Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7210
7210.49: Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other
Galvanised steel sheet and coil
Official description Other
7210.49 is the HS subheading for galvanised steel sheet and coil, under heading 7210 in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7210 49 00 00 Other 50%
- Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square) 50%
- 7210 49 00 20 Aluminium killed; plated or coated by hot dip galvanisation with zinc and/or with aluminium, and no other metal; chemically passivated; containing by weight: 0.015% or more but not more than 0.170% of carbon, 0.015% or more but not more than 0.100% of aluminium, not more than 0.045% of niobium, not more than 0.010% of titanium and not more than 0.010% of vanadium; presented in coils, cut-to-length sheets and narrow strips 50%
- 7210 49 00 30 Plated or coated by hot dip galvanisation, whether or not alloyed with silicon; chemically passivated; with or without any additional surface treatment such as oiling or sealing; containing by weight: not more than 0.5% of carbon, not more than 1.1% of aluminium, not more than 0.12% of niobium, not more than 0.17% of titanium and not more than 0.15% of vanadium; presented in coils, cut-to-length sheets and narrow strips 50%
- 7210 49 00 80 Other 50%
- 7210 49 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 3
- Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 27.9%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- Legal act
- Statutory Instruments 2019 No. 450
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
Rates for named exporters (25)
Company Rate Zhangjiagang Yangtze River Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd. C112 27.9% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd C158 27.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Hesteel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch C159 27.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd C164 17.2% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Hesteel Co., Ltd. Handan Branch C227 27.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Tangshan Iron & Steel Group High Strength Automotive Strip Co., Ltd. C228 27.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Beijing Shougang Cold Rolling Co., Ltd. C229 17.2% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Zhangjiagang Shagang Dongshin Galvanized Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. C230 27.9% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Maanshan, Anhui) C312 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Angang Steel Company Limited (Anshan, Liaoning) C313 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% TKAS Auto Steel Company Ltd (Dalian, Liaoning) C314 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% JiangYin ZongCheng Steel CO., Ltd (Jiangyin, Jiangsu) C315 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd (Benxi, Liaoning) C316 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% BX STEEL POSCO Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd (Benxi, Liaoning) C317 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Wuhan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Wuhan, Hubei) C318 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Shandong Kerui Steel Plate Co., Ltd (Binzhou, Shandong) C319 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co. Ltd (Baotou, Inner Mongolia) C320 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Hunan Valin Liangang Steel Sheet Co., Ltd (Loudi, Hunan) C321 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Shandong Huifu Color Steel Co., Ltd (Linyi, Shadong) C322 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Fujian Kaijing Greentech Material Co., Ltd (Longhai, Fujian) C323 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Shanghai) C324 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Zhanjiang, Guandong) C325 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Yieh Phui (China) Technomaterial Co. (Changshu, Jiangsu) C326 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Rizhao Baohua New Materials Co., Ltd (Rizhao, Shandong) C327 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% Jiangsu Gangzheng Steel Sheet Science and Technology Co., Ltd (Nantong, Jiangsu) C328 26.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9% - 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Taiwan | £86.7m | 16.6% | +129% |
 France | £85.6m | 16.4% | +16.3% |
 Türkiye | £77.8m | 14.9% | +14,585.4% |
 India | £58.8m | 11.2% | +114.2% |
 Belgium | £47.2m | 9% | -6.6% |
 Germany | £42.7m | 8.2% | +3.9% |
 Netherlands | £39m | 7.5% | -22.5% |
 South Korea | £38.1m | 7.3% | -53.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3.9mUS$3.9m+US$106.8m+US$810.2m+> US$1.5bn
Exports: 118
- China: US$6bn
- South Korea: US$2.9bn
- Germany: US$2.1bn
- Belgium: US$1.5bn
- Vietnam: US$1.4bn
- United States: US$1.2bn
- France: US$1.1bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- Japan: US$944.8m
- Canada: US$865.6m
- Türkiye: US$860m
- Taiwan: US$810.2m
- Italy: US$640m
- Austria: US$600.2m
- Spain: US$596.9m
- India: US$559.1m
- Brazil: US$290.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$287.3m
- Finland: US$282.4m
- Mexico: US$255.2m
- Slovakia: US$251.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$207.5m
- Australia: US$169.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$167.5m
