Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7204
7204.30: Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel
Subheading 7204.30 belongs to heading 7204 (ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel) in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7204 30 00 00 Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel Free
- 7204 30 00 10 Scrap Free
- 7204 30 00 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 5
- 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 controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/620
- Documents
- C058 The statement of conformity with the end-of-waste criteria referred to in Article 5(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 333/2011 is to be issued for each consignment of scrap metal ceased to be waste
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 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)
- Y959 Goods other than those described in Annex V (Coal, iron and iron ore) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £7.4m | 98.3% | +11.9% |
 Switzerland | £92k | 1.2% | +4,253.4% |
| United Kingdom | £15k | 0.2% | — |
 Iceland | £6k | 0.1% | — |
 Costa Rica | £5k | 0.1% | — |
 Panama | £4k | 0% | — |
 Jamaica | £3k | 0% | — |
 Spain | £485 | 0% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$695kUS$695k+US$7m+US$27m+> US$53m
Exports: 109
- France: US$80m
- Canada: US$65m
- United Kingdom: US$57m
- Philippines: US$53m
- Belgium: US$51m
- Bahrain: US$42m
- Italy: US$34m
- United States: US$32m
- Dominican Republic: US$29m
- Poland: US$27m
- Finland: US$27m
- Netherlands: US$25m
- South Sudan: US$22m
- Germany: US$21m
- Brazil: US$20m
- Kenya: US$19m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Chile: US$15m
- New Zealand: US$14m
- Hungary: US$13m
- Ireland: US$13m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Spain: US$8m
- Malta: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Austria: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Malawi: US$4m
- Brunei: US$4m
- Honduras: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Mozambique: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Panama: US$3m
- Bolivia: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Botswana: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Fiji: US$1m
- Morocco: US$695k
- Switzerland: US$591k
- Kuwait: US$458k
- South Africa: US$447k
- Burkina Faso: US$426k
- Costa Rica: US$407k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$10m+US$34m+> US$56m
Imports: 91
- India: US$81m
- United States: US$72m
- Spain: US$56m
- Italy: US$51m
- Netherlands: US$50m
- Uganda: US$45m
- Belgium: US$45m
- Türkiye: US$38m
- France: US$34m
- Germany: US$33m
- Portugal: US$28m
- Pakistan: US$24m
- China: US$24m
- Bangladesh: US$20m
- Taiwan: US$19m
- Japan: US$19m
- South Korea: US$15m
- Slovenia: US$15m
- Austria: US$13m
- Malaysia: US$13m
- Poland: US$12m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Luxembourg: US$10m
- Canada: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Ecuador: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Kenya: US$6m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Rwanda: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$773k
- Sweden: US$719k
- Bolivia: US$550k
- Mauritania: US$411k
- Romania: US$380k
- Ghana: US$280k
- Nigeria: US$253k
- Lithuania: US$158k
- Colombia: US$152k
- Togo: US$150k
- Finland: US$148k
- Mexico: US$140k
- Burkina Faso: US$137k
- Chile: US$94k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | US$80m | 9.8% |
| 2 |  Canada | US$65m | 7.9% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$57m | 6.9% |
| 4 |  Philippines | US$53m | 6.4% |
| 5 |  Belgium | US$51m | 6.2% |
| 6 |  Bahrain | US$42m | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$34m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  United States | US$32m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  Dominican Republic | US$29m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$27m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$81m | 9.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$72m | 8.7% |
| 3 | Spain | US$56m | 6.9% |
| 4 | Italy | US$51m | 6.2% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$50m | 6.1% |
| 6 |  Uganda | US$45m | 5.5% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$45m | 5.4% |
| 8 |  Türkiye | US$38m | 4.6% |
| 9 | France | US$34m | 4.1% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$33m | 4% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7204.30 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 7204.30 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 £7.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 14% on the year before); Ireland supplied 98%, followed by Switzerland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$822m (−15% year on year).
The largest exporter was France (US$80m), followed by Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel?
Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel fall under HS subheading 7204.30, part of heading 7204, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7204.30 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 tinned iron or steel in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7204.30 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 tinned iron or steel?
France, with US$80m in 2024 (9.8% 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 (98%), Switzerland (1%) and United Kingdom (0%), out of total imports of £7.5m.