Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7110

7110.29

7110.29: Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms: palladium, other

Semi-manufactured palladium

Official description Other

7110.29 is the HS subheading for semi-manufactured palladium, under heading 7110 in chapter 71.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 7110 29 00 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 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 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£445.4m+63.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£36,250.25 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.1mFeb 2024: £27mMar 2024: £6.6mApr 2024: £3.7mMay 2024: £14.9mJun 2024: £63.5mJul 2024: £36.1mAug 2024: £3mSept 2024: £46.8mOct 2024: £589kNov 2024: £122mDec 2024: £476kJan 2025: £365kFeb 2025: £3.4mMar 2025: £6.4mApr 2025: £21.9mMay 2025: £10.3mJun 2025: £9.4mJul 2025: £35.1mAug 2025: £16.2mSept 2025: £51mOct 2025: £78.8mNov 2025: £18.8mDec 2025: £51.4mJan 2026: £68.5mFeb 2026: £88.7mMar 2026: £8.2mApr 2026: £21.5mMay 2026: £8.4mJun 2026: £20.6mJul 2026: £4.5mAug 2026: £24.9m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Switzerland £170.1m 38.2% +58.5%
South Africa £154.6m 34.7% +77.1%
Japan £50.5m 11.3% +57.2%
Russia £36.6m 8.2% -5.9%
South Korea £14.8m 3.3% —
China £9.2m 2.1% +3,758%
Germany £5.2m 1.2% -14%
India £3.1m 0.7% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7110.29 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$727kUS$727k+US$8m+US$96m+> US$369m

Exports: 62
  1. South Africa: US$457m
  2. Switzerland: US$369m
  3. Canada: US$216m
  4. Russia: US$163m
  5. Germany: US$146m
  6. United States: US$96m
  7. Japan: US$96m
  8. United Kingdom: US$72m
  9. Italy: US$35m
  10. Hong Kong SAR China: US$19m
  11. South Korea: US$18m
  12. Austria: US$11m
  13. China: US$9m
  14. France: US$9m
  15. Australia: US$8m
  16. Netherlands: US$7m
  17. Spain: US$7m
  18. Singapore: US$4m
  19. Poland: US$4m
  20. Taiwan: US$4m
  21. Chile: US$3m
  22. Belgium: US$3m
  23. Mexico: US$2m
  24. Malaysia: US$2m
  25. India: US$2m
  26. Türkiye: US$1m
  27. Czechia: US$1m
  28. Thailand: US$780k
  29. Greece: US$759k
  30. Egypt: US$727k
  31. Finland: US$541k
  32. Ireland: US$504k
  33. New Zealand: US$362k
  34. Norway: US$322k
  35. Latvia: US$258k
  36. Hungary: US$222k
  37. Ukraine: US$192k
  38. Congo - Brazzaville: US$188k
  39. Sri Lanka: US$164k
  40. Croatia: US$144k
  41. Afghanistan: US$134k
  42. Portugal: US$133k
  43. Brazil: US$98k
  44. Slovenia: US$67k
  45. Bulgaria: US$53k
  46. Sweden: US$35k
  47. Dominican Republic: US$29k
  48. Israel: US$17k
  49. Romania: US$14k
  50. Samoa: US$13k
  51. Philippines: US$11k
  52. Estonia: US$10k
  53. Slovakia: US$9k
  54. Luxembourg: US$6k
  55. Denmark: US$5k
  56. Eswatini: US$4k
  57. Costa Rica: US$4k
  58. Armenia: US$600
  59. Tanzania: US$300
  60. United Arab Emirates: US$100

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 South Africa US$457m 25.8%
2 Switzerland US$369m 20.9%
3 Canada US$216m 12.2%
4 Russia US$163m 9.2%
5 Germany US$146m 8.2%
6 United States US$96m 5.4%
7 Japan US$96m 5.4%
8 United Kingdom US$72m 4%
9 Italy US$35m 2%
10 Hong Kong SAR China US$19m 1.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United Kingdom US$469m 26.5%
2 United States US$341m 19.3%
3 Italy US$184m 10.4%
4 Switzerland US$171m 9.7%
5 Germany US$151m 8.6%
6 France US$101m 5.7%
7 Japan US$55m 3.1%
8 China US$48m 2.7%
9 Canada US$47m 2.7%
10 South Korea US$41m 2.3%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7110.29; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 7110.29 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of semi-manufactured palladium into the UK came to £445.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 63% on the year before); Switzerland supplied 38%, followed by South Africa.

In 2024, countries exported semi-manufactured palladium worth US$2bn (−10.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was South Africa (US$457m), followed by Switzerland.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms: palladium, other?

Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms: palladium, other fall under HS subheading 7110.29, 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 7110.29 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 7110.29 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$457m in 2024 (25.8% of world exports).

Which countries can export semi-manufactured palladium 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 palladium?

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 palladium from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Switzerland (38%), South Africa (35%) and Japan (11%), out of total imports of £445.4m.