Subheading · Section XV

7210.70: Painted, varnished or coated with plastics

7210.70
  • 50%UK
  • FreeEU
  • 30%Türkiye
  • FreeUSA
  • US$14.1bnWorld trade in 2024

7210.70 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7210, flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more…, chapter 72.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7210.70 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is 50%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7210.70 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 7210.70 covers 7 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 30%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 7210.70 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

World trade in these goods reached US$14.1bn in 2024, up 4.1% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 35.4% of the total, ahead of South Korea.

The United States imported the most (US$1.2bn).

The United Kingdom ranked 17th among 122 exporters with US$157.2m; its largest buyer was the Netherlands.

The United Kingdom imported US$242.5m, most of it from South Korea.

Duty rates compared

UK 50% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 7 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7210 70 00 00 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics 50%
  2. 7210 70 10 00 Tinplate, varnished; products, plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides, varnished 50%
  3. Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square) 50%
  4. Tinplate 50%
  5. 7210 70 10 15 Not painted 50%
  6. 7210 70 10 19 Other 50%
  7. 7210 70 10 91 Other 50%
  8. 7210 70 10 95 Other 50%
  9. 7210 70 80 00 Other 50%
  10. Not further worked than surface-treated or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square) 50%
  11. 7210 70 80 11 Of non-alloy steel, painted, varnished or coated with plastics on at least one side, excluding products with a final coating of zinc-dust (a zinc-rich paint, containing by weight 70% or more of zinc) and excluding products with a substrate with a metallic coating of chromium or tin 50%
  12. Other 50%
  13. Coated or plated with tin 50%
  14. 7210 70 80 20 Not painted 50%
  15. 7210 70 80 23 Other 50%
  16. 7210 70 80 25 Other 50%
  17. Other 50%
  18. 7210 70 80 91 Of non-alloy steel, painted, varnished or coated with plastics on at least one side, excluding so-called 'sandwich panels' of a kind used for building applications and consisting of two outer metal sheets with a stabilising core of insulation material sandwiched between them, and excluding those products with a final coating of zinc-dust (a zinc-rich paint, containing by weight 70% or more of zinc) and excluding products with a substrate with a metallic coating of chromium or tin 50%
  19. Other 50%
  20. Coated or plated with tin 50%
  21. 7210 70 80 92 Not painted 50%
  22. 7210 70 80 93 Other 50%
  23. 7210 70 80 95 Other 50%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 7210 70 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics:
  2. 7210 70 10 Tinplate, varnished; products, plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides, varnished Free—
  3. 7210 70 80 Other Free—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 7210.70 Boyanmış, verniklenmiş veya plastik maddelerle kaplanmış olanlar:
  2. Krom oksitleri veya krom ve krom oksitleriyle kaplanmış ürünler ve tenekeler (verniklenmiş)
  3. 7210.70.10.00.11 Sadece yüzey isçiliğine tabi tutulmuş veya dikdörtgenden (kare dahil) başka şekillerde basitçe kesilmiş 30%
  4. Diğerleri
  5. 7210.70.10.00.21 Ağırlık itibariyle % 0,6 veya daha fazla karbon içerenler 30%
  6. 7210.70.10.00.29 Diğerleri 30%
  7. Diğerleri:
  8. Ağırlık itibariyle % 0,6 veya daha fazla karbon içerenler
  9. 7210.70.80.10.11 Sadece yüzey isçiliğine tabi tutulmuş veya dikdörtgenden (kare dahil) başka şekillerde basitçe kesilmiş 30%
  10. 7210.70.80.10.19 Diğerleri 30%
  11. Diğerleri
  12. 7210.70.80.90.11 Sadece yüzey isçiliğine tabi tutulmuş veya dikdörtgenden (kare dahil) başka şekillerde basitçe kesilmiş 30%
  13. 7210.70.80.90.19 Diğerleri 30%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 7210.70 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics:
  2. 7210.70.30.00 Not coated or plated with metal and not clad Freekg
  3. 7210.70.60 Other Free
  4. Zinc coated or plated:
  5. 7210.70.60.30 Electrolytically coated or plated kg
  6. 7210.70.60.60 Other kg
  7. 7210.70.60.90 Other kg

