Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7204

7204.10

7204.10: Waste and scrap of cast iron

Subheading 7204.10 belongs to heading 7204 (ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel) in chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 7204 10 00 00 Waste and scrap of cast iron 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 4

  • 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
  • Import controlImport control - Waste
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/590
    Documents
    • C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 37 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£802k+183.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.38 per kg
Jan 2024: £35kFeb 2024: £27kMar 2024: £145kApr 2024: £4kMay 2024: £23kJun 2024: £9kJul 2024: £82kAug 2024: £4kSept 2024: £8kOct 2024: £25kNov 2024: £24kDec 2024: £7kJan 2025: £16kFeb 2025: £15kMar 2025: £22kApr 2025: £11kMay 2025: £14kJun 2025: £31kJul 2025: £86kAug 2025: £24kSept 2025: £33kOct 2025: £57kNov 2025: £127kDec 2025: £103kJan 2026: £3kFeb 2026: £51kMar 2026: £68kApr 2026: £63kMay 2026: £178kJun 2026: £53kJul 2026: £49kAug 2026: £15k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Ireland £771k 96.1% +252.1%
Czechia £22k 2.7% +163.4%
India £8k 1% —
United States £1k 0.2% —
Bolivia £0 0% -100%
Italy £0 0% -100%
Slovakia £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7204.10 · US$1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$698kUS$698k+US$5m+US$20m+> US$85m

Exports: 144
  1. Australia: US$121m
  2. France: US$113m
  3. United States: US$111m
  4. Canada: US$91m
  5. Germany: US$85m
  6. Poland: US$55m
  7. United Kingdom: US$47m
  8. Norway: US$46m
  9. Spain: US$39m
  10. Netherlands: US$33m
  11. Czechia: US$26m
  12. Hungary: US$25m
  13. Austria: US$25m
  14. Belgium: US$24m
  15. Panama: US$20m
  16. Slovakia: US$15m
  17. Portugal: US$14m
  18. South Africa: US$12m
  19. Sweden: US$11m
  20. Barbados: US$10m
  21. Italy: US$9m
  22. Finland: US$9m
  23. Philippines: US$8m
  24. Türkiye: US$8m
  25. Brazil: US$8m
  26. Greece: US$8m
  27. Croatia: US$7m
  28. Macao SAR China: US$7m
  29. Israel: US$7m
  30. Malta: US$7m
  31. Singapore: US$7m
  32. Ireland: US$7m
  33. Mozambique: US$6m
  34. Mauritius: US$6m
  35. Venezuela: US$5m
  36. Congo - Brazzaville: US$5m
  37. Iceland: US$5m
  38. Switzerland: US$5m
  39. Mexico: US$4m
  40. Kuwait: US$4m
  41. Honduras: US$4m
  42. Denmark: US$4m
  43. Senegal: US$4m
  44. Serbia: US$4m
  45. Congo - Kinshasa: US$3m
  46. Slovenia: US$3m
  47. Cambodia: US$3m
  48. Japan: US$3m
  49. Malaysia: US$3m
  50. Kazakhstan: US$3m
  51. Guatemala: US$3m
  52. Lithuania: US$2m
  53. Ukraine: US$2m
  54. South Korea: US$2m
  55. Luxembourg: US$2m
  56. Gabon: US$2m
  57. Zimbabwe: US$2m
  58. Indonesia: US$2m
  59. Kenya: US$2m
  60. Bangladesh: US$2m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Australia US$121m 10.7%
2 France US$113m 10%
3 United States US$111m 9.8%
4 Canada US$91m 8.1%
5 Germany US$85m 7.6%
6 Poland US$55m 4.8%
7 United Kingdom US$47m 4.2%
8 Norway US$46m 4.1%
9 Spain US$39m 3.4%
10 Netherlands US$33m 2.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$132m 11.7%
2 Germany US$99m 8.7%
3 Spain US$84m 7.4%
4 United States US$77m 6.8%
5 Bangladesh US$69m 6.1%
6 Belgium US$67m 6%
7 Netherlands US$56m 4.9%
8 Pakistan US$52m 4.6%
9 Italy US$52m 4.6%
10 Vietnam US$37m 3.3%

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.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7204.10; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 7204.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

156 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 £802.4k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 183% on the year before); Ireland supplied 96%, followed by Czechia.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1bn (+2.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was Australia (US$121m), followed by France.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for waste and scrap of cast iron?

Waste and scrap of cast iron fall under HS subheading 7204.10, part of heading 7204, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on waste and scrap of cast iron in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7204.10 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 waste and scrap of cast iron in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7204.10 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 waste and scrap of cast iron?

Australia, with US$121m in 2024 (10.7% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 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 Ireland (96%), Czechia (3%) and India (1%), out of total imports of £802.4k.