Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7202
7202.99: Ferro-alloys, other, other
Official description Other
7202.99 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7202, ferro-alloys, chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7202 99 00 00 Other Free
- 7202 99 10 00 Ferro-phosphorus Free
- 7202 99 30 00 Ferro-silico-magnesium Free
- 7202 99 80 00 Other Free
- 7202 99 80 30 Calcium-silicon - an alloy that contains by weight 16% or more of calcium, 45% or more of silicon, not less than 4% but less than 14% of iron and not more than 10% of any other element; whether or not presented in bulk, packaged in bags or in steel drums, enclosed in steel sheets (or cored wire), or otherwise presented Free
- 7202 99 80 90 Other 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/411
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £9m | 50.5% | +652.4% |
 Austria | £4.5m | 25.4% | +4.8% |
 Germany | £1.9m | 10.8% | +718.1% |
 Netherlands | £1.4m | 7.8% | +27.4% |
 Poland | £280k | 1.6% | +68.3% |
 Spain | £144k | 0.8% | -45.1% |
 Estonia | £139k | 0.8% | -39.9% |
 Slovenia | £128k | 0.7% | +77.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$504kUS$504k+US$6m+US$16m+> US$33m
Exports: 76
- China: US$273m
- Brazil: US$167m
- Slovenia: US$33m
- United States: US$27m
- France: US$27m
- India: US$24m
- Argentina: US$19m
- Spain: US$16m
- Germany: US$14m
- South Africa: US$12m
- Austria: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$11m
- Norway: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Bhutan: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Italy: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Iran: US$1m
- Singapore: US$961k
- Australia: US$918k
- Taiwan: US$906k
- Estonia: US$551k
- Belgium: US$518k
- Portugal: US$504k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$500k
- Egypt: US$484k
- Bulgaria: US$478k
- Czechia: US$456k
- Ukraine: US$306k
- United Arab Emirates: US$265k
- Luxembourg: US$261k
- Tunisia: US$220k
- Peru: US$185k
- Denmark: US$184k
- Armenia: US$164k
- Finland: US$137k
- Sri Lanka: US$111k
- Chile: US$90k
- Latvia: US$89k
- Indonesia: US$81k
- Switzerland: US$62k
- Romania: US$62k
- Malta: US$42k
- Ireland: US$33k
- Philippines: US$32k
- Iceland: US$30k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$503kUS$503k+US$3m+US$15m+> US$51m
Imports: 129
- China: US$105m
- India: US$86m
- United States: US$57m
- Germany: US$51m
- Japan: US$48m
- Türkiye: US$31m
- Vietnam: US$29m
- France: US$25m
- Italy: US$22m
- Slovenia: US$22m
- Spain: US$21m
- South Korea: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$15m
- Thailand: US$15m
- Mexico: US$15m
- Brazil: US$13m
- Poland: US$12m
- Canada: US$12m
- Russia: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Belgium: US$9m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Finland: US$6m
- Austria: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Lesotho: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Iran: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Bahrain: US$1m
- North Macedonia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$942k
- Zimbabwe: US$917k
- Bangladesh: US$827k
- Luxembourg: US$820k
- Australia: US$795k
- Uzbekistan: US$789k
- Qatar: US$767k
- Denmark: US$740k
- Oman: US$681k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$273m | 37.2% |
| 2 |  Brazil | US$167m | 22.7% |
| 3 | Slovenia | US$33m | 4.5% |
| 4 |  United States | US$27m | 3.7% |
| 5 |  France | US$27m | 3.6% |
| 6 |  India | US$24m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Argentina | US$19m | 2.5% |
| 8 | Spain | US$16m | 2.2% |
| 9 | Germany | US$14m | 2% |
| 10 |  South Africa | US$12m | 1.7% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
- N324651 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of ferrosilicon zirconium from China
- 600013534 HMRC
Silicon Iron Chrome anodes The silicon iron anodes act as the positive electrode, while the buried or submersed structure being protected (e.g., pipelines, tanks, or marine structures) serves as the negative electrode. The anodes will consume over time whereas the structure will remain intact. The…
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7202.99 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7202.99 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2.7% (average 1.8%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £17.7m (up 108% on the year before), at an average of £5.02 per kg; China supplied 51%, followed by Austria.
World trade in these goods reached US$735m in 2024, down 19.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 37.2% of the total, ahead of Brazil.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ferro-alloys, other, other?
Ferro-alloys, other, other fall under HS subheading 7202.99, part of heading 7202, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ferro-alloys, other, other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7202.99 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, other, other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7202.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most ferro-alloys, other, other?
China, with US$273m in 2024 (37.2% 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 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 China (51%), Austria (25%) and Germany (11%), out of total imports of £17.7m.