Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7111
7111.00: Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, not further worked than semi-manufactured
Subheading 7111.00 belongs to heading 7111 (base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum) in chapter 71.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7111 00 00 00 Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates | £378k | 76.8% | — |
 China | £71k | 14.4% | +524.9% |
 United States | £20k | 4.1% | +142% |
 Italy | £16k | 3.3% | -27.1% |
 Malaysia | £3k | 0.6% | — |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £2k | 0.4% | — |
 France | £2k | 0.4% | -98.3% |
| United Kingdom | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$82.1kUS$82.1k+US$2.7m+US$4.7m+> US$36.8m
Exports: 61
- South Korea: US$42.4m
- Malaysia: US$36.8m
- Japan: US$16.1m
- Singapore: US$11.8m
- Germany: US$8.8m
- Slovakia: US$4.7m
- China: US$4.3m
- France: US$4.3m
- Switzerland: US$3.8m
- Philippines: US$3.7m
- United Kingdom: US$3.1m
- South Africa: US$3.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- United States: US$2.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.5m
- Italy: US$1.2m
- Austria: US$1.2m
- Netherlands: US$704.3k
- Türkiye: US$449.5k
- India: US$419.3k
- Spain: US$353.1k
- Greece: US$210.7k
- New Zealand: US$207k
- Sweden: US$181.7k
- Denmark: US$147.3k
- Belgium: US$142.4k
- Thailand: US$94.8k
- Czechia: US$82.1k
- Brazil: US$78.9k
- Costa Rica: US$67.8k
- Mexico: US$47.4k
- Portugal: US$39.5k
- Romania: US$34.6k
- Poland: US$30.6k
- Bahrain: US$23.2k
- Cyprus: US$20.1k
- Finland: US$14.3k
- Egypt: US$13.8k
- Australia: US$13k
- Norway: US$11.2k
- Vietnam: US$8.8k
- Ukraine: US$7.4k
- Bulgaria: US$5.2k
- Taiwan: US$4.9k
- United Arab Emirates: US$4.8k
- Israel: US$4.3k
- Ireland: US$2.2k
- Lithuania: US$1.2k
- Barbados: US$1.1k
- Iran: US$1k
- Nepal: US$800
- Tunisia: US$800
- Hungary: US$500
- Canada: US$300
- Angola: US$100
- Estonia: US$0
- Morocco: US$0
- French Polynesia: US$0
- Senegal: US$0
- Slovenia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$45.2kUS$45.2k+US$602.9k+US$2.1m+> US$12m
Imports: 90
- Philippines: US$58.8m
- Japan: US$40.6m
- China: US$12m
- Germany: US$8m
- Singapore: US$5.6m
- United States: US$3.9m
- Costa Rica: US$3.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.6m
- Belgium: US$2.1m
- Thailand: US$1.8m
- Italy: US$1.8m
- Egypt: US$1.7m
- Portugal: US$1.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.5m
- Switzerland: US$969.6k
- Netherlands: US$949.4k
- Austria: US$865.9k
- United Kingdom: US$818.9k
- Qatar: US$816.5k
- Malaysia: US$812.4k
- France: US$602.9k
- Mexico: US$568.7k
- Australia: US$492.5k
- Romania: US$445.1k
- Luxembourg: US$403.5k
- Czechia: US$357.1k
- India: US$301.9k
- Colombia: US$266.4k
- Greece: US$247.1k
- Ghana: US$197.2k
- Taiwan: US$188.4k
- Poland: US$159.1k
- Ireland: US$138.6k
- Israel: US$80.7k
- Morocco: US$76.6k
- Türkiye: US$74.9k
- Bahamas: US$59.3k
- Canada: US$55k
- Sweden: US$51.8k
- Saudi Arabia: US$49.7k
- Norway: US$46.8k
- Panama: US$45.2k
- Lithuania: US$43.7k
- Cyprus: US$40.9k
- Tanzania: US$36.2k
- Gibraltar: US$26.7k
- Albania: US$24.3k
- South Korea: US$18.7k
- Denmark: US$16.4k
- Hungary: US$14.8k
- Spain: US$14.1k
- Iceland: US$13.1k
- Mauritius: US$10.5k
- New Zealand: US$10k
- Kuwait: US$8.5k
- Vietnam: US$6.8k
- Croatia: US$6.1k
- Finland: US$5.2k
- Nicaragua: US$4.2k
- Bahrain: US$4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | US$42.4m | 27.2% |
| 2 | Malaysia | US$36.8m | 23.6% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$16.1m | 10.3% |
| 4 |  Singapore | US$11.8m | 7.6% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$8.8m | 5.7% |
| 6 |  Slovakia | US$4.7m | 3% |
| 7 | China | US$4.3m | 2.8% |
| 8 | France | US$4.3m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Switzerland | US$3.8m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Philippines | US$3.7m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | US$58.8m | 37.7% |
| 2 | Japan | US$40.6m | 26% |
| 3 | China | US$12m | 7.7% |
| 4 | Germany | US$8m | 5.1% |
| 5 | Singapore | US$5.6m | 3.6% |
| 6 | United States | US$3.9m | 2.5% |
| 7 |  Costa Rica | US$3.4m | 2.2% |
| 8 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$2.6m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$2.1m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$1.8m | 1.2% |
Subheading 7111.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 7111.00 into 3 tariff lines; 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 .
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £491.8k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 84% on the year before); United Arab Emirates supplied 77%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$156m (−91.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was South Korea (US$42.4m), followed by Malaysia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, not further worked than semi-manufactured?
Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, not further worked than semi-manufactured fall under HS subheading 7111.00, part of heading 7111, in section XIV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7111.00 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, silver or gold, clad with platinum in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 7111.00 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, silver or gold, clad with platinum?
South Korea, with US$42.4m in 2024 (27.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United Arab Emirates (77%), China (14%) and United States (4%), out of total imports of £491.8k.