Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7209
7209.27: Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm
7209.27 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 27 00 00 Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm Free
- 7209 27 10 00 'electrical' Free
- 7209 27 90 00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £531k | 32.6% | -23.2% | |
| £376k | 23.1% | +9.1% | |
| £278k | 17.1% | -44.4% | |
| £275k | 16.9% | -36% | |
| £42k | 2.6% | +7.7% | |
| £37k | 2.2% | -33.3% | |
| £22k | 1.4% | -62.5% | |
| £20k | 1.2% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$853.5kUS$853.5k+US$4.1m+US$13.6m+> US$23m
Exports: 77
- Netherlands: US$67.7m
- China: US$58.5m
- Germany: US$23m
- Italy: US$21.4m
- Belgium: US$18m
- South Korea: US$17.2m
- Slovakia: US$14.8m
- Taiwan: US$13.6m
- Türkiye: US$12.9m
- Austria: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$9.9m
- Portugal: US$8.9m
- United States: US$8.1m
- Russia: US$7.6m
- Sweden: US$7.2m
- Japan: US$6.3m
- Serbia: US$5.6m
- El Salvador: US$4.1m
- Ukraine: US$4.1m
- Guatemala: US$3.8m
- Spain: US$3.8m
- Finland: US$3.2m
- Czechia: US$3.1m
- Thailand: US$3.1m
- Poland: US$3m
- Senegal: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2.3m
- Canada: US$2.2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1.5m
- Hungary: US$1.5m
- Romania: US$1.2m
- Kenya: US$1.1m
- Latvia: US$939.3k
- Costa Rica: US$938.9k
- India: US$894.3k
- Colombia: US$863.4k
- Bulgaria: US$853.5k
- Luxembourg: US$795.1k
- United Kingdom: US$753.1k
- Greece: US$745.5k
- Vietnam: US$736.9k
- Slovenia: US$718.6k
- Brazil: US$711.4k
- France: US$564.9k
- Tanzania: US$502.4k
- Ghana: US$268.4k
- Peru: US$208.7k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$203.6k
- Nigeria: US$163.6k
- Estonia: US$136.8k
- Uzbekistan: US$106.7k
- Switzerland: US$84.4k
- Pakistan: US$71.1k
- Singapore: US$66.5k
- Saudi Arabia: US$57.5k
- Australia: US$48k
- Iran: US$38.3k
- Croatia: US$35.5k
- North Macedonia: US$31.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$574.9kUS$574.9k+US$1.9m+US$4.6m+> US$14.5m
Imports: 165
- Germany: US$49.3m
- France: US$30.6m
- Belgium: US$26.3m
- Czechia: US$19.3m
- Poland: US$14.5m
- Colombia: US$13.2m
- Mexico: US$12.4m
- Uzbekistan: US$12.1m
- Pakistan: US$9.5m
- Spain: US$8.9m
- Hungary: US$8.7m
- Romania: US$7m
- Iraq: US$6.9m
- Guatemala: US$5.6m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Denmark: US$4.9m
- Austria: US$4.6m
- Netherlands: US$4.6m
- Sweden: US$4.4m
- Djibouti: US$4.2m
- Bolivia: US$4.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$3.8m
- United States: US$3.2m
- Honduras: US$3.2m
- Lithuania: US$3.2m
- Ukraine: US$2.8m
- Vietnam: US$2.7m
- Guinea: US$2.6m
- Croatia: US$2.5m
- Malaysia: US$2.5m
- Azerbaijan: US$2.5m
- Egypt: US$2.4m
- Slovenia: US$2.4m
- El Salvador: US$2.2m
- Madagascar: US$2.2m
- Serbia: US$2.2m
- Nicaragua: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Norway: US$1.9m
- Bulgaria: US$1.9m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1.9m
- Ecuador: US$1.9m
- Uruguay: US$1.8m
- Switzerland: US$1.7m
- China: US$1.6m
- Estonia: US$1.6m
- Senegal: US$1.6m
- Türkiye: US$1.5m
- Ghana: US$1.4m
- Gambia: US$1.4m
- Peru: US$1.3m
- Venezuela: US$1.3m
- Kenya: US$1.3m
- Japan: US$1.3m
- North Macedonia: US$1.2m
- Philippines: US$1.1m
- Tanzania: US$1.1m
- Algeria: US$1.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$67.7m | 18.5% | |
| 2 | US$58.5m | 16% | |
| 3 | US$23m | 6.3% | |
| 4 | US$21.4m | 5.9% | |
| 5 | US$18m | 4.9% | |
| 6 | US$17.2m | 4.7% | |
| 7 | US$14.8m | 4.1% | |
| 8 | US$13.6m | 3.7% | |
| 9 | US$12.9m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$10m | 2.7% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7209.27 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7209.27 into 2 tariff lines; 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 £1.6m (down 28% on the year before), at an average of £1.08 per kg; Netherlands supplied 33%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$365.3m in 2024, down 9.8% on 2023.
The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 18.5% of the total, ahead of China.
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 of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm?
Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm fall under HS subheading 7209.27, part of heading 7209, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7209.27 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 0,5 mm or more but not… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7209.27 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 0,5 mm or more but not…?
The Netherlands, with US$67.7m in 2024 (18.5% 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 Netherlands (33%), Germany (23%) and Belgium (17%), out of total imports of £1.6m.