Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7203
7203.10: Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore
Direct reduced iron (DRI)
7203.10 is the HS subheading for direct reduced iron (DRI), under heading 7203 in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7203 10 00 00 Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore 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, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | £32k | 36.6% | +6.5% |
 Belgium | £19k | 21.5% | — |
 Denmark | £12k | 13.8% | — |
 Norway | £12k | 13.5% | — |
 India | £12k | 13.4% | — |
 Ireland | £1k | 1.2% | — |
 Germany | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Luxembourg | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$624kUS$624k+US$32m+US$228m+> US$667m
Exports: 75
- Russia: US$875m
- Oman: US$791m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$667m
- India: US$456m
- United States: US$307m
- Sweden: US$238m
- Malaysia: US$230m
- Libya: US$228m
- Venezuela: US$105m
- Qatar: US$66m
- Belgium: US$62m
- Iran: US$57m
- Bahrain: US$50m
- Poland: US$48m
- Algeria: US$40m
- United Arab Emirates: US$38m
- Brazil: US$33m
- China: US$32m
- Canada: US$16m
- Italy: US$15m
- Uganda: US$13m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Uzbekistan: US$9m
- Austria: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Denmark: US$739k
- Taiwan: US$624k
- South Korea: US$612k
- Burkina Faso: US$470k
- Bolivia: US$356k
- Australia: US$300k
- Hungary: US$285k
- Bulgaria: US$192k
- Finland: US$149k
- Portugal: US$139k
- Japan: US$124k
- Norway: US$91k
- Ghana: US$61k
- Singapore: US$57k
- Georgia: US$47k
- Slovenia: US$40k
- Slovakia: US$38k
- Greece: US$36k
- Saudi Arabia: US$22k
- Ukraine: US$12k
- Thailand: US$6k
- Türkiye: US$6k
- Tunisia: US$6k
- Botswana: US$6k
- Luxembourg: US$5k
- New Zealand: US$5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$309kUS$309k+US$19m+US$122m+> US$346m
Imports: 105
- Saudi Arabia: US$1bn
- United States: US$656m
- Türkiye: US$346m
- Nepal: US$309m
- Germany: US$242m
- Italy: US$232m
- India: US$186m
- Austria: US$136m
- Vietnam: US$127m
- Bangladesh: US$122m
- Kuwait: US$107m
- China: US$106m
- Spain: US$103m
- South Korea: US$91m
- Belgium: US$88m
- France: US$84m
- Egypt: US$76m
- Poland: US$71m
- Portugal: US$32m
- Netherlands: US$30m
- Indonesia: US$30m
- Mexico: US$27m
- Uzbekistan: US$25m
- Azerbaijan: US$22m
- Bhutan: US$19m
- Kenya: US$15m
- Japan: US$12m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Morocco: US$8m
- Pakistan: US$7m
- Canada: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Mali: US$3m
- Oman: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Madagascar: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Finland: US$986k
- Norway: US$981k
- Tanzania: US$513k
- Sweden: US$449k
- Australia: US$386k
- Sri Lanka: US$318k
- United Kingdom: US$314k
- Greece: US$309k
- Armenia: US$305k
- Philippines: US$300k
- Iceland: US$232k
- Taiwan: US$213k
- Singapore: US$200k
- Lithuania: US$163k
- Romania: US$134k
- Mauritius: US$128k
- Hungary: US$110k
- Angola: US$100k
- Greenland: US$92k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | US$875m | 19.8% |
| 2 |  Oman | US$791m | 17.9% |
| 3 |  Trinidad & Tobago | US$667m | 15.1% |
| 4 | India | US$456m | 10.3% |
| 5 | United States | US$307m | 7% |
| 6 |  Sweden | US$238m | 5.4% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$230m | 5.2% |
| 8 |  Libya | US$228m | 5.2% |
| 9 |  Venezuela | US$105m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Qatar | US$66m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | US$1bn | 23.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$656m | 14.9% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$346m | 7.8% |
| 4 |  Nepal | US$309m | 7% |
| 5 | Germany | US$242m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$232m | 5.3% |
| 7 | India | US$186m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Austria | US$136m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Vietnam | US$127m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Bangladesh | US$122m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 3.5%median duty
- 65number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 10% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 1.7%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 10% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 2% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 4% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 10% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 2% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
| Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
| Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 10% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 10% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
| Venezuela | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 67133 Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore & other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets/similar forms; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets/similar forms
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41116 Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7203.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7203.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7203.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7203.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7203.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7203.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
CBAM: carbon border adjustment
Goods of the CBAM sector iron and steel pay for the greenhouse gases emitted in their production when they are imported into the EU. Without verified actual emissions, the importer declares the default values below (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of goods).
7203 Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99,94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms
| Country of production | Direct | Indirect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 0.81 | — | 0.81 |
| Argentina | 1.03 | — | 1.03 |
| Canada | 0.76 | — | 0.76 |
| India | 4.2 | — | 4.2 |
| Mexico | 0.58 | — | 0.58 |
| Russia | 2.01 | — | 2.01 |
| South Africa | 0.76 | — | 0.76 |
| United States | 0.45 | — | 0.45 |
| Other countries (default) | 1.33 | — | 1.33 |
with the mark-up for 2026: 1.458 · with the mark-up for 2027: 1.59 · with the mark-up for 2028: 1.722
t CO2e per t of goods · definitive period since 1 January 2026; first annual declaration due 30 September 2027 · Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 as corrected by 2026/1740 (European Commission data, not legally binding)
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
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 7203.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7203.10; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 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 direct reduced iron (DRI) worth £86.2k (up 84% on the year before), at an average of £2.77 per kg; China supplied 37%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in direct reduced iron (DRI) reached US$4bn in 2024, down 9.2% on 2023.
Russia was the largest exporter with 19.8% of the total, ahead of Oman.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore?
Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore fall under HS subheading 7203.10, part of heading 7203, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7203.10 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 ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7203.10 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 ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of…?
Russia, with US$875m in 2024 (19.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export direct reduced iron (DRI) to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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 direct reduced iron (DRI)?
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 direct reduced iron (DRI) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (37%), Belgium (22%) and Denmark (14%), out of total imports of £86.2k.