Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7109
7109.00: Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured
7109.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7109, base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured, chapter 71.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7109 00 00 00 Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured
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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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)
- 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) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £136k | 34.3% | +2.2% | |
| £90k | 22.8% | — | |
| £80k | 20.2% | -34.3% | |
| £40k | 10.1% | +90.3% | |
| £16k | 4.1% | -47.9% | |
| £9k | 2.4% | — | |
| £9k | 2.3% | — | |
| £7k | 1.7% | +11% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$64kUS$64k+US$586k+US$3m+> US$6m
Exports: 67
- Mozambique: US$14m
- Germany: US$6m
- United States: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Austria: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Mexico: US$801k
- Netherlands: US$800k
- Poland: US$799k
- France: US$586k
- China: US$501k
- United Kingdom: US$433k
- Belgium: US$319k
- Australia: US$271k
- Spain: US$222k
- Türkiye: US$221k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$188k
- Denmark: US$157k
- Portugal: US$108k
- India: US$90k
- Kuwait: US$80k
- Ireland: US$78k
- Sweden: US$77k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$72k
- United Arab Emirates: US$67k
- Brunei: US$64k
- Thailand: US$60k
- Costa Rica: US$49k
- Brazil: US$49k
- Norway: US$43k
- Slovakia: US$42k
- Greece: US$39k
- South Africa: US$37k
- Israel: US$27k
- Qatar: US$13k
- Vietnam: US$12k
- Hungary: US$11k
- Czechia: US$10k
- Canada: US$10k
- Bulgaria: US$6k
- Guatemala: US$6k
- Chile: US$6k
- Finland: US$3k
- Colombia: US$2k
- Pakistan: US$2k
- Taiwan: US$2k
- Romania: US$1k
- Egypt: US$1k
- Panama: US$1k
- Russia: US$900
- Ukraine: US$400
- Latvia: US$300
- Niue: US$200
- Oman: US$200
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$24kUS$24k+US$259k+US$1m+> US$4m
Imports: 117
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11m
- China: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- United States: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- Belgium: US$722k
- Türkiye: US$670k
- Austria: US$650k
- United Kingdom: US$642k
- Canada: US$503k
- South Korea: US$502k
- Mexico: US$489k
- Thailand: US$488k
- Netherlands: US$417k
- Czechia: US$400k
- Slovakia: US$397k
- Malaysia: US$323k
- Romania: US$304k
- Portugal: US$302k
- Australia: US$259k
- United Arab Emirates: US$175k
- Denmark: US$174k
- Qatar: US$163k
- Macao SAR China: US$154k
- Brazil: US$142k
- South Africa: US$142k
- Spain: US$135k
- Israel: US$115k
- Oman: US$97k
- Philippines: US$77k
- Peru: US$74k
- Jordan: US$72k
- Bahrain: US$66k
- India: US$65k
- Poland: US$63k
- Costa Rica: US$60k
- Norway: US$60k
- Hungary: US$56k
- Nigeria: US$56k
- Dominican Republic: US$45k
- Saudi Arabia: US$44k
- Ghana: US$32k
- Cayman Islands: US$31k
- Sri Lanka: US$30k
- New Zealand: US$29k
- Laos: US$27k
- Armenia: US$26k
- Iceland: US$24k
- Greenland: US$24k
- Sweden: US$21k
- Burkina Faso: US$20k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$14m | 24.7% | |
| 2 | US$6m | 10.5% | |
| 3 | US$6m | 10.5% | |
| 4 | US$5m | 8.2% | |
| 5 | US$4m | 7.5% | |
| 6 | US$4m | 6.3% | |
| 7 | US$3m | 6% | |
| 8 | US$2m | 3.5% | |
| 9 | US$2m | 3.4% | |
| 10 | US$2m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$11m | 20.2% | |
| 2 | US$5m | 9.3% | |
| 3 | US$4m | 6.9% | |
| 4 | US$4m | 6.9% | |
| 5 | US$4m | 6.6% | |
| 6 | US$3m | 6.2% | |
| 7 | US$3m | 4.8% | |
| 8 | US$2m | 4% | |
| 9 | US$2m | 3.6% | |
| 10 | US$2m | 3.4% |
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.
- 8%median duty
- 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Kiribati, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 4.4%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 97102 Base metals/silver, clad with gold, semi-manufactured
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41340 Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2420 Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7109.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7109.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7109.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7109.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7109.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7109.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Trade Tariff news 5806 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7109.00; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 7109.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £395.4k (up 6% on the year before), at an average of £3.65 per kg; United States supplied 34%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in these goods reached US$55m in 2024, up 41.1% on 2023.
Mozambique was the largest exporter with 24.7% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured?
Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured fall under HS subheading 7109.00, part of heading 7109, in section XIV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on base metals or silver, clad with gold in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7109.00 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 base metals or silver, clad with gold in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 7109.00 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 base metals or silver, clad with gold?
Mozambique, with US$14m in 2024 (24.7% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (34%), Belgium (23%) and China (20%), out of total imports of £395.4k.