Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7202
7202.49: Ferro-alloys, ferro-chromium, other
Official description Other
Subheading 7202.49 belongs to heading 7202 (ferro-alloys) in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7202 49 00 00 Other Free
- 7202 49 10 00 Containing by weight not more than 0.05% of carbon Free
- 7202 49 10 20 Containing by weight more than 30% but not more than 90% of chromium (super-refined ferrochromium) Free
- 7202 49 10 90 Other Free
- 7202 49 50 00 Containing by weight more than 0.05% but not more than 0.5% of carbon Free
- With a chromium content by weight of 30% and more Free
- 7202 49 50 11 Containing by weight not more than 0.1% of carbon and more than 30% but not more than 90% of chromium (super-refined ferrochromium) Free
- 7202 49 50 19 Other Free
- 7202 49 50 90 Other Free
- 7202 49 90 00 Containing by weight more than 0.5% but not more than 4% of carbon Free
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 6 lines
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 6 lines
Import requirements 3
- 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
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 37 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, 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 | Comoros, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £3.7m | 47.3% | +7.5% |
 Kazakhstan | £1.1m | 13.6% | -47.2% |
 India | £877k | 11.1% | +217.6% |
 Brazil | £869k | 11% | -24.5% |
 China | £470k | 5.9% | +155.7% |
 Türkiye | £429k | 5.4% | +105.2% |
 Japan | £146k | 1.8% | — |
 Zimbabwe | £112k | 1.4% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$401kUS$401k+US$5m+US$50m+> US$115m
Exports: 73
- Kazakhstan: US$203m
- India: US$117m
- Türkiye: US$115m
- Russia: US$105m
- China: US$92m
- Netherlands: US$51m
- Germany: US$50m
- South Africa: US$43m
- Brazil: US$33m
- Japan: US$15m
- Oman: US$10m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Malta: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Sweden: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Zimbabwe: US$5m
- France: US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Spain: US$844k
- Ukraine: US$726k
- Switzerland: US$706k
- Estonia: US$704k
- Canada: US$458k
- Slovakia: US$433k
- Slovenia: US$413k
- Philippines: US$410k
- Finland: US$401k
- Luxembourg: US$377k
- Poland: US$376k
- Mozambique: US$289k
- Greece: US$269k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$261k
- Iran: US$192k
- Albania: US$191k
- Lithuania: US$126k
- Chile: US$118k
- Australia: US$94k
- Papua New Guinea: US$90k
- Bahrain: US$80k
- Serbia: US$70k
- Armenia: US$68k
- Georgia: US$55k
- Peru: US$54k
- Saudi Arabia: US$48k
- Romania: US$42k
- Bahamas: US$40k
- Costa Rica: US$38k
- Mexico: US$37k
- Singapore: US$36k
- North Macedonia: US$14k
- Qatar: US$8k
- Zambia: US$7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$693kUS$693k+US$6m+US$26m+> US$74m
Imports: 102
- United States: US$113m
- Netherlands: US$102m
- Japan: US$76m
- Germany: US$74m
- South Korea: US$74m
- China: US$51m
- Saudi Arabia: US$44m
- Belgium: US$36m
- Austria: US$35m
- Italy: US$27m
- Taiwan: US$26m
- Spain: US$24m
- Sweden: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$18m
- France: US$16m
- Türkiye: US$15m
- Canada: US$13m
- United Arab Emirates: US$13m
- India: US$12m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Finland: US$10m
- Brazil: US$9m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Russia: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Australia: US$4m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Estonia: US$975k
- North Macedonia: US$877k
- Luxembourg: US$860k
- Philippines: US$703k
- Mongolia: US$693k
- Bulgaria: US$657k
- Morocco: US$562k
- Bolivia: US$557k
- Tunisia: US$449k
- Pakistan: US$396k
- Cuba: US$370k
- Iran: US$360k
- Algeria: US$309k
- Kazakhstan: US$265k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | US$203m | 22.4% |
| 2 | India | US$117m | 12.9% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$115m | 12.6% |
| 4 |  Russia | US$105m | 11.6% |
| 5 | China | US$92m | 10.1% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$51m | 5.6% |
| 7 | Germany | US$50m | 5.5% |
| 8 |  South Africa | US$43m | 4.7% |
| 9 | Brazil | US$33m | 3.6% |
| 10 | Japan | US$15m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$113m | 12.4% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$102m | 11.2% |
| 3 | Japan | US$76m | 8.3% |
| 4 | Germany | US$74m | 8.2% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$74m | 8.1% |
| 6 | China | US$51m | 5.6% |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | US$44m | 4.8% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$36m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$35m | 3.9% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$27m | 3% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7202.49 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7202.49 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 7%.
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 these goods into the UK came to £7.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); Germany supplied 47%, followed by Kazakhstan.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$908m (−9.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was Kazakhstan (US$203m), followed by India.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ferro-alloys, ferro-chromium, other?
Ferro-alloys, ferro-chromium, other fall under HS subheading 7202.49, part of heading 7202, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ferro-alloys, ferro-chromium, other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7202.49 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 ferro-alloys, ferro-chromium, other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7202.49 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most ferro-alloys, ferro-chromium, other?
Kazakhstan, with US$203m in 2024 (22.4% 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (47%), Kazakhstan (14%) and India (11%), out of total imports of £7.9m.