- South Africa: US$157.3m
- Portugal: US$153.7m
- Egypt: US$133.8m
- Poland: US$125.4m
- Luxembourg: US$106.9m
- United Kingdom: US$106.8m
- Hungary: US$99.9m
- Tunisia: US$79m
- Uzbekistan: US$67.9m
- Russia: US$62.2m
- Singapore: US$55.8m
- Sweden: US$55.5m
- Indonesia: US$54.2m
- Thailand: US$53.1m
- Pakistan: US$48.4m
- New Zealand: US$47.3m
- Czechia: US$43.3m
- Iran: US$38.3m
- Guatemala: US$37.3m
- Ukraine: US$30.1m
- North Macedonia: US$28.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$23.2m
- Morocco: US$19.2m
- Romania: US$17.9m
- Estonia: US$14.3m
- Greece: US$14.3m
- Denmark: US$10.3m
- Slovenia: US$10.1m
- Latvia: US$9.7m
- Malaysia: US$8.2m
- Colombia: US$7.9m
- Argentina: US$6.2m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$4.6m
- El Salvador: US$3.9m
- Bulgaria: US$2.9m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11.8mUS$11.8m+US$79.8m+US$361.9m+> US$996.1m
Imports: 213
- United States: US$2.1bn
- Germany: US$1.5bn
- Mexico: US$1.5bn
- Spain: US$1.3bn
- Thailand: US$1.2bn
- Poland: US$1.2bn
- Japan: US$996.1m
- Canada: US$889.7m
- Italy: US$864.2m
- Belgium: US$784.9m
- France: US$777.4m
- South Korea: US$775.9m
- United Kingdom: US$696m
- Czechia: US$694.8m
- Türkiye: US$569.7m
- Morocco: US$558.3m
- Sweden: US$555.8m
- India: US$448.5m
- Malaysia: US$434.3m
- Portugal: US$413m
- Brazil: US$377.1m
- Netherlands: US$361.9m
- Russia: US$351.6m
- Romania: US$341.2m
- China: US$331.8m
- Israel: US$319.6m
- Vietnam: US$317m
- Slovakia: US$290.3m
- Philippines: US$279.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$260m
- Indonesia: US$221.7m
- Iraq: US$198.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$194.2m
- Greece: US$188.6m
- Ukraine: US$183.7m
- Slovenia: US$170.5m
- Argentina: US$167.8m
- Taiwan: US$162.6m
- South Africa: US$158.2m
- Austria: US$152.2m
- Hungary: US$130.9m
- Pakistan: US$125.9m
- Egypt: US$123.6m
- Denmark: US$121.9m
- Uzbekistan: US$115m
- Peru: US$114.5m
- Chile: US$112m
- Ghana: US$99.2m
- Ecuador: US$89.6m
- Switzerland: US$85.8m
- Guatemala: US$82.3m
- Kuwait: US$80.2m
- Estonia: US$79.8m
- Serbia: US$78.9m
- Bangladesh: US$77.6m
- Bulgaria: US$75.8m
- Dominican Republic: US$71.7m
- Laos: US$66.3m
- Australia: US$64.3m
- El Salvador: US$64.3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$6bn | 22.4% |
| 2 | South Korea | US$2.9bn | 10.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$2.1bn | 8% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$1.5bn | 5.6% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$1.4bn | 5.3% |
| 6 |  United States | US$1.2bn | 4.5% |
| 7 | France | US$1.1bn | 3.9% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$1bn | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$944.8m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Canada | US$865.6m | 3.2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 24
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.
- N341692 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from Taiwan
- N341698 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from Taiwan
- N341468 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from Mexico
- N341469 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from Vietnam
- N341470 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from China
- N341471 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nonalloy steel coils from Poland
- 600015303 HMRC
A flat-rolled non-alloyed steel strip coated on both sides with a zinc-magnesium-aluminium alloy layer by continuous hot-dip coating that complies with the BS EN10346 +Zinc-Magnesium products. The coated strip is cooled, chemically passivated, optionally oiled, and wound into coils. The coating…
24 rulings in total for this code
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In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7210.49 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 50%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 7210.49; 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 27.9% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China.
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 galvanised steel sheet and coil worth £523.2m (up 12% on the year before), at an average of £0.66 per kg; Taiwan supplied 17%, followed by France.
World trade in galvanised steel sheet and coil reached US$26.9bn in 2024, down 2.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 22.4% of the total, ahead of South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other?
Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other fall under HS subheading 7210.49, part of heading 7210, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7210.49 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 otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7210.49 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 otherwise plated or coated with zinc: other?
China, with US$6bn in 2024 (22.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export galvanised steel sheet and coil 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 galvanised steel sheet and coil?
The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 27.9% on goods from China. 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 galvanised steel sheet and coil from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Taiwan (17%), France (16%) and Türkiye (15%), out of total imports of £523.2m.