Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7210

7210.90

7210.90: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width: other

Other clad or coated steel flat products

Official description Other

7210.90 is the HS subheading for other clad or coated steel flat products, under heading 7210 in chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 50% standard rate · across 9 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7210 90 00 00 Other 50%
  2. 7210 90 30 00 Clad 50%
  3. 7210 90 30 10 Not further worked than surface-treated, including cladding, or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square) 50%
  4. 7210 90 30 90 Other 50%
  5. 7210 90 40 00 Tinned and printed 50%
  6. 7210 90 40 10 Not further worked than surface-treated, including cladding, or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square) 50%
  7. 7210 90 40 90 Other 50%
  8. 7210 90 80 00 Other 50%
  9. Coated or plated with tin, whether or not coated with a plastic material and/or varnished 50%
  10. 7210 90 80 20 Not painted 50%
  11. 7210 90 80 29 Other 50%
  12. Other 50%
  13. 7210 90 80 91 Not further worked than surface-treated, including cladding, or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular (including square) 50%
  14. 7210 90 80 92 Plated or coated by hot dip galvanisation with magnesium or magnesium-zinc alloys, 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%
  15. 7210 90 80 99 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 4

  • Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 49.98%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    until 12 March 2031
    Legal act
    Statutory Instruments 2019 No. 450
    Tariff lines
    on 8 of 9 lines
    Rates for named exporters (1)
    CompanyRate
    Shougang Group (Including:,, Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd,,, Shou Gang Casey Steel Co., Ltd.,,, Shougang Holding Trade (Hong Kong) Limited,,, China Shougang International Trade & Engineering Corporation) 8A5927.85% with D008, otherwise 49.98%
  • Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 27.9%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    Legal act
    Statutory Instruments 2019 No. 450
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 9 lines
    Rates for named exporters (25)
    CompanyRate
    Zhangjiagang Yangtze River Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd. C11227.9% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd C15827.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Hesteel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch C15927.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd C1640% with D005, otherwise 27.9%
    Hesteel Co., Ltd. Handan Branch C22727.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Tangshan Iron & Steel Group High Strength Automotive Strip Co., Ltd. C22827.8% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Beijing Shougang Cold Rolling Co., Ltd. C2290% with D005, otherwise 27.9%
    Zhangjiagang Shagang Dongshin Galvanized Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. C23027.9% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Maanshan, Anhui) C31226.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Angang Steel Company Limited (Anshan, Liaoning) C31326.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    TKAS Auto Steel Company Ltd (Dalian, Liaoning) C31426.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    JiangYin ZongCheng Steel CO., Ltd (Jiangyin, Jiangsu) C31526.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd (Benxi, Liaoning) C31626.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    BX STEEL POSCO Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd (Benxi, Liaoning) C31726.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Wuhan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Wuhan, Hubei) C31826.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Shandong Kerui Steel Plate Co., Ltd (Binzhou, Shandong) C31926.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co. Ltd (Baotou, Inner Mongolia) C32026.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Hunan Valin Liangang Steel Sheet Co., Ltd (Loudi, Hunan) C32126.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Shandong Huifu Color Steel Co., Ltd (Linyi, Shadong) C32226.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Fujian Kaijing Greentech Material Co., Ltd (Longhai, Fujian) C32326.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Shanghai) C32426.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (Zhanjiang, Guandong) C32526.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Yieh Phui (China) Technomaterial Co. (Changshu, Jiangsu) C32626.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Rizhao Baohua New Materials Co., Ltd (Rizhao, Shandong) C32726.1% with D008, otherwise 27.9%
    Jiangsu Gangzheng Steel Sheet Science and Technology Co., Ltd (Nantong, Jiangsu) C32826.1% 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 4

