Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7208
7208.51: Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm
Hot-rolled steel plate over 10 mm
7208.51 is the HS subheading for hot-rolled steel plate over 10 mm, under heading 7208 in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7208 51 00 00 Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm 50%
- 7208 51 20 00 Of a thickness exceeding 15 mm 50%
- 7208 51 20 10 Of non-alloy steel, excluding tool steel 50%
- 7208 51 20 90 Other 50%
- Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm but not exceeding 15 mm, of a width of 50%
- 7208 51 91 00 2 050 mm or more 50%
- 7208 51 91 10 Of non-alloy steel, excluding tool steel 50%
- 7208 51 91 90 Other 50%
- 7208 51 98 00 Less than 2 050 mm 50%
- 7208 51 98 10 Of non-alloy steel, excluding tool steel 50%
- 7208 51 98 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 3
- Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 73.7%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- until 1 March 2027
- Legal act
- Taxation Notice: 2023/008
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 6 lines
Rates for named exporters (14)
Company Rate Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. C143 73.1% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Minmetals Yingkou Medium Plate Co., Ltd C144 65.1% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Wuyang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd and Wuyang New Heavy & Wide Steel Plate Co., Ltd C145 73.7% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Zhangjiagang Shajing Heavy Plate Co., Ltd. C146 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd C147 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Xinyu Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd C148 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Shandong Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Jinan Company C149 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Angang Steel Company Limited C150 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co.,Ltd C151 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Nanyang Hanye Special Steel Co., Ltd C152 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Qinhuangdao Shouqin Metal Materials Co., Ltd C153 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Laiwu Steel Yinshan Section Co., Ltd C154 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Jiangjsu Tiangong Tools Company Limited C155 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd C156 70.6% with D008, otherwise 73.7% - 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
Import requirements 4
- 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 controlAnti-dumping or countervailing registration
- Applies to goods from
- South Korea
- Legal act
- 2025 No. 16
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £32.5m | 23.7% | -30.8% |
 Germany | £17.8m | 13% | -22.4% |
 Finland | £12.6m | 9.2% | +83.5% |
 Indonesia | £12.6m | 9.2% | +22,406.2% |
 India | £11.3m | 8.2% | +12,766.5% |
 Denmark | £8.1m | 5.9% | +15.1% |
 France | £6.5m | 4.7% | -37.2% |
 Spain | £6m | 4.4% | -9.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 15% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 33 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$46m+US$282m+> US$913m
Exports: 118
- China: US$3.7bn
- South Korea: US$2.1bn
- Japan: US$1.6bn
- Italy: US$913m
- Germany: US$852m
- United States: US$561m
- France: US$444m
- Austria: US$418m
- Belgium: US$382m
- Indonesia: US$355m
- India: US$350m
- Denmark: US$282m
- Netherlands: US$240m
- Czechia: US$224m
- Türkiye: US$218m
- Spain: US$194m
- Finland: US$158m
- Russia: US$124m
- Bulgaria: US$117m
- North Macedonia: US$115m
- Canada: US$107m
- Romania: US$89m
- Poland: US$84m
- Malaysia: US$79m
- Australia: US$69m
- Sweden: US$60m
- United Kingdom: US$48m
- Brazil: US$47m
- Slovakia: US$46m
- Taiwan: US$42m
- Singapore: US$41m
- Slovenia: US$33m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$28m
- Ukraine: US$26m
- Luxembourg: US$25m
- South Africa: US$25m
- Iran: US$22m
- Serbia: US$18m
- United Arab Emirates: US$17m
- Hungary: US$16m
- Morocco: US$14m
- Estonia: US$12m
- Thailand: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$9m
- Latvia: US$9m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Kazakhstan: US$7m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- El Salvador: US$3m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$45m+US$237m+> US$616m
Imports: 196
- South Korea: US$1.1bn
- Germany: US$802m
- United Arab Emirates: US$768m
- Vietnam: US$740m
- India: US$715m
- Spain: US$616m
- China: US$607m
- Saudi Arabia: US$602m
- Mexico: US$573m
- Poland: US$550m
- Netherlands: US$463m
- Türkiye: US$409m
- Belgium: US$387m
- Japan: US$342m
- United States: US$338m
- Indonesia: US$336m
- Canada: US$319m
- France: US$262m
- Taiwan: US$251m
- Denmark: US$237m
- Italy: US$212m
- Greece: US$211m
- Singapore: US$182m
- United Kingdom: US$171m
- Czechia: US$163m
- Thailand: US$149m
- Portugal: US$142m
- Philippines: US$129m
- Austria: US$129m
- Malaysia: US$128m
- Romania: US$125m
- Sweden: US$122m
- Slovakia: US$111m
- Egypt: US$109m
- Ukraine: US$108m
- Hungary: US$105m
- Uzbekistan: US$84m
- Finland: US$77m
- Croatia: US$70m
- Slovenia: US$67m
- Chile: US$62m
- Israel: US$59m
- South Africa: US$58m
- Norway: US$56m
- Colombia: US$54m
- Lithuania: US$53m
- Estonia: US$51m
- Serbia: US$48m
- Australia: US$45m
- Argentina: US$44m
- Pakistan: US$44m
- Kazakhstan: US$43m
- Switzerland: US$43m
- Ireland: US$40m
- Latvia: US$32m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$31m
- Peru: US$31m
- Bangladesh: US$30m
- Bulgaria: US$30m
- Iraq: US$29m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$3.7bn | 25.6% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$2.1bn | 14.5% |
| 3 | Japan | US$1.6bn | 11.3% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$913m | 6.4% |
| 5 | Germany | US$852m | 5.9% |
| 6 | United States | US$561m | 3.9% |
