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%+2
- 7117 19 00 90 Other 4%+2
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
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | 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 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 4 tariff lines USA Free – 11% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 5.7% The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$60.6kUS$60.6k+US$2.9m+US$33.1m+> US$193.1m
Exports: 198
- China: US$2.5bn
- France: US$540.7m
- Italy: US$478.2m
- Germany: US$347.9m
- Thailand: US$262.8m
- Japan: US$193.1m
- United States: US$173.4m
- Vietnam: US$125.4m
- Spain: US$91m
- Poland: US$90m
- South Korea: US$85.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$84.2m
- India: US$68.7m
- Türkiye: US$63.4m
- United Kingdom: US$43.3m
- Belgium: US$40.6m
- Austria: US$40.3m
- Netherlands: US$39.5m
- Switzerland: US$36.6m
- Colombia: US$33.1m
- Portugal: US$30.7m
- Singapore: US$27.4m
- Denmark: US$23m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Taiwan: US$15.3m
- Brazil: US$14.3m
- Canada: US$12.4m
- Sweden: US$11.6m
- Mexico: US$9.5m
- Malaysia: US$9.5m
- Indonesia: US$8.9m
- Greece: US$7.7m
- Israel: US$7.4m
- Philippines: US$6.5m
- Macao SAR China: US$5.9m
- Costa Rica: US$5.4m
- El Salvador: US$4.4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$3.6m
- Australia: US$3.5m
- Lithuania: US$3.4m
- Slovakia: US$3.4m
- Luxembourg: US$3.4m
- Ireland: US$3.3m
- Hungary: US$3.1m
- Sri Lanka: US$2.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.9m
- South Africa: US$2.8m
- Peru: US$2.6m
- Romania: US$2.4m
- Morocco: US$2.2m
- Tunisia: US$1.9m
- Norway: US$1.9m
- New Zealand: US$1.7m
- Serbia: US$1.3m
- Nepal: US$1.3m
- Paraguay: US$1.3m
- Russia: US$1.2m
- Croatia: US$1.1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.5mUS$1.5m+US$13.4m+US$79.6m+> US$249m
Imports: 216
- United States: US$698.9m
- France: US$392m
- China: US$383.4m
- Germany: US$292.9m
- Japan: US$269.2m
- United Kingdom: US$255.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$249m
- Italy: US$219.6m
- Spain: US$182.4m
- Poland: US$157.5m
- Netherlands: US$152.8m
- South Korea: US$140.5m
- Canada: US$132.1m
- Austria: US$115.9m
- Switzerland: US$110.7m
- Australia: US$110.1m
- Mexico: US$98.1m
- Türkiye: US$89.4m
- Singapore: US$85.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$84.6m
- Taiwan: US$81.5m
- Belgium: US$79.6m
- Thailand: US$78.2m
- Philippines: US$58.2m
- Portugal: US$56.8m
- Sweden: US$49.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$45.4m
- Vietnam: US$42m
- Ireland: US$36.5m
- Denmark: US$35.8m
- Brazil: US$33.6m
- Russia: US$32m
- Peru: US$29.2m
- Israel: US$29.1m
- Czechia: US$29m
- Malaysia: US$26.8m
- Greece: US$26.7m
- Norway: US$25.4m
- Kazakhstan: US$24.9m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$23.3m
- Bangladesh: US$22.8m
- Macao SAR China: US$22.4m
- Romania: US$22m
- South Africa: US$20m
- Nigeria: US$19.7m
- India: US$18m
- Chile: US$17.8m
- Indonesia: US$17.8m
- Qatar: US$16.3m
- Slovakia: US$15.9m
- Iraq: US$15.9m
- Kuwait: US$14.6m
- Colombia: US$14.2m
- New Zealand: US$13.4m
- Croatia: US$12.9m
- Argentina: US$12.7m
- Hungary: US$12.3m
- Morocco: US$12.2m
- Algeria: US$11.3m
- Finland: US$11.3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2.5bn | 44.6% |
| 2 | France | US$540.7m | 9.6% |
| 3 | Italy | US$478.2m | 8.5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$347.9m | 6.2% |
| 5 | Thailand | US$262.8m | 4.7% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$193.1m | 3.4% |
| 7 | United States | US$173.4m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Vietnam | US$125.4m | 2.2% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$91m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$90m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$698.9m | 12.4% |
| 2 | France | US$392m | 6.9% |
| 3 | China | US$383.4m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$292.9m | 5.2% |
| 5 | Japan | US$269.2m | 4.8% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$255.1m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$249m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Italy | US$219.6m | 3.9% |
| 9 | Spain | US$182.4m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Poland | US$157.5m | 2.8% |
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%.
175 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.
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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?
175 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.