Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7207
7207.20: Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of carbon
Steel semi-finished products, 0.25%+ carbon
7207.20 is the HS subheading for steel semi-finished products, 0.25%+ carbon, under heading 7207 in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7207 20 00 00 Containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon Free
- Of rectangular (including square) cross-section, the width measuring less than twice the thickness Free
- Rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
- 7207 20 11 00 Of free-cutting steel Free
- Other, containing by weight Free
- 7207 20 15 00 0.25% or more but less than 0.6% of carbon Free
- 7207 20 17 00 0.6% or more of carbon Free
- 7207 20 19 00 Forged Free
- Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section Free
- 7207 20 32 00 Rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
- 7207 20 39 00 Forged Free
- Of circular or polygonal cross-section Free
- 7207 20 52 00 Rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
- 7207 20 59 00 Forged Free
- 7207 20 80 00 Other Free
- 7207 20 80 10 Blanks for angles, shapes and sections, rolled or obtained by continuous casting Free
- 7207 20 80 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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | £10.2m | 31.5% | +947.7% |
 China | £7.4m | 22.9% | -33% |
 Poland | £4.4m | 13.6% | -26.5% |
 India | £3.5m | 10.7% | -63.7% |
 Romania | £2.1m | 6.3% | -40.6% |
 Spain | £870k | 2.7% | -32.2% |
 Czechia | £867k | 2.7% | +164.8% |
 Sweden | £816k | 2.5% | -22.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 22.5% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 8.6% 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6mUS$6m+US$27m+US$198m+> US$568m
Exports: 92
- China: US$973m
- Indonesia: US$587m
- Russia: US$568m
- Japan: US$393m
- Brazil: US$354m
- Ukraine: US$306m
- Germany: US$239m
- Vietnam: US$237m
- Oman: US$198m
- Kazakhstan: US$138m
- Malaysia: US$83m
- India: US$71m
- Czechia: US$62m
- United States: US$62m
- Italy: US$60m
- South Korea: US$59m
- Algeria: US$58m
- Thailand: US$39m
- Spain: US$37m
- Poland: US$30m
- Croatia: US$27m
- Denmark: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Argentina: US$24m
- Venezuela: US$22m
- Chile: US$20m
- Romania: US$18m
- United Arab Emirates: US$17m
- Iran: US$17m
- Mexico: US$17m
- Türkiye: US$16m
- South Africa: US$15m
- Canada: US$14m
- France: US$14m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Pakistan: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Egypt: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Ecuador: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Zambia: US$3m
- Libya: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Cuba: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Finland: US$973k
- Portugal: US$914k
- Estonia: US$849k
- Paraguay: US$617k
- Lithuania: US$437k
- Azerbaijan: US$395k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$459kUS$459k+US$13m+US$78m+> US$314m
Imports: 167
- Philippines: US$735m
- Taiwan: US$606m
- Indonesia: US$503m
- Egypt: US$344m
- Colombia: US$314m
- Dominican Republic: US$291m
- Kazakhstan: US$215m
- Italy: US$147m
- France: US$114m
- Saudi Arabia: US$108m
- South Korea: US$107m
- Thailand: US$105m
- Germany: US$100m
- Honduras: US$82m
- Costa Rica: US$79m
- Peru: US$78m
- Brazil: US$71m
- Bulgaria: US$71m
- Canada: US$61m
- United States: US$59m
- Tunisia: US$58m
- Türkiye: US$56m
- Vietnam: US$49m
- Guatemala: US$47m
- Czechia: US$40m
- Luxembourg: US$40m
- Uzbekistan: US$38m
- United Kingdom: US$38m
- El Salvador: US$36m
- Spain: US$36m
- Belgium: US$30m
- Djibouti: US$27m
- Japan: US$19m
- China: US$18m
- Poland: US$18m
- Austria: US$17m
- Romania: US$14m
- Netherlands: US$14m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Serbia: US$11m
- Pakistan: US$9m
- Australia: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Qatar: US$6m
- Senegal: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Tanzania: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Armenia: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Cameroon: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$973m | 19.8% |
| 2 |  Indonesia | US$587m | 11.9% |
| 3 |  Russia | US$568m | 11.5% |
| 4 | Japan | US$393m | 8% |
| 5 | Brazil | US$354m | 7.2% |
| 6 |  Ukraine | US$306m | 6.2% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$239m | 4.9% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$237m | 4.8% |
| 9 |  Oman | US$198m | 4% |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | US$138m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Philippines | US$735m | 14.9% |
| 2 | Taiwan | US$606m | 12.3% |
| 3 | Indonesia | US$503m | 10.2% |
| 4 |  Egypt | US$344m | 7% |
| 5 |  Colombia | US$314m | 6.4% |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic | US$291m | 5.9% |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | US$215m | 4.4% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$147m | 3% |
| 9 |  France | US$114m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia | US$108m | 2.2% |
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
- 54number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Sudan
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data 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 | 6.1% | 5% – 15% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4.4% | 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 | 10% | 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 | 0.6% | 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 13% | 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 | 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 0.1% – 0.1% | 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
- 6727 Semi-fin. products of iron/non-alloy steel> 0.25%/more of carbon
- 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7207.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7207.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7207.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7207.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7207.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7207.20 | unchanged |
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7207.20 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7207.20 covers 9 tariff lines and 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 steel semi-finished products, 0.25%+ carbon into the UK came to £32.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 18% on the year before); Türkiye supplied 32%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported steel semi-finished products, 0.25%+ carbon worth US$4.9bn (+1.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$973m), followed by Indonesia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing by weight 0,25 % or more of carbon?
Containing by weight 0,25 % or more of carbon fall under HS subheading 7207.20, part of heading 7207, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing by weight 0,25 % or more of carbon in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7207.20 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 containing by weight 0,25 % or more of carbon in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7207.20 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 containing by weight 0,25 % or more of carbon?
China, with US$973m in 2024 (19.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export steel semi-finished products, 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 semi-finished products, 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 semi-finished products, 0.25%+ carbon from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (32%), China (23%) and Poland (14%), out of total imports of £32.5m.