Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7117
7117.19: Of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal: other
Base metal imitation jewellery
Official description Other
7117.19 is the HS subheading for base metal imitation jewellery, under heading 7117 in chapter 71.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7117 19 00 00 Other 4%
- 7117 19 00 10 Without parts of glass, hand-made 4%
- 7117 19 00 90 Other 4%
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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 4
- 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 - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
- Import controlImport control on seal products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2018 No. 1034
- Documents
- C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
- C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
- C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
- Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £116.4m | 60.2% | +12.4% |
 Thailand | £20m | 10.4% | +4.4% |
 Italy | £15.4m | 7.9% | -32.3% |
 Vietnam | £12m | 6.2% | +2.5% |
 France | £9m | 4.7% | +3.2% |
 India | £4.9m | 2.5% | -18.8% |
 Germany | £4m | 2.1% | +2.7% |
 United States | £3.3m | 1.7% | +24.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free – 11% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 5.7% 
Canada Free – 8.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Mexico 5% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 10% 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan 3.7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$61kUS$61k+US$3m+US$33m+> US$193m
Exports: 198
- China: US$2.5bn
- France: US$541m
- Italy: US$478m
- Germany: US$348m
- Thailand: US$263m
- Japan: US$193m
- United States: US$173m
- Vietnam: US$125m
- Spain: US$91m
- Poland: US$90m
- South Korea: US$86m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$84m
- India: US$69m
- Türkiye: US$63m
- United Kingdom: US$43m
- Belgium: US$41m
- Austria: US$40m
- Netherlands: US$40m
- Switzerland: US$37m
- Colombia: US$33m
- Portugal: US$31m
- Singapore: US$27m
- Denmark: US$23m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Taiwan: US$15m
- Brazil: US$14m
- Canada: US$12m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Greece: US$8m
- Israel: US$7m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Macao SAR China: US$6m
- Costa Rica: US$5m
- El Salvador: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Sri Lanka: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Romania: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Nepal: US$1m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$13m+US$80m+> US$249m
Imports: 216
- United States: US$699m
- France: US$392m
- China: US$383m
- Germany: US$293m
- Japan: US$269m
- United Kingdom: US$255m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$249m
- Italy: US$220m
- Spain: US$182m
- Poland: US$157m
- Netherlands: US$153m
- South Korea: US$141m
- Canada: US$132m
- Austria: US$116m
- Switzerland: US$111m
- Australia: US$110m
- Mexico: US$98m
- Türkiye: US$89m
- Singapore: US$86m
- United Arab Emirates: US$85m
- Taiwan: US$82m
- Belgium: US$80m
- Thailand: US$78m
- Philippines: US$58m
- Portugal: US$57m
- Sweden: US$50m
- Saudi Arabia: US$45m
- Vietnam: US$42m
- Ireland: US$37m
- Denmark: US$36m
- Brazil: US$34m
- Russia: US$32m
- Peru: US$29m
- Israel: US$29m
- Czechia: US$29m
- Malaysia: US$27m
- Greece: US$27m
- Norway: US$25m
- Kazakhstan: US$25m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$23m
- Bangladesh: US$23m
- Macao SAR China: US$22m
- Romania: US$22m
- South Africa: US$20m
- Nigeria: US$20m
- India: US$18m
- Chile: US$18m
- Indonesia: US$18m
- Qatar: US$16m
- Slovakia: US$16m
- Iraq: US$16m
- Kuwait: US$15m
- Colombia: US$14m
- New Zealand: US$13m
- Croatia: US$13m
- Argentina: US$13m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Morocco: US$12m
- Algeria: US$11m
- Finland: US$11m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2.5bn | 44.6% |
| 2 | France | US$541m | 9.6% |
| 3 | Italy | US$478m | 8.5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$348m | 6.2% |
| 5 | Thailand | US$263m | 4.7% |
| 6 | Japan | US$193m | 3.4% |
| 7 | United States | US$173m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Vietnam | US$125m | 2.2% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$91m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$90m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$699m | 12.4% |
| 2 | France | US$392m | 6.9% |
| 3 | China | US$383m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$293m | 5.2% |
| 5 | Japan | US$269m | 4.8% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$255m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$249m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Italy | US$220m | 3.9% |
| 9 | Spain | US$182m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Poland | US$157m | 2.8% |
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.
- 15%median duty
- 14number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Barbados, Guyana, Belize
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 30% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 4.2%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 60% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 50% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 4.7% | 0% – 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 4.3% | 0% – 8.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 35% | 10% – 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 4% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 60% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 25% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 25%* | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 10% | 8% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 50% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 5.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 6.7% | 5% – 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 10% | 8% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7.7% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 25% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 3.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 26% | 22% – 30% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 4% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.7% | 0% – 11% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 25% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 0% – 0.4% | 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
- 89721 Imitation jewellery of base metal, whether/not plated with precious metal
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 413201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38997 Imitation jewellery
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3212 Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7117.19 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7117.19 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7117.19 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7117.19 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7117.19 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7117.19 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 75
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N352027 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of jewelry findings from China
- N348503 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of two bag charms from China
- N347165 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of jewelry findings from China
- N347488 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a metal tie bar from China
- N346514 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a ring set from China
- N346483 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of bangle set from China
- 600015699 HMRC
A handmade, wearable accessory in the form of a jewellery charm, made entirely of stainless steel with a 5mm diameter hole, allowing it to be threaded onto a bracelet or necklace cord. The charm has a diameter of 10mm, a width of 5mm, is hand polished and engraved with wording and a branded logo.…
- 600015383 HMRC
Badge and Rosette Set The Badge and Rosette comes in 2 different colours and suitable for parties and more. The pin behind the badge/ rosette just needs to be attached to any piece of clothing or any item of choice.
- 600014093 HMRC
The product is male decorative ring designed to be worn around the base of the penis. This is a wearable accessory for aesthetic purposes, providing a decorative and ergonomic design and can only be worn for a period at a time. Made from 304 stainless steel using closed-die forging for durability,…
- 600012254 HMRC
The product are metal charms and on the reverse of the charm there is a flat fastening plug which pushes into the ventilation holes to click them onto. Various size and colours to personalize their shoes, including letters, numbers, characters, and symbols. Material made from metal zinc alloy.…
- 600011324 HMRC
A metal bracelet, this is a personalised charm bracelet. Made from steel Packaged is a piece of carboard with a written description about the bracelet.
- 600011028 HMRC
A pin badge made of zinc alloy. It has a fastening attachment on the reverse to allow it to be worn on clothing. The front of the badge contains a print/pattern/design. This can be made with a coloured enamel. The badge comes packaged within a transparent grip-sealed bag.
75 rulings in total for this code
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 · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7117.19 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 4%.
Subheading 7117.19 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4%.
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 4%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of base metal imitation jewellery into the UK came to £193.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 0% on the year before); China supplied 60%, followed by Thailand.
In 2024, countries exported base metal imitation jewellery worth US$5.6bn (+7.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2.5bn), followed by France.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal: other?
Of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal: other fall under HS subheading 7117.19, part of heading 7117, in section XIV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of base metal in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7117.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on of base metal in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7117.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of base metal?
China, with US$2.5bn in 2024 (44.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export base metal imitation jewellery 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on base metal imitation jewellery?
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 base metal imitation jewellery from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (60%), Thailand (10%) and Italy (8%), out of total imports of £193.4m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.