Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7112

7112.92

7112.92: Of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals

Platinum waste and scrap

7112.92 is the HS subheading for platinum waste and scrap, under heading 7112 in chapter 71.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 7112 92 00 00 Of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 4

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9038
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y961 Goods other than those described in Annex IX (Gold, precious metals and diamonds) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Iran
    Legal act
    2023 No.1314
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
  • 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 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£661.2m+116.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£168.00 per kg
Jan 2024: £13mFeb 2024: £18.5mMar 2024: £14.7mApr 2024: £15.9mMay 2024: £21.5mJun 2024: £17mJul 2024: £17.5mAug 2024: £21mSept 2024: £12.5mOct 2024: £20.4mNov 2024: £26.8mDec 2024: £16.1mJan 2025: £18.2mFeb 2025: £17.5mMar 2025: £20.1mApr 2025: £20mMay 2025: £23.3mJun 2025: £31.6mJul 2025: £33.6mAug 2025: £65mSept 2025: £22.4mOct 2025: £63.7mNov 2025: £51.6mDec 2025: £54.7mJan 2026: £36.3mFeb 2026: £76.2mMar 2026: £49.9mApr 2026: £74.9mMay 2026: £54.1mJun 2026: £53mJul 2026: £89.1mAug 2026: £35.4m 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
Germany £243.2m 36.8% +177.4%
United States £137.9m 20.9% +236.2%
Spain £50.9m 7.7% +85.5%
Bosnia & Herzegovina £30m 4.5% +297.3%
United Kingdom £26m 3.9% +333.8%
France £23.9m 3.6% +378.2%
Poland £23.1m 3.5% -2.8%
Netherlands £21m 3.2% +160.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7112.92 · US$5bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$22m+US$113m+> US$300m

Exports: 130
  1. United States: US$955m
  2. Germany: US$613m
  3. United Kingdom: US$436m
  4. France: US$300m
  5. Canada: US$269m
  6. Czechia: US$218m
  7. Japan: US$165m
  8. South Korea: US$159m
  9. Singapore: US$131m
  10. China: US$129m
  11. United Arab Emirates: US$126m
  12. Switzerland: US$123m
  13. Poland: US$113m
  14. Saudi Arabia: US$111m
  15. Netherlands: US$108m
  16. Taiwan: US$103m
  17. Mexico: US$95m
  18. Sweden: US$93m
  19. Italy: US$91m
  20. Malaysia: US$73m
  21. Spain: US$72m
  22. Hong Kong SAR China: US$57m
  23. Belgium: US$57m
  24. Australia: US$57m
  25. Finland: US$56m
  26. South Africa: US$55m
  27. Hungary: US$49m
  28. Thailand: US$49m
  29. Austria: US$46m
  30. Croatia: US$41m
  31. Brazil: US$36m
  32. India: US$31m
  33. Lithuania: US$22m
  34. Nigeria: US$20m
  35. Estonia: US$17m
  36. New Zealand: US$14m
  37. Jordan: US$13m
  38. Philippines: US$13m
  39. Uzbekistan: US$13m
  40. Qatar: US$12m
  41. Indonesia: US$11m
  42. Portugal: US$11m
  43. Argentina: US$10m
  44. Denmark: US$10m
  45. Trinidad & Tobago: US$10m
  46. Vietnam: US$9m
  47. Colombia: US$8m
  48. Türkiye: US$8m
  49. Chile: US$7m
  50. Bulgaria: US$7m
  51. Iran: US$7m
  52. Ireland: US$7m
  53. Ukraine: US$7m
  54. Greece: US$7m
  55. Pakistan: US$6m
  56. Algeria: US$6m
  57. Slovakia: US$6m
  58. Romania: US$5m
  59. Bolivia: US$5m
  60. Israel: US$4m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$955m 17.9%
2 Germany US$613m 11.5%
3 United Kingdom US$436m 8.2%
4 France US$300m 5.6%
5 Canada US$269m 5%
6 Czechia US$218m 4.1%
7 Japan US$165m 3.1%
8 South Korea US$159m 3%
9 Singapore US$131m 2.4%
10 China US$129m 2.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$1bn 19.6%
2 United States US$965m 18%
3 Japan US$920m 17.2%
4 Belgium US$719m 13.4%
5 United Kingdom US$289m 5.4%
6 South Korea US$244m 4.6%
7 Switzerland US$220m 4.1%
8 Singapore US$209m 3.9%
9 Italy US$167m 3.1%
10 Austria US$129m 2.4%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7112.92; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 7112.92 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.

Imports of platinum waste and scrap into the UK came to £661.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 117% on the year before); Germany supplied 37%, followed by United States.

In 2024, countries exported platinum waste and scrap worth US$5bn (−27% year on year).

The largest exporter was the United States (US$955m), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals?

Of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals fall under HS subheading 7112.92, part of heading 7112, in section XIV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of platinum, including metal clad with platinum… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7112.92 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 of platinum, including metal clad with platinum… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7112.92 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 of platinum, including metal clad with platinum…?

The United States, with US$955m in 2024 (17.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export platinum waste and scrap 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 platinum waste and scrap from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (37%), United States (21%) and Spain (8%), out of total imports of £661.2m.