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+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. 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
- 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 | |
| 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–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–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 | £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 5% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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$624.3kUS$624.3k+US$32.4m+US$228.4m+> US$667m
Exports: 75
- Russia: US$875.4m
- Oman: US$791.1m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$667m
- India: US$455.5m
- United States: US$307.2m
- Sweden: US$237.7m
- Malaysia: US$229.9m
- Libya: US$228.4m
- Venezuela: US$105.5m
- Qatar: US$66.5m
- Belgium: US$62.4m
- Iran: US$57m
- Bahrain: US$49.6m
- Poland: US$48m
- Algeria: US$39.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$38.2m
- Brazil: US$33.5m
- China: US$32.4m
- Canada: US$16.2m
- Italy: US$14.6m
- Uganda: US$12.5m
- South Africa: US$10.9m
- Uzbekistan: US$9.1m
- Austria: US$3.4m
- France: US$3.2m
- Kuwait: US$2.6m
- United Kingdom: US$2.1m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2.1m
- Netherlands: US$1.8m
- Germany: US$1.7m
- Egypt: US$1.3m
- Czechia: US$1.2m
- Spain: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Denmark: US$738.8k
- Taiwan: US$624.3k
- South Korea: US$612.2k
- Burkina Faso: US$470.4k
- Bolivia: US$355.5k
- Australia: US$300.4k
- Hungary: US$284.9k
- Bulgaria: US$191.6k
- Finland: US$149.4k
- Portugal: US$139k
- Japan: US$123.7k
- Norway: US$90.7k
- Ghana: US$61.3k
- Singapore: US$57.3k
- Georgia: US$46.5k
- Slovenia: US$39.8k
- Slovakia: US$37.9k
- Greece: US$36k
- Saudi Arabia: US$22.2k
- Ukraine: US$12.2k
- Thailand: US$6.3k
- Türkiye: US$6.3k
- Tunisia: US$6k
- Botswana: US$5.7k
- Luxembourg: US$5k
- New Zealand: US$4.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$309.3kUS$309.3k+US$19.1m+US$121.8m+> US$345.9m
Imports: 105
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.1bn
- United States: US$656m
- Türkiye: US$345.9m
- Nepal: US$308.6m
- Germany: US$242m
- Italy: US$231.8m
- India: US$186m
- Austria: US$135.8m
- Vietnam: US$126.7m
- Bangladesh: US$121.8m
- Kuwait: US$107.1m
- China: US$105.8m
- Spain: US$103.2m
- South Korea: US$91.2m
- Belgium: US$88.2m
- France: US$84.1m
- Egypt: US$75.7m
- Poland: US$71.2m
- Portugal: US$32.1m
- Netherlands: US$30.5m
- Indonesia: US$30.1m
- Mexico: US$27.1m
- Uzbekistan: US$24.9m
- Azerbaijan: US$22.2m
- Bhutan: US$19.1m
- Kenya: US$14.5m
- Japan: US$12.2m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Thailand: US$8.3m
- Morocco: US$8.2m
- Pakistan: US$7m
- Canada: US$6.1m
- Malaysia: US$5.1m
- Slovenia: US$3.5m
- Mali: US$2.5m
- Oman: US$2.3m
- Slovakia: US$2.2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1.9m
- Madagascar: US$1.7m
- Denmark: US$1.2m
- Finland: US$986.3k
- Norway: US$981.2k
- Tanzania: US$512.6k
- Sweden: US$448.7k
- Australia: US$385.5k
- Sri Lanka: US$317.9k
- United Kingdom: US$313.8k
- Greece: US$309.3k
- Armenia: US$305k
- Philippines: US$300k
- Iceland: US$231.9k
- Taiwan: US$212.6k
- Singapore: US$199.6k
- Lithuania: US$163.1k
- Romania: US$133.9k
- Mauritius: US$128.2k
- Hungary: US$110.4k
- Angola: US$99.9k
- Greenland: US$92.4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | US$875.4m | 19.8% |
| 2 |  Oman | US$791.1m | 17.9% |
| 3 |  Trinidad & Tobago | US$667m | 15.1% |
| 4 | India | US$455.5m | 10.3% |
| 5 | United States | US$307.2m | 7% |
| 6 |  Sweden | US$237.7m | 5.4% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$229.9m | 5.2% |
| 8 |  Libya | US$228.4m | 5.2% |
| 9 |  Venezuela | US$105.5m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Qatar | US$66.5m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | US$1.1bn | 23.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$656m | 14.9% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$345.9m | 7.8% |
| 4 |  Nepal | US$308.6m | 7% |
| 5 | Germany | US$242m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$231.8m | 5.3% |
| 7 | India | US$186m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Austria | US$135.8m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Vietnam | US$126.7m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Bangladesh | US$121.8m | 2.8% |
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 157 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 157 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$4.4bn 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$875.4m in 2024 (19.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export direct reduced iron (DRI) to the UK duty-free?
157 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.