Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7210

7210.20

7210.20: Plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate

Subheading 7210.20 belongs to heading 7210 (flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more…) in chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 50% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7210 20 00 00 Plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate 50%
  2. 7210 20 00 10 Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square) 50%
  3. 7210 20 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 2

  • 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 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—50%
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£20k-1.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£6.71 per kg
Feb 2024: £18kMar 2024: £3kMay 2024: £2kAug 2024: £3kApr 2025: £1kMay 2025: £1kJun 2025: £16kJul 2025: £1kSept 2025: £2kMar 2026: £18k
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £18k 92.2% +733.7%
Denmark £2k 7.8% —
United Kingdom £0 0% -100%
United States £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free – 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 10% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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) 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

7210.20 · US$171m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$211kUS$211k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$30m

Exports: 50
  1. Japan: US$94m
  2. South Korea: US$30m
  3. China: US$7m
  4. United States: US$7m
  5. Italy: US$5m
  6. Germany: US$4m
  7. Slovakia: US$3m
  8. Czechia: US$3m
  9. Netherlands: US$2m
  10. France: US$2m
  11. Vietnam: US$2m
  12. Singapore: US$1m
  13. Austria: US$1m
  14. Portugal: US$1m
  15. Belgium: US$1m
  16. Hungary: US$1m
  17. Luxembourg: US$1m
  18. Thailand: US$656k
  19. United Kingdom: US$481k
  20. Türkiye: US$446k
  21. Romania: US$309k
  22. United Arab Emirates: US$265k
  23. South Africa: US$261k
  24. Ireland: US$211k
  25. Malaysia: US$182k
  26. Kazakhstan: US$171k
  27. Poland: US$159k
  28. Iran: US$136k
  29. Sweden: US$130k
  30. Denmark: US$106k
  31. Taiwan: US$68k
  32. Philippines: US$54k
  33. Russia: US$49k
  34. India: US$48k
  35. Saudi Arabia: US$40k
  36. Hong Kong SAR China: US$39k
  37. Switzerland: US$28k
  38. Spain: US$25k
  39. Indonesia: US$24k
  40. Australia: US$14k
  41. Norway: US$11k
  42. Greece: US$9k
  43. Mexico: US$4k
  44. Chile: US$2k
  45. Croatia: US$1k
  46. Canada: US$600
  47. Slovenia: US$300
  48. Costa Rica: US$100
  49. Ecuador: US$0
  50. Cambodia: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Japan US$94m 54.7%
2 South Korea US$30m 17.5%
3 China US$7m 4.4%
4 United States US$7m 4.3%
5 Italy US$5m 2.9%
6 Germany US$4m 2.5%
7 Slovakia US$3m 1.8%
8 Czechia US$3m 1.7%
9 Netherlands US$2m 1.2%
10 France US$2m 1.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Philippines US$122m 71.3%
2 Spain US$23m 13.2%
3 Mexico US$5m 2.7%
4 Malaysia US$3m 2%
5 Indonesia US$3m 1.6%
6 Cambodia US$2m 1.2%
7 Germany US$2m 0.9%
8 Tanzania US$1m 0.8%
9 Slovakia US$1m 0.7%
10 Ecuador US$1m 0.7%

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
  • 51number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 40%highest: Sudan, Nepal, Zambia

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata 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 5% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 20% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 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 0% 2023
Brazil 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 4% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 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 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 19% 5% – 32% 2023
French Polynesia 10% 2023
Gabon 10% 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 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 7.5% 2023
Indonesia 15% 2023
Iran 26% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 2.5% 0% – 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0.9%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 15% 2023
Maldives 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 19% 2.5% – 40% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 30% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 16% 11% – 20% 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 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 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 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 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 0.9%* 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 15% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25%* 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 12% 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 30% 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
67441 Flat-rolled products of iron/non-alloy steel, clad, plated orcoated, n.e.s., of a width of 600 mm/more, plated/coated with lead, including terne-plate
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
CPC 2.1 product
41231 Flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel, clad, plated, coated or otherwise further worked
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177210.20unchanged
20127210.20unchanged
20077210.20unchanged
20027210.20unchanged
19967210.20unchanged
19927210.20unchanged

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).

7210 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced", clad, plated or coated

Country of productionDirectIndirectTotal
Algeria3—3
Argentina2.68—2.68
Australia3—3
Azerbaijan0.14—0.14
Bosnia & Herzegovina2.29—2.29
Brazil1.73—1.73
Canada1.51—1.51
Chile2.05—2.05
China3.21—3.21
Colombia2.89—2.89
India4.28—4.28
Indonesia8.25—8.25
Iran1.94—1.94
Japan2.13—2.13
Kazakhstan5.36—5.36
Mexico2.81—2.81
Myanmar (Burma)0.47—0.47
New Zealand2.43—2.43
North Macedonia1.53—1.53
Philippines0.74—0.74
Russia3.59—3.59
Serbia2.41—2.41
South Africa4.22—4.22
South Korea2.14—2.14
Taiwan2.33—2.33
Thailand2.33—2.33
Türkiye2.51—2.51
Ukraine2.54—2.54
United Kingdom2.5—2.5
United States1.44—1.44
Uzbekistan3.21—3.21
Vietnam2.37—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.

  1. GB Quota

    India Quota 058605 Volume Update – 1 October 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8844 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  3. GB Quota

    Residual Quota 058608 Volume Update – 7 September 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8282 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  4. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 381 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-31 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  5. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1457 of 29 June 2026 on the distribution of tariff quotas opened under Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170

    CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  6. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170

    CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  7. GB Quota

    Update to Volume of India Quota 058106 – 2 June 2026

    Trade Tariff news 6599 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  8. GB Quota

    Update to Volume of Türkiye Quota 058107 – 1 June 2026

    Trade Tariff news 6568 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7210.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 50%.

Subheading 7210.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

1 country pays no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as the UK–Ukraine agreement, against a standard rate of 50%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £19.5k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 1% on the year before); China supplied 92%, followed by Denmark.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$171m (+325.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was Japan (US$94m), followed by South Korea.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate?

Plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate fall under HS subheading 7210.20, part of heading 7210, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7210.20 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 plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7210.20 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 plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate?

Japan, with US$94m in 2024 (54.7% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 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 China (92%), Denmark (8%) and United Kingdom (0%), out of total imports of £19.5k.

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