Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7208
7208.26: Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm
Pickled hot-rolled coil, 3-4.75 mm
7208.26 is the HS subheading for pickled hot-rolled coil, 3-4.75 mm, under heading 7208 in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7208 26 00 00 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm 50%
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 8
- Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 52.72 GBP / 1,000 kg
- Applies to goods from
- Brazil
- Legal act
- Statutory Instruments 2019 No. 450
Rates for named exporters (5)
Company Rate ArcelorMittal Brasil S.A. C210 45.6 GBP / 1,000 kg Aperam Inox América do Sul S.A. C211 45.6 GBP / 1,000 kg Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional C212 44.68 GBP / 1,000 kg Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (USIMINAS) C213 52.72 GBP / 1,000 kg Gerdau Açominas S.A. C214 46.69 GBP / 1,000 kg - Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty Free
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- until 6 April 2027
- Legal act
- Taxation Notice: 2023/014
Rates for named exporters (17)
Company Rate Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd C147 0% with D008, otherwise 0% Angang Steel Company Limited C150 10.8% with D008, otherwise 0% Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co.,Ltd C151 0% with D008, otherwise 0% Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd C156 10.8% with D008, otherwise 0% Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd C157 0% with D008, otherwise 0% Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd C158 10.3% with D008, otherwise 0% Hesteel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch C159 10.3% with D008, otherwise 0% Hesteel Co., Ltd. Chengde Branch C160 10.3% with D008, otherwise 0% Zhangjiagang Hongchang Plate Co., Ltd C161 31.3% with D008, otherwise 0% Zhangjiagang GTA Plate Co., Ltd C162 31.3% with D008, otherwise 0% Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd C163 0% with D008, otherwise 0% Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd C164 0% with D008, otherwise 0% Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd C165 10.8% with D008, otherwise 0% Rizhao Steel Wire Co., Ltd C166 10.8% with D008, otherwise 0% Rizhao Baohua New Material Co., Ltd, C167 10.8% with D008, otherwise 0% Tangshan Yanshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd C168 0% with D008, otherwise 0% Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd., Qian’an Iron & Steel branch C208 0% with D008, otherwise 0% - Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 48.12 GBP / 1,000 kg
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- Taxation Notice: 2023/16
Rates for named exporters (1)
Company Rate Mobarakeh Steel Company C215 48.12 GBP / 1,000 kg - Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 80.758 GBP / 1,000 kg
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- Legal act
- Taxation Notice: 2023/16
Rates for named exporters (3)
Company Rate Novolipetsk Steel C216 44.605 GBP / 1,000 kg Public Joint Stock Company Magnitogorsk Iron Steel Works (PJSC MMK) C217 80.758 GBP / 1,000 kg PAO Severstal C218 14.729 GBP / 1,000 kg - Countervailing dutyDefinitive countervailing duty 35.9%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- until 6 April 2027
- Legal act
- Taxation Notice: 2023/015
Rates for named exporters (17)
Company Rate Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd C147 35.9% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Angang Steel Company Limited C150 17.1% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co.,Ltd C151 35.9% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd C156 17.1% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd C157 28.1% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd C158 7.8% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Hesteel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch C159 7.8% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Hesteel Co., Ltd. Chengde Branch C160 7.8% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Zhangjiagang Hongchang Plate Co., Ltd C161 4.6% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Zhangjiagang GTA Plate Co., Ltd C162 4.6% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd C163 35.9% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd C164 31.5% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd C165 17.1% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Rizhao Steel Wire Co., Ltd C166 17.1% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Rizhao Baohua New Material Co., Ltd, C167 17.1% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Tangshan Yanshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd C168 35.9% with D008, otherwise 35.9% Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd., Qian’an Iron & Steel branch C208 31.5% with D008, otherwise 35.9% - Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 234 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432, 2024/08
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (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) | — | 50% |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.4m | 65% | +19.1% | |
| £1.6m | 11.4% | -13.7% | |
| £614k | 4.2% | -30.6% | |
| £609k | 4.2% | — | |
