Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7205
7205.21: Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron: powders, of alloy steel
Official description Of alloy steel
7205.21 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7205, granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel, chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7205 21 00 00 Of alloy steel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £28.5m | 87.9% | +87.8% |
 Germany | £1.9m | 6% | +67.2% |
 China | £488k | 1.5% | -65% |
 Japan | £456k | 1.4% | -5.7% |
 United States | £441k | 1.4% | -0.3% |
 Sweden | £293k | 0.9% | -27% |
| United Kingdom | £144k | 0.4% | -51.4% |
 Canada | £62k | 0.2% | -75.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$295kUS$295k+US$2m+US$53m+> US$122m
Exports: 69
- Japan: US$153m
- Sweden: US$144m
- China: US$122m
- Canada: US$81m
- Belgium: US$62m
- United States: US$60m
- United Kingdom: US$53m
- Germany: US$31m
- South Korea: US$30m
- France: US$11m
- Romania: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Russia: US$677k
- Ukraine: US$674k
- Spain: US$644k
- Czechia: US$572k
- Egypt: US$517k
- Philippines: US$516k
- Brazil: US$441k
- Netherlands: US$389k
- Türkiye: US$378k
- Australia: US$310k
- Ireland: US$295k
- Switzerland: US$227k
- Hungary: US$188k
- Indonesia: US$181k
- Venezuela: US$160k
- Israel: US$122k
- Vietnam: US$79k
- Portugal: US$72k
- Saudi Arabia: US$62k
- Belize: US$61k
- Croatia: US$54k
- Luxembourg: US$52k
- United Arab Emirates: US$44k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$35k
- Estonia: US$34k
- Mexico: US$16k
- Greece: US$12k
- Slovakia: US$12k
- Denmark: US$10k
- Serbia: US$10k
- Nigeria: US$6k
- Barbados: US$6k
- Bulgaria: US$5k
- Cyprus: US$5k
- Bahrain: US$4k
- Brunei: US$4k
- Guatemala: US$4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$144kUS$144k+US$4m+US$15m+> US$83m
Imports: 121
- China: US$144m
- United States: US$103m
- Japan: US$88m
- Germany: US$83m
- South Korea: US$80m
- Spain: US$29m
- United Kingdom: US$25m
- Taiwan: US$21m
- Mexico: US$18m
- Thailand: US$16m
- India: US$15m
- Philippines: US$15m
- Vietnam: US$14m
- Singapore: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Italy: US$10m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Austria: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- France: US$6m
- Romania: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Israel: US$875k
- Dominican Republic: US$468k
- Saudi Arabia: US$346k
- Estonia: US$341k
- Equatorial Guinea: US$289k
- Portugal: US$280k
- Ireland: US$275k
- Luxembourg: US$261k
- Chile: US$253k
- Bulgaria: US$239k
- Nigeria: US$227k
- Morocco: US$198k
- Norway: US$187k
- Peru: US$183k
- Uzbekistan: US$171k
- Cambodia: US$167k
- Azerbaijan: US$165k
- Iran: US$161k
- Argentina: US$160k
- Greece: US$154k
- South Africa: US$144k
- Serbia: US$143k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$153m | 19.5% |
| 2 | Sweden | US$144m | 18.4% |
| 3 | China | US$122m | 15.6% |
| 4 | Canada | US$81m | 10.3% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$62m | 7.9% |
| 6 | United States | US$60m | 7.6% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$53m | 6.7% |
| 8 | Germany | US$31m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$30m | 3.8% |
| 10 |  France | US$11m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$144m | 18.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$103m | 13.2% |
| 3 | Japan | US$88m | 11.1% |
| 4 | Germany | US$83m | 10.6% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$80m | 10.2% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$29m | 3.7% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$25m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Taiwan | US$21m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$18m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$16m | 2.1% |
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.
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
Subheading 7205.21 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 7205.21; 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 these goods worth £32.4m (up 61% on the year before), at an average of £11.24 per kg; Belgium supplied 88%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$785m in 2024, up 2.2% on 2023.
Japan was the largest exporter with 19.5% of the total, ahead of Sweden.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron: powders, of alloy steel?
Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron: powders, of alloy steel fall under HS subheading 7205.21, part of heading 7205, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7205.21 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 granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7205.21 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 granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen…?
Japan, with US$153m in 2024 (19.5% 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 Belgium (88%), Germany (6%) and China (2%), out of total imports of £32.4m.