Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7209
7209.25: Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
7209.25 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7209, flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more…, chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7209 25 00 00 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more Free
- 7209 25 00 10 'electrical' Free
- 7209 25 00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £23k | 54.1% | -71.6% | |
| £13k | 30.5% | — | |
| £4k | 10.4% | — | |
| £2k | 4.9% | +56.9% | |
| £68 | 0.2% | -41.4% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$218kUS$218k+US$1m+US$3m+> US$10m
Exports: 74
- Kazakhstan: US$31m
- China: US$18m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Italy: US$7m
- Germany: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Australia: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$996k
- Türkiye: US$988k
- Japan: US$889k
- United Arab Emirates: US$647k
- Denmark: US$639k
- Portugal: US$606k
- Croatia: US$565k
- Russia: US$561k
- Bulgaria: US$481k
- Greece: US$457k
- Estonia: US$445k
- France: US$391k
- Lithuania: US$327k
- Mexico: US$311k
- Taiwan: US$310k
- South Africa: US$244k
- Saudi Arabia: US$227k
- Luxembourg: US$218k
- Latvia: US$211k
- Slovenia: US$185k
- India: US$168k
- Pakistan: US$140k
- Singapore: US$134k
- Armenia: US$118k
- Ghana: US$116k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$116k
- Egypt: US$106k
- Kenya: US$82k
- Ukraine: US$72k
- Hungary: US$69k
- Uganda: US$64k
- Romania: US$54k
- Peru: US$38k
- Ireland: US$35k
- Colombia: US$32k
- Morocco: US$26k
- Thailand: US$24k
- Iran: US$21k
- Chile: US$17k
- Malaysia: US$17k
- Dominican Republic: US$14k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$100kUS$100k+US$420k+US$1m+> US$5m
Imports: 177
- Russia: US$28m
- Cambodia: US$11m
- Germany: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- France: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$982k
- Egypt: US$931k
- Serbia: US$865k
- Romania: US$838k
- Gambia: US$821k
- Japan: US$810k
- Ukraine: US$786k
- Croatia: US$711k
- Slovenia: US$704k
- Malaysia: US$676k
- Israel: US$660k
- Belize: US$617k
- Saudi Arabia: US$575k
- Bulgaria: US$570k
- Türkiye: US$558k
- Colombia: US$553k
- Qatar: US$538k
- Angola: US$511k
- Denmark: US$496k
- Philippines: US$449k
- Madagascar: US$446k
- United Arab Emirates: US$437k
- Brazil: US$420k
- Kazakhstan: US$407k
- Canada: US$387k
- Switzerland: US$342k
- Algeria: US$334k
- Guinea: US$332k
- Uzbekistan: US$321k
- Norway: US$305k
- Uganda: US$294k
- Ghana: US$266k
- Panama: US$261k
- China: US$253k
- Finland: US$249k
- Macao SAR China: US$237k
- Spain: US$236k
- Australia: US$223k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$31m | 25.6% | |
| 2 | US$18m | 15.1% | |
| 3 | US$10m | 8.5% | |
| 4 | US$7m | 5.9% | |
| 5 | US$6m | 5.4% | |
| 6 | US$6m | 5.3% | |
| 7 | US$6m | 5% | |
| 8 | US$3m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$3m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$3m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$28m | 23.4% | |
| 2 | US$11m | 8.8% | |
| 3 | US$7m | 5.7% | |
| 4 | US$7m | 5.5% | |
| 5 | US$5m | 4.3% | |
| 6 | US$5m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$5m | 4.1% | |
| 8 | US$3m | 2.8% | |
| 9 | US$3m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$3m | 2.7% |
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
- 42number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Angola, Sudan
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 11% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0.6%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 67346 Flat-rolled products of iron/non-alloy steel, not clad, plated/coated, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of a width of 600 mm/more, not in coils
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41221 Flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel, not further worked than cold-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 | 7209.25 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7209.25 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7209.25 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7209.25 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7209.25 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7209.31, 7209.41 | 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).
7209 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, cold-rolled "cold-reduced", not clad, plated or coated
| Country of production | Direct | Indirect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 3 | |
| 2.68 | — | 2.68 | |
| 3 | — | 3 | |
| 0.14 | — | 0.14 | |
| 2.29 | — | 2.29 | |
| 1.73 | — | 1.73 | |
| 1.51 | — | 1.51 | |
| 2.05 | — | 2.05 | |
| 3.21 | — | 3.21 | |
| 2.89 | — | 2.89 | |
| 4.28 | — | 4.28 | |
| 8.25 | — | 8.25 | |
| 1.94 | — | 1.94 | |
| 2.14 | — | 2.14 | |
| 5.36 | — | 5.36 | |
| 2.81 | — | 2.81 | |
| 0.47 | — | 0.47 | |
| 2.43 | — | 2.43 | |
| 1.53 | — | 1.53 | |
| 0.74 | — | 0.74 | |
| 3.59 | — | 3.59 | |
| 2.41 | — | 2.41 | |
| 4.22 | — | 4.22 | |
| 2.14 | — | 2.14 | |
| 2.33 | — | 2.33 | |
| 2.33 | — | 2.33 | |
| 2.51 | — | 2.51 | |
| 2.54 | — | 2.54 | |
| 2.5 | — | 2.5 | |
| 1.44 | — | 1.44 | |
| 3.21 | — | 3.21 | |
| 2.37 | — | 2.37 | |
| Other countries (default) | 4.1 | — | 4.1 |
with the mark-up for 2026: 4.511 · with the mark-up for 2027: 4.921 · with the mark-up for 2028: 5.331
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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 20 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-06 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Trade Tariff news 7621 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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İthalatta Haksız Rekabetin Önlenmesine İlişkin Tebliğ (No: 2026/17)
RG 16.06.2026 sayı 33282 · Tebliğ 2026/17 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7209.25 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7209.25; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
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 these goods worth £42.1k (down 50% on the year before), at an average of £1.78 per kg; Germany supplied 54%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$120m in 2024, up 9.7% on 2023.
Kazakhstan was the largest exporter with 25.6% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a thickness of 3 mm or more?
Of a thickness of 3 mm or more fall under HS subheading 7209.25, part of heading 7209, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a thickness of 3 mm or more in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7209.25 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 of a thickness of 3 mm or more in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7209.25 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?
Kazakhstan, with US$31m in 2024 (25.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (54%), Italy (31%) and United Kingdom (10%), out of total imports of £42.1k.