Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7208
7208.39: Of a thickness of less than 3 mm
Hot-rolled steel coil, under 3 mm
7208.39 is the HS subheading for hot-rolled steel coil, under 3 mm, under heading 7208 in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7208 39 00 00 Of a thickness of less than 3 mm 50%
- 7208 39 00 10 Intended for re-rolling 50%
- 7208 39 00 90 Other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £46.5m | 28.9% | +20.6% |
 Netherlands | £43.3m | 26.9% | +36% |
 Egypt | £11.9m | 7.4% | -22.8% |
 Japan | £11.8m | 7.3% | +23.9% |
 Vietnam | £10.5m | 6.5% | +470.2% |
 Taiwan | £9.3m | 5.8% | +25% |
 South Korea | £6.6m | 4.1% | -56.5% |
 Türkiye | £5.3m | 3.3% | -2.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3.2mUS$3.2m+US$79.5m+US$462.9m+> US$1bn
Exports: 83
- China: US$6.5bn
- Japan: US$4.3bn
- South Korea: US$1bn
- Taiwan: US$969.5m
- Vietnam: US$775.8m
- Russia: US$744.1m
- India: US$577.3m
- Türkiye: US$494.7m
- Egypt: US$462.9m
- Ukraine: US$453m
- Netherlands: US$330.2m
- Belgium: US$292.4m
- France: US$250m
- Germany: US$225m
- Canada: US$179.6m
- Slovakia: US$153.5m
- Australia: US$149.8m
- United States: US$138.5m
- Brazil: US$123.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$101.5m
- Poland: US$79.5m
- Spain: US$79m
- Austria: US$61.4m
- Serbia: US$42.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$41.9m
- Mexico: US$41m
- Indonesia: US$40.8m
- Italy: US$25.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$23.2m
- South Africa: US$17.2m
- Portugal: US$15.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14.2m
- Romania: US$12.2m
- United Kingdom: US$10.6m
- Argentina: US$9.3m
- Sweden: US$8.1m
- Luxembourg: US$5.4m
- New Zealand: US$4.8m
- Ireland: US$4.5m
- Hungary: US$3.4m
- Colombia: US$3.2m
- Morocco: US$2.7m
- Finland: US$2.4m
- Singapore: US$2.1m
- Switzerland: US$1.9m
- Mozambique: US$1.4m
- Malaysia: US$1.1m
- El Salvador: US$1.1m
- Latvia: US$976.2k
- Libya: US$955.8k
- Tanzania: US$942.5k
- Slovenia: US$914k
- Czechia: US$814.8k
- Bulgaria: US$678.1k
- Mauritius: US$658.1k
- Bolivia: US$345.6k
- Iran: US$329.2k
- Uganda: US$266.9k
- Denmark: US$264.1k
- Uzbekistan: US$255.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14.1mUS$14.1m+US$109m+US$349m+> US$850.3m
Imports: 160
- Vietnam: US$2.4bn
- Italy: US$1.2bn
- Türkiye: US$1.1bn
- South Korea: US$902.2m
- India: US$850.3m
- Malaysia: US$745.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$736.5m
- United States: US$601m
- Saudi Arabia: US$540.2m
- Spain: US$536.8m
- Bangladesh: US$482.4m
- Thailand: US$447.1m
- Indonesia: US$434.3m
- Uzbekistan: US$428.3m
- Kenya: US$394.6m
- Mexico: US$349m
- Poland: US$333m
- Pakistan: US$320.3m
- Egypt: US$317.2m
- Taiwan: US$309.3m
- Japan: US$302.5m
- Brazil: US$263.6m
- Algeria: US$239m
- Portugal: US$214.9m
- France: US$205.3m
- Tanzania: US$193.5m
- Colombia: US$191.9m
- Hungary: US$183.1m
- Chile: US$180.7m
- Uganda: US$170.9m
- Iraq: US$161.6m
- United Kingdom: US$154.2m
- Ecuador: US$153.4m
- Belgium: US$147.3m
- Bulgaria: US$141.1m
- Nigeria: US$134.4m
- Germany: US$130.1m
- Nepal: US$127.7m
- Peru: US$110m
- South Africa: US$109m
- Oman: US$105.7m
- Philippines: US$101.5m
- Netherlands: US$98m
- Jordan: US$85.5m
- Czechia: US$80.5m
- Greece: US$79.5m
- Tunisia: US$77.3m
- Djibouti: US$76.5m
- Azerbaijan: US$69.7m
- Serbia: US$59.2m
- Canada: US$56.1m
- Guatemala: US$53.4m
- North Macedonia: US$51m
- Paraguay: US$45.4m
- Costa Rica: US$44.4m
- Angola: US$40.5m
- Ukraine: US$37m
- China: US$35.9m
- Dominican Republic: US$32m
- Kazakhstan: US$32m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$6.5bn | 34.6% |
| 2 | Japan | US$4.3bn | 22.8% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$1bn | 5.5% |
| 4 | Taiwan | US$969.5m | 5.2% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$775.8m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Russia | US$744.1m | 4% |
| 7 |  India | US$577.3m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$494.7m | 2.6% |
| 9 | Egypt | US$462.9m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Ukraine | US$453m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | US$2.4bn | 12.5% |
| 2 |  Italy | US$1.2bn | 6.3% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$1.1bn | 6% |
| 4 | South Korea | US$902.2m | 4.8% |
| 5 | India | US$850.3m | 4.5% |
| 6 |  Malaysia | US$745.7m | 4% |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | US$736.5m | 3.9% |
| 8 |  United States | US$601m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | US$540.2m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$536.8m | 2.9% |
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In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7208.39 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 50%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7208.39; 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 hot-rolled steel coil, under 3 mm worth £160.7m (down 4% on the year before), at an average of £0.52 per kg; France supplied 29%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in hot-rolled steel coil, under 3 mm reached US$18.8bn in 2024, up 1.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 34.6% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a thickness of less than 3 mm?
Of a thickness of less than 3 mm fall under HS subheading 7208.39, part of heading 7208, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a thickness of less than 3 mm in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7208.39 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 less than 3 mm in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7208.39 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 less than 3 mm?
China, with US$6.5bn in 2024 (34.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export hot-rolled steel coil, under 3 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 hot-rolled steel coil, under 3 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 hot-rolled steel coil, under 3 mm from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (29%), Netherlands (27%) and Egypt (7%), out of total imports of £160.7m.