germany | US$4.5bn | 3.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$52.7bn | 42.4% |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | US$11.7bn | 9.4% |
| 3 | Singapore | US$10.9bn | 8.8% |
| 4 | Switzerland | US$8bn | 6.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$6.4bn | 5.2% |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | US$5.2bn | 4.2% |
| 7 |  China | US$4.2bn | 3.3% |
| 8 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$4bn | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$3.1bn | 2.5% |
| 10 | Germany | US$2.4bn | 1.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 56number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Ethiopia, Cameroon
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 3% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 2.9%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 1.2%* | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 13% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
| Kazakhstan | 6% | 5% – 7% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 12%* | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 3% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 3% | 2% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.4% | 0% – 4.1% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 97101 Gold (including gold plated with platinum), non-monetary, unwrought/in semi-manufactured forms,/in powder form
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41320 Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2420 Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7108.13 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7108.13 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7108.13 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7108.13 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7108.13 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7108.13 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N351466 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of cast gold bars from Switzerland.
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7108.13 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7108.13 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
174 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.
Imports of semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary) into the UK came to £149.8bn between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 54% on the year before); Switzerland supplied 35%, followed by Canada.
In 2024, countries exported semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary) worth US$124.4bn (+10.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Canada (US$20bn), followed by Australia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought: non-monetary, other semi-manufactured forms?
Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought: non-monetary, other semi-manufactured forms fall under HS subheading 7108.13, part of heading 7108, in section XIV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on gold (including gold plated with platinum)… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7108.13 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 gold (including gold plated with platinum)… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7108.13 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 gold (including gold plated with platinum)…?
Canada, with US$20bn in 2024 (16.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary) to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. 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.
Where does the UK import semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Switzerland (35%), Canada (23%) and United States (13%), out of total imports of £149.8bn.