| £536k | 3.7% | +18.7% | |
| £504k | 3.5% | -28.3% | |
| £446k | 3.1% | -52.3% | |
| £350k | 2.4% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$30m+US$157m+> US$334m
Exports: 66
- South Korea: US$418m
- Belgium: US$334m
- Japan: US$311m
- Egypt: US$202m
- Germany: US$178m
- China: US$158m
- United States: US$157m
- Netherlands: US$148m
- Taiwan: US$103m
- France: US$99m
- Canada: US$79m
- Austria: US$68m
- Italy: US$57m
- Sweden: US$49m
- Slovakia: US$33m
- India: US$33m
- Luxembourg: US$30m
- United Kingdom: US$20m
- Denmark: US$17m
- Finland: US$14m
- Serbia: US$13m
- Türkiye: US$12m
- Spain: US$10m
- Poland: US$10m
- Russia: US$7m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Latvia: US$924k
- Lithuania: US$890k
- Hungary: US$735k
- Romania: US$625k
- Vietnam: US$614k
- Slovenia: US$567k
- Bahrain: US$533k
- Switzerland: US$506k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$414k
- Mexico: US$378k
- Saudi Arabia: US$352k
- Estonia: US$340k
- Greece: US$338k
- Zambia: US$114k
- Argentina: US$70k
- Croatia: US$68k
- Australia: US$65k
- Malaysia: US$62k
- Ireland: US$55k
- United Arab Emirates: US$34k
- Thailand: US$20k
- Bulgaria: US$19k
- Iran: US$18k
- Morocco: US$12k
- New Zealand: US$11k
- Tunisia: US$11k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$454kUS$454k+US$9m+US$60m+> US$150m
Imports: 140
- Germany: US$293m
- Thailand: US$224m
- Mexico: US$221m
- Japan: US$174m
- Italy: US$150m
- United States: US$140m
- France: US$135m
- Spain: US$126m
- Indonesia: US$104m
- Poland: US$92m
- Canada: US$90m
- India: US$75m
- Czechia: US$64m
- South Korea: US$60m
- China: US$51m
- Netherlands: US$48m
- Türkiye: US$43m
- Vietnam: US$43m
- Belgium: US$41m
- Denmark: US$40m
- Sweden: US$32m
- Portugal: US$29m
- Austria: US$26m
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- Pakistan: US$23m
- Taiwan: US$20m
- South Africa: US$17m
- Saudi Arabia: US$16m
- Luxembourg: US$15m
- Romania: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$15m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- Finland: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Tunisia: US$9m
- Lebanon: US$9m
- Nigeria: US$8m
- Ukraine: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Syria: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Iceland: US$1m
- Israel: US$970k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$418m | 16.2% | |
| 2 | US$334m | 12.9% | |
| 3 | US$311m | 12% | |
| 4 | US$202m | 7.8% | |
| 5 | US$178m | 6.9% | |
| 6 | US$158m | 6.1% | |
| 7 | US$157m | 6.1% | |
| 8 | US$148m | 5.7% | |
| 9 | US$103m | 4% | |
| 10 | US$99m | 3.8% |
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.
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India Quota 058601 Volume Update – 2 October 2026
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Update to Volume of Türkiye Quota 058967 – 9 June 2026
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Subheading 7208.26 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 50%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7208.26; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 1 country can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 50%; 1 of them pay no duty at all, for example under the UK–Ukraine agreement.
In the UK, anti-dumping duty of 52.72 GBP / 1,000 kg applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Brazil.
In the UK, anti-dumping duty of Free applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China (until 6 April 2027).
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported pickled hot-rolled coil, 3-4.75 mm worth £14.4m (up 5% on the year before), at an average of £0.60 per kg; Belgium supplied 65%, followed by Sweden.
World trade in pickled hot-rolled coil, 3-4.75 mm reached US$3bn in 2024, down 11% on 2023.
South Korea was the largest exporter with 16.2% of the total, ahead of Belgium.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm?
Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm fall under HS subheading 7208.26, part of heading 7208, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7208.26 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 50%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7208.26 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 of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75…?
South Korea, with US$418m in 2024 (16.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export pickled hot-rolled coil, 3-4.75 mm to the UK duty-free?
1 country pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under the UK–Ukraine agreement. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 50% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on pickled hot-rolled coil, 3-4.75 mm?
The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 52.72 GBP / 1,000 kg on goods from Brazil. The UK charges anti-dumping duty of Free on goods from China until 6 April 2027. The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 48.12 GBP / 1,000 kg on goods from Iran. The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 80.758 GBP / 1,000 kg on goods from Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import pickled hot-rolled coil, 3-4.75 mm from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (65%), Sweden (11%) and Netherlands (4%), out of total imports of £14.4m.