World trade in 2024

7210.70 · US$14.1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3.7mUS$3.7m+US$47.3m+US$277m+> US$639.6m

Exports: 122
  1. China: US$5bn
  2. South Korea: US$1.9bn
  3. Belgium: US$668.2m
  4. Italy: US$639.6m
  5. France: US$605.8m
  6. Taiwan: US$476.7m
  7. India: US$472.7m
  8. Vietnam: US$411.8m
  9. Mexico: US$407.9m
  10. Germany: US$390.7m
  11. Netherlands: US$303.4m
  12. Türkiye: US$277m
  13. Poland: US$232.6m
  14. Spain: US$203.4m
  15. Slovakia: US$163.1m
  16. Sweden: US$158.2m
  17. United Kingdom: US$157.2m
  18. Austria: US$154.7m
  19. United States: US$136m
  20. Finland: US$82.9m
  21. Czechia: US$81m
  22. Kenya: US$80.7m
  23. Australia: US$77.6m
  24. Kazakhstan: US$74.4m
  25. Japan: US$66.8m
  26. Russia: US$66.5m
  27. Malaysia: US$55.5m
  28. Portugal: US$53.4m
  29. Uzbekistan: US$50.6m
  30. Hong Kong SAR China: US$47.3m
  31. North Macedonia: US$47.2m
  32. South Africa: US$41.9m
  33. United Arab Emirates: US$39.2m
  34. Luxembourg: US$37.2m
  35. Thailand: US$34m
  36. Romania: US$33.3m
  37. Slovenia: US$31.7m
  38. Canada: US$28.7m
  39. Nepal: US$24.6m
  40. Ukraine: US$24.4m
  41. Hungary: US$23.4m
  42. Singapore: US$22.6m
  43. Morocco: US$13.8m
  44. Estonia: US$13m
  45. Brazil: US$12.5m
  46. Bulgaria: US$11.4m
  47. Switzerland: US$11.4m
  48. Greece: US$10.4m
  49. Croatia: US$10.1m
  50. Saudi Arabia: US$10m
  51. Egypt: US$7.6m
  52. Serbia: US$7.3m
  53. Honduras: US$7.1m
  54. Latvia: US$7.1m
  55. New Zealand: US$6.2m
  56. Uganda: US$4m
  57. Denmark: US$3.9m
  58. Indonesia: US$3.9m
  59. Lithuania: US$3.7m
  60. Iran: US$3.5m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$5bn 35.4%
2 South Korea US$1.9bn 13.7%
3 Belgium US$668.2m 4.7%
4 Italy US$639.6m 4.5%
5 France US$605.8m 4.3%
6 Taiwan US$476.7m 3.4%
7 India US$472.7m 3.4%
8 Vietnam US$411.8m 2.9%
9 Mexico US$407.9m 2.9%
10 Germany US$390.7m 2.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$1.2bn 8.7%
2 Poland US$989.8m 7%
3 Germany US$583.2m 4.1%
4 Romania US$483.9m 3.4%
5 India US$471.2m 3.3%
6 Thailand US$451.6m 3.2%
7 Mexico US$409.8m 2.9%
8 Russia US$374.3m 2.7%
9 France US$297m 2.1%
10 Belgium US$290.6m 2.1%

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 painted, varnished or coated with plastics?

Painted, varnished or coated with plastics fall under HS subheading 7210.70, part of heading 7210, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on painted, varnished or coated with plastics in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7210.70 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 painted, varnished or coated with plastics in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7210.70 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 painted, varnished or coated with plastics?

China, with US$5bn in 2024 (35.4% of world exports).