Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7207

7207.12

7207.12: Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section

Steel slabs (rectangular, <0.25% carbon)

7207.12 is the HS subheading for steel slabs (rectangular, <0.25% carbon), under heading 7207 in chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7207 12 00 00 Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section Free
  2. 7207 12 10 00 Rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
  3. 7207 12 90 00 Forged 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 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 376
    Documents
    • 9008
  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

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
    • 9038
    • 9063
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • 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

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£364.9m-27.6% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.41 per kg
Jan 2024: £19.7mFeb 2024: £3.5mMar 2024: £5.3mApr 2024: £7mMay 2024: £17.1mJun 2024: £32.7mJul 2024: £26.6mAug 2024: £25.8mSept 2024: £24.7mOct 2024: £33.5mNov 2024: £56.8mDec 2024: £58.4mJan 2025: £33.4mFeb 2025: £49mMar 2025: £36.6mApr 2025: £50.2mMay 2025: £32.2mJun 2025: £42.3mJul 2025: £44.2mAug 2025: £42.4mSept 2025: £13.7mOct 2025: £37.6mNov 2025: £19.4mDec 2025: £22.2mJan 2026: £31.2mFeb 2026: £18.8mMar 2026: £57.9mApr 2026: £21.6mMay 2026: £10.6mJun 2026: £58.2mJul 2026: £50.6mAug 2026: £23.1m 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
India £160.7m 44% -0.3%
South Korea £66.2m 18.1% -6.1%
Netherlands £38.8m 10.6% -57.3%
Türkiye £29.6m 8.1% +138.4%
Brazil £23.6m 6.5% -71.1%
Germany £22.7m 6.2% -66.4%
China £17.4m 4.8% +25,692.9%
Kazakhstan £2.5m 0.7% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7207.12 · US$14bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$108m+US$612m+> US$945m

Exports: 69
  1. Russia: US$4bn
  2. Brazil: US$3bn
  3. Japan: US$945m
  4. Malaysia: US$937m
  5. Indonesia: US$761m
  6. Germany: US$612m
  7. Oman: US$612m
  8. Vietnam: US$528m
  9. China: US$491m
  10. Mexico: US$290m
  11. South Korea: US$275m
  12. India: US$224m
  13. Kazakhstan: US$216m
  14. Iran: US$173m
  15. Canada: US$168m
  16. Saudi Arabia: US$161m
  17. Türkiye: US$108m
  18. Netherlands: US$79m
  19. Algeria: US$76m
  20. Slovakia: US$75m
  21. Poland: US$52m
  22. Taiwan: US$52m
  23. Sweden: US$51m
  24. Spain: US$49m
  25. Ukraine: US$43m
  26. United Arab Emirates: US$37m
  27. United States: US$26m
  28. Belgium: US$22m
  29. South Africa: US$20m
  30. Libya: US$19m
  31. Italy: US$15m
  32. Switzerland: US$15m
  33. France: US$13m
  34. Slovenia: US$5m
  35. Panama: US$4m
  36. Denmark: US$4m
  37. Romania: US$3m
  38. Czechia: US$3m
  39. Thailand: US$2m
  40. Hungary: US$1m
  41. Portugal: US$597k
  42. United Kingdom: US$528k
  43. Ireland: US$419k
  44. Austria: US$119k
  45. Finland: US$81k
  46. Colombia: US$38k
  47. Australia: US$25k
  48. Latvia: US$24k
  49. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$23k
  50. Croatia: US$21k
  51. Estonia: US$17k
  52. North Macedonia: US$14k
  53. Singapore: US$13k
  54. Luxembourg: US$4k
  55. Serbia: US$3k
  56. New Zealand: US$3k
  57. Bulgaria: US$2k
  58. Lithuania: US$2k
  59. Kuwait: US$2k
  60. Curaçao: US$2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Russia US$4bn 25.2%
2 Brazil US$3bn 24.4%
3 Japan US$945m 6.6%
4 Malaysia US$937m 6.6%
5 Indonesia US$761m 5.3%
6 Germany US$612m 4.3%
7 Oman US$612m 4.3%
8 Vietnam US$528m 3.7%
9 China US$491m 3.4%
10 Mexico US$290m 2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$4bn 25.8%
2 Türkiye US$2bn 14.6%
3 Italy US$1bn 7.4%
4 Belgium US$837m 5.9%
5 Thailand US$743m 5.2%
6 Indonesia US$578m 4.1%
7 Mexico US$540m 3.8%
8 Brazil US$522m 3.7%
9 France US$517m 3.6%
10 South Korea US$486m 3.4%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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.

  • 5%median duty
  • 56number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Sudan

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 7.5% 5% – 10% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 7.5% 5% – 10% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 3.3% 0% – 5% 2022
Botswana 10% 2023
Brazil 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 7% 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 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 4% 0% – 8% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 0% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 10% 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 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 7.5% 2023
Indonesia 0% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Kenya 10% 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 10% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 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 10% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 5% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 11% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 0% 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 12% 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 10% 2023
South Korea 0% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
St Lucia 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 11% 0% – 23% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 0% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.2% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
67262 Other semi- finished products of iron/non-alloy steel, containing by weight < 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
CPC 2.1 product
41121 Non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, and semi-finished products of non-alloy steel
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177207.12unchanged
20127207.12unchanged
20077207.12unchanged
20027207.12unchanged
19967207.12unchanged
19927207.12unchanged

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).

7207 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel

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.

  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 →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7207.12 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7207.12 into 2 tariff lines; 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 steel slabs (rectangular, <0.25% carbon) worth £364.9m (down 28% on the year before), at an average of £0.41 per kg; India supplied 44%, followed by South Korea.

World trade in steel slabs (rectangular, <0.25% carbon) reached US$14bn in 2024, down 3.3% on 2023.

Russia was the largest exporter with 25.2% of the total, ahead of Brazil.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section?

Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section fall under HS subheading 7207.12, part of heading 7207, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other, of rectangular in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7207.12 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 other, of rectangular in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7207.12 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 other, of rectangular?

Russia, with US$4bn in 2024 (25.2% of world exports).

Which countries can export steel slabs (rectangular, <0.25% carbon) 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 steel slabs (rectangular, <0.25% carbon)?

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 steel slabs (rectangular, <0.25% carbon) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (44%), South Korea (18%) and Netherlands (11%), out of total imports of £364.9m.

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