| 7 | France | US$444m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Austria | US$418m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$382m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Indonesia | US$355m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | US$1.1bn | 7.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$802m | 5.6% |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | US$768m | 5.3% |
| 4 |  Vietnam | US$740m | 5.2% |
| 5 | India | US$715m | 5% |
| 6 | Spain | US$616m | 4.3% |
| 7 | China | US$607m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$602m | 4.2% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$573m | 4% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$550m | 3.8% |
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
- 51number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Bermuda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 3% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 4% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.5%* | 0.3% – 3.2% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 15% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1%* | 0.2% – 2% | 2023 |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 9% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 67324 Flat-rolled products of iron/non-alloy steel, not clad, plated/coated, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a width of 600 mm/more, not in coils
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41211 Flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a width of 600 mm or more
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7208.51 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7208.51 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7208.51 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7208.51 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7208.51 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7208.31, 7208.32, 7208.41, 7208.42 | changed |
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).
7208 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width >= 600 mm, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated
| Country of production | Direct | Indirect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3 | — | 3 |
| Argentina | 2.59 | — | 2.59 |
| Australia | 2.97 | — | 2.97 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.14 | — | 0.14 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.29 | — | 2.29 |
| Brazil | 1.62 | — | 1.62 |
| Canada | 1.43 | — | 1.43 |
| Chile | 2.05 | — | 2.05 |
| China | 3.19 | — | 3.19 |
| Colombia | 2.56 | — | 2.56 |
| India | 4.28 | — | 4.28 |
| Indonesia | 8.23 | — | 8.23 |
| Iran | 1.94 | — | 1.94 |
| Japan | 2.1 | — | 2.1 |
| Kazakhstan | 5.29 | — | 5.29 |
| Mexico | 2.75 | — | 2.75 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 0.47 | — | 0.47 |
| New Zealand | 2.42 | — | 2.42 |
| North Macedonia | 1.53 | — | 1.53 |
| Philippines | 0.74 | — | 0.74 |
| Russia | 3.43 | — | 3.43 |
 Serbia | 2.41 | — | 2.41 |
| South Africa | 4.14 | — | 4.14 |
| South Korea | 2.12 | — | 2.12 |
| Taiwan | 2.31 | — | 2.31 |
| Thailand | 1.92 | — | 1.92 |
| Türkiye | 2.43 | — | 2.43 |
| Ukraine | 2.48 | — | 2.48 |
| United Kingdom | 2.42 | — | 2.42 |
| United States | 1.4 | — | 1.4 |
| Uzbekistan | 3.21 | — | 3.21 |
| Vietnam | 2.35 | — | 2.35 |
| Other countries (default) | 4.05 | — | 4.05 |
with the mark-up for 2026: 4.454 · with the mark-up for 2027: 4.859 · with the mark-up for 2028: 5.264
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)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N290183 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of flat-rolled products from Luxembourg
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.
- Quota
South Korea Quota 058617 Volume Update – 5 October 2026
Trade Tariff news 8942 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-20041 · 91 FR 61821 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 381 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-31 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota
EU Quota 058014 Volume Update – 24 June 2026
Trade Tariff news 6928 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota
Update to South Korea Quota 058700 Measures – 8 June 2026
Trade Tariff news 6701 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7208.51 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 50%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7208.51 into 3 tariff lines; 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 73.7% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China (until 1 March 2027).
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 hot-rolled steel plate over 10 mm worth £137.3m (down 37% on the year before), at an average of £0.73 per kg; Netherlands supplied 24%, followed by Germany.
World trade in hot-rolled steel plate over 10 mm reached US$14.4bn in 2024, down 15.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 25.6% of the total, ahead of South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a thickness exceeding 10 mm?
Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm fall under HS subheading 7208.51, part of heading 7208, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a thickness exceeding 10 mm in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7208.51 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 exceeding 10 mm in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7208.51 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 exceeding 10 mm?
China, with US$3.7bn in 2024 (25.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export hot-rolled steel plate over 10 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 plate over 10 mm?
The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 73.7% on goods from China until 1 March 2027. 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 hot-rolled steel plate over 10 mm from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (24%), Germany (13%) and Finland (9%), out of total imports of £137.3m.