Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7110
7110.19: Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms: platinum, other
Semi-manufactured platinum
Official description Other
7110.19 is the HS subheading for semi-manufactured platinum, under heading 7110 in chapter 71.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7110 19 00 00 Other g
- 7110 19 10 00 Bars, rods, wire and sections; plates; sheets and strips of a thickness, excluding any backing, exceeding 0.15 mm Freeg
- 7110 19 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.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
Import requirements 6
- 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 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)
- 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | £874.5m | 39.2% | +48.4% |
 China | £522.3m | 23.4% | +823.9% |
 Switzerland | £391.5m | 17.6% | +126.1% |
 United States | £172.6m | 7.7% | +113.4% |
 Russia | £86.8m | 3.9% | — |
 Germany | £65.6m | 2.9% | +285.1% |
 Japan | £41.5m | 1.9% | -45.7% |
 Spain | £41.2m | 1.8% | +15.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
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) 4 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$39m+US$274m+> US$676m
Exports: 76
- South Africa: US$2bn
- United Kingdom: US$810m
- United Arab Emirates: US$676m
- Switzerland: US$450m
- Japan: US$442m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$403m
- Germany: US$328m
- United States: US$274m
- China: US$201m
- Taiwan: US$161m
- Singapore: US$100m
- Thailand: US$70m
- Costa Rica: US$64m
- Austria: US$61m
- Russia: US$44m
- Tanzania: US$44m
- Spain: US$43m
- Italy: US$39m
- Mexico: US$33m
- South Korea: US$32m
- France: US$31m
- Czechia: US$17m
- Canada: US$12m
- Australia: US$11m
- Slovakia: US$10m
- Armenia: US$9m
- India: US$7m
- Poland: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Israel: US$757k
- Denmark: US$707k
- Netherlands: US$683k
- Malaysia: US$483k
- Estonia: US$473k
- Portugal: US$410k
- Hungary: US$403k
- Luxembourg: US$285k
- Colombia: US$260k
- Chile: US$255k
- Brazil: US$242k
- Croatia: US$240k
- Bulgaria: US$72k
- Vietnam: US$66k
- Greece: US$50k
- Finland: US$44k
- Romania: US$29k
- Sri Lanka: US$28k
- Georgia: US$20k
- Slovenia: US$18k
- Uganda: US$13k
- Philippines: US$13k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$135kUS$135k+US$7m+US$104m+> US$759m
Imports: 107
- United Kingdom: US$1bn
- India: US$834m
- China: US$766m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$759m
- United States: US$738m
- Japan: US$537m
- Italy: US$366m
- Germany: US$321m
- Singapore: US$189m
- Switzerland: US$147m
- Taiwan: US$104m
- France: US$89m
- Malaysia: US$65m
- Australia: US$55m
- Canada: US$50m
- United Arab Emirates: US$44m
- Thailand: US$34m
- South Korea: US$31m
- Ireland: US$27m
- Costa Rica: US$26m
- Austria: US$25m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Mexico: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Finland: US$6m
- Poland: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Lebanon: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- Denmark: US$912k
- New Zealand: US$763k
- Qatar: US$763k
- Luxembourg: US$760k
- Egypt: US$693k
- Bahrain: US$685k
- Philippines: US$457k
- Saudi Arabia: US$391k
- Slovenia: US$365k
- Dominican Republic: US$281k
- Mauritius: US$269k
- Ukraine: US$225k
- Argentina: US$194k
- Portugal: US$135k
- Greece: US$117k
- Malta: US$107k
- Indonesia: US$76k
- Colombia: US$75k
- Chile: US$75k
- Hungary: US$75k
- Iran: US$69k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | US$2bn | 33.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$810m | 12.3% |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | US$676m | 10.2% |
| 4 | Switzerland | US$450m | 6.8% |
| 5 | Japan | US$442m | 6.7% |
| 6 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$403m | 6.1% |
| 7 | Germany | US$328m | 5% |
| 8 | United States | US$274m | 4.2% |
| 9 | China | US$201m | 3% |
| 10 | Taiwan | US$161m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$1bn | 19.3% |
| 2 |  India | US$834m | 12.6% |
| 3 | China | US$766m | 11.6% |
| 4 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$759m | 11.5% |
| 5 | United States | US$738m | 11.2% |
| 6 | Japan | US$537m | 8.1% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$366m | 5.5% |
| 8 | Germany | US$321m | 4.9% |
| 9 |  Singapore | US$189m | 2.9% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$147m | 2.2% |
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, Kiribati, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 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 | 14% | 12% – 15% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 3% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 14% | 12% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 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 | 12% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 50% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 14% | 12% – 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 | 0.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 7% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 14% | 12% – 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 | 0% | 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 | 0.1%* | 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 | 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 1% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 68125 Platinum & other metals of the platinum group & alloys thereof, in semi-manufactured forms
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41330 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 | 7110.19 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7110.19 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7110.19 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7110.19 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7110.19 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7110.19 | 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.
- 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
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7110.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7110.19 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported semi-manufactured platinum worth £2.2bn (up 113% on the year before), at an average of £37,538.71 per kg; South Africa supplied 39%, followed by China.
World trade in semi-manufactured platinum reached US$7bn in 2024, up 27.4% on 2023.
South Africa was the largest exporter with 33.3% of the total, ahead of the United Kingdom.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 710610, 710811, 711011, 711021, 711031 and 711041, the expressions ‘powder’ and ‘in powder form’ mean products of which 90 % or more by weight passes through a sieve having a mesh aperture of 0,5 mm.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter note 4(B), for the purposes of subheadings 711011 and 711019, the expression ‘platinum’ does not include iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium or ruthenium.
3. For the classification of alloys in the subheadings of heading 7110, each alloy is to be classified with that metal, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium or ruthenium which predominates by weight over each other of these metals.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms: platinum, other?
Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms: platinum, other fall under HS subheading 7110.19, part of heading 7110, in section XIV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7110.19 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 platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7110.19 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 platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms?
South Africa, with US$2bn in 2024 (33.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export semi-manufactured platinum 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on semi-manufactured platinum?
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 semi-manufactured platinum from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were South Africa (39%), China (23%) and Switzerland (18%), out of total imports of £2.2bn.