Heading · Chapter 72
7209: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated
Heading 7209 is divided into 9 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 72, iron and steel.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 50% Third-country duty 21 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
EU Free Third-country duty 17 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 17% Third-country duty 40 tariff lines · average 15.3% 
USA Free General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% – 50% General (MFN) 15 tariff lines · average 36% 
Brazil 10.8% – 25% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 14% 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 45 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 27 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 50 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 17 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 17 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 7.8% Subheadings 9
- 7209.15Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
- 7209.16Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mmCold-rolled steel coil, 1-3 mm
- 7209.17Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mmCold-rolled steel coil, 0.5-1 mm
- 7209.18Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mmCold-rolled steel coil under 0.5 mm
- 7209.25Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
- 7209.26Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm
- 7209.27Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm
- 7209.28Of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm
- 7209.90Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width: other
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$64m+US$375m+> US$1bn
Exports: 116
- China: US$3.1bn
- South Korea: US$2.5bn
- Japan: US$1.5bn
- Belgium: US$1bn
- Taiwan: US$909m
- Germany: US$815m
- United States: US$687m
- Netherlands: US$612m
- Türkiye: US$561m
- Canada: US$536m
- Austria: US$384m
- India: US$375m
- Kazakhstan: US$374m
- Sweden: US$309m
- Vietnam: US$301m
- Italy: US$263m
- Russia: US$205m
- Slovakia: US$191m
- Spain: US$188m
- Luxembourg: US$176m
- France: US$173m
- Ukraine: US$148m
- Australia: US$138m
- Poland: US$98m
- Mexico: US$96m
- Brazil: US$92m
- United Kingdom: US$69m
- Egypt: US$66m
- Malaysia: US$64m
- Serbia: US$60m
- Thailand: US$45m
- Czechia: US$41m
- New Zealand: US$41m
- South Africa: US$35m
- Finland: US$33m
- Portugal: US$25m
- Hungary: US$25m
- Slovenia: US$25m
- Singapore: US$19m
- Romania: US$19m
- Pakistan: US$14m
- Senegal: US$13m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11m
- Nepal: US$10m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Colombia: US$6m
- El Salvador: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Estonia: US$6m
- Mozambique: US$6m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Guatemala: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$8mUS$8m+US$56m+US$275m+> US$614m
Imports: 201
- Mexico: US$1.4bn
- United States: US$1.3bn
- Germany: US$799m
- Belgium: US$713m
- Japan: US$688m
- Italy: US$645m
- Poland: US$614m
- Spain: US$572m
- Türkiye: US$565m
- Thailand: US$559m
- Indonesia: US$545m
- Malaysia: US$451m
- France: US$412m
- Taiwan: US$390m
- Czechia: US$368m
- China: US$366m
- Netherlands: US$321m
- Brazil: US$285m
- United Arab Emirates: US$283m
- South Korea: US$280m
- Canada: US$275m
- Russia: US$246m
- India: US$232m
- Uzbekistan: US$221m
- Portugal: US$196m
- Vietnam: US$173m
- Philippines: US$156m
- United Kingdom: US$150m
- Egypt: US$141m
- Slovakia: US$128m
- Costa Rica: US$128m
- Hungary: US$123m
- Saudi Arabia: US$120m
- Romania: US$119m
- Guatemala: US$99m
- Greece: US$93m
- South Africa: US$81m
- Sweden: US$79m
- Pakistan: US$74m
- North Macedonia: US$69m
- Singapore: US$68m
- Peru: US$68m
- Iraq: US$66m
- Bulgaria: US$66m
- Austria: US$66m
- Colombia: US$65m
- Iran: US$65m
- Ukraine: US$63m
- Slovenia: US$62m
- Oman: US$59m
- Algeria: US$56m
- Switzerland: US$55m
- Cambodia: US$55m
- Ghana: US$55m
- Chile: US$52m
- Denmark: US$52m
- Djibouti: US$48m
- Paraguay: US$44m
- Morocco: US$43m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$42m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$3.1bn | 18.8% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$2.5bn | 15.3% |
| 3 | Japan | US$1.5bn | 8.9% |
| 4 |  Belgium | US$1bn | 6.3% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$909m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$815m | 4.9% |
| 7 | United States | US$687m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$612m | 3.7% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$561m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Canada | US$536m | 3.3% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 7209 into 21 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 50% (average 4.8%). 19 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 7209 covers 17 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 7209 into 40 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 17% (average 15.3%). 4 of them are duty-free.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 7209 covers 11 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Canada divides heading 7209 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), heading 7209 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is between 35% and 50%.
The Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) divides heading 7209 into 9 tariff lines; the duty is between 10.8% and 25% (average 14%).
In the Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM), heading 7209 covers 45 tariff lines and the duty is 10.8%.
The Customs Tariff of Peru divides heading 7209 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, heading 7209 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5%. 4 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan divides heading 7209 into 27 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, heading 7209 covers 50 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The GCC Common Customs Tariff divides heading 7209 into 17 tariff lines; the duty is 5%.
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), heading 7209 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Norway divides heading 7209 into 9 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of North Macedonia, heading 7209 covers 17 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) divides heading 7209 into 9 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 10% (average 7.8%).
In 2024, countries exported heading 7209 goods worth US$16.5bn (−0.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$3.1bn), followed by South Korea.
The biggest buyer was Mexico, with imports of US$1.4bn.
The United Kingdom ranked 27th among 116 exporters with US$69m.
The United Kingdom imported US$150m.
Legal notes
Additional note
1. The following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
‘Electrical’: for the purposes of subheadings 72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810 and 72112320, flat-rolled products which under a current at 50 Hz and a magnetic flux of 1 T have a watt-loss per kilogram, calculated by the Epstein method, of:
2,1 W or less, when their thickness does not exceed 0,20 mm,
3,6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,20 mm but less than 0,60 mm,
6 W or less, when their thickness is not less than 0,60 mm but not greater than 1,50 mm.
‘Tinplate’: for the purposes of subheadings 72101220, 72107010, 72121010 and 72124020, flat-rolled products (of a thickness of less than 0,5 mm) coated with a layer of metal containing, by weight, 97 % or more of tin.
‘Tool steel’: for the purposes of subheadings 72241010, 72249002, 72253010, 72254012, 72269120, 72283020, 72284010, 72285020 and 72286020, alloy steels, other than stainless or high-speed steel, containing, by weight, one of the following compositions, with or without other elements:
less than 0,6 % of carbon
and
0,7 % or more of silicon and 0,05 % or more of vanadium
or
4 % or more of tungsten,
0,8 % or more of carbon
and
0,05 % or more of vanadium,
more than 1,2 % of carbon
and
not less than 11 % but not more than 15 % of chromium,
0,16 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
3,8 % or more but not more than 4,3 % of nickel
and
1,1 % or more but not more than 1,5 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum,
0,3 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of carbon
and
1,4 % or more but not more than 2,1 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum
and
less than 1,2 % of nickel,
0,3 % or more of carbon
and
less than 5,2 % of chromium
and
0,65 % or more of molybdenum or 0,4 % or more of tungsten,
0,5 % or more but not more than 0,6 % of carbon
and
1,25 % or more but not more than 1,8 % of nickel
and
0,5 % or more but not more than 1,2 % of chromium
and
0,15 % or more but not more than 0,5 % of molybdenum.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated?
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated fall under HS heading 7209, part of chapter 72, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7209 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 50%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7209 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 flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel…?
China, with US$3.1bn in 2024 (18.8% of world exports).