  • 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 controlAnti-dumping or countervailing registration
    Applies to goods from
    China, South Korea
    Legal act
    2025 No.7, 2025 No. 16
    Tariff lines
    on 7 of 9 lines
  • 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£1.2m-40% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.44 per kg
Jan 2024: £110kFeb 2024: £26kMar 2024: £372kApr 2024: £246kMay 2024: £133kJun 2024: £100kJul 2024: £196kAug 2024: £105kSept 2024: £123kOct 2024: £219kNov 2024: £64kDec 2024: £228kJan 2025: £128kFeb 2025: £194kMar 2025: £208kApr 2025: £238kMay 2025: £199kJun 2025: £163kJul 2025: £146kAug 2025: £163kSept 2025: £57kOct 2025: £113kNov 2025: £136kDec 2025: £77kJan 2026: £185kFeb 2026: £157kMar 2026: £92kApr 2026: £91kMay 2026: £18kJun 2026: £115kJul 2026: £82kAug 2026: £121k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Italy £550k 44.2% -39.9%
China £277k 22.2% +80.1%
Netherlands £121k 9.7% -67%
Poland £112k 9% +657.2%
Spain £34k 2.7% -13.7%
Ireland £29k 2.4% +91.3%
France £26k 2.1% -77.6%
Greece £24k 1.9% +719.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7210.90 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$431kUS$431k+US$9m+US$36m+> US$122m

Exports: 105
  1. Austria: US$561m
  2. China: US$290m
  3. Japan: US$248m
  4. France: US$122m
  5. United States: US$66m
  6. Germany: US$63m
  7. India: US$63m
  8. Spain: US$60m
  9. Sweden: US$53m
  10. Italy: US$39m
  11. Belgium: US$36m
  12. Norway: US$32m
  13. South Korea: US$26m
  14. Netherlands: US$24m
  15. United Kingdom: US$22m
  16. Türkiye: US$20m
  17. Portugal: US$19m
  18. Taiwan: US$16m
  19. Poland: US$13m
  20. Malaysia: US$13m
  21. Hungary: US$12m
  22. Thailand: US$11m
  23. Greece: US$11m
  24. Hong Kong SAR China: US$10m
  25. Indonesia: US$10m
  26. Egypt: US$9m
  27. Mexico: US$7m
  28. South Africa: US$5m
  29. Denmark: US$5m
  30. Estonia: US$5m
  31. New Zealand: US$4m
  32. United Arab Emirates: US$4m
  33. Australia: US$3m
  34. Slovakia: US$3m
  35. Czechia: US$2m
  36. Brazil: US$2m
  37. Uganda: US$2m
  38. Singapore: US$2m
  39. Costa Rica: US$2m
  40. Switzerland: US$2m
  41. Canada: US$1m
  42. Luxembourg: US$1m
  43. Bulgaria: US$1m
  44. Guatemala: US$789k
  45. Tunisia: US$729k
  46. British Virgin Islands: US$717k
  47. Vietnam: US$669k
  48. Ukraine: US$593k
  49. Mauritius: US$514k
  50. Ireland: US$509k
  51. Slovenia: US$465k
  52. Finland: US$431k
  53. Romania: US$415k
  54. El Salvador: US$354k
  55. Tanzania: US$341k
  56. Morocco: US$328k
  57. Algeria: US$313k
  58. Croatia: US$306k
  59. Kenya: US$258k
  60. Benin: US$238k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Austria US$561m 29.4%
2 China US$290m 15.2%
3 Japan US$248m 13%
4 France US$122m 6.4%
5 United States US$66m 3.4%
6 Germany US$63m 3.3%
7 India US$63m 3.3%
8 Spain US$60m 3.1%
9 Sweden US$53m 2.8%
10 Italy US$39m 2.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$555m 29%
2 China US$152m 7.9%
3 Italy US$123m 6.4%
4 United States US$109m 5.7%
5 India US$89m 4.6%
6 Thailand US$79m 4.1%
7 France US$63m 3.3%
8 South Korea US$63m 3.3%
9 Netherlands US$39m 2%
10 Canada US$33m 1.7%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

  • N301037 U.S. CBP 7 November 2018 · 7210.90.90.00

    The tariff classification of steel doctor blades from Italy

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7210.90 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is 50%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7210.90 into 3 tariff lines; 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 49.98% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China (until 12 March 2031).

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 other clad or coated steel flat products worth £1.2m (down 40% on the year before), at an average of £2.44 per kg; Italy supplied 44%, followed by China.

World trade in other clad or coated steel flat products reached US$2bn in 2024, up 13.8% on 2023.

Austria was the largest exporter with 29.4% of the total, ahead of China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width: other?

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width: other fall under HS subheading 7210.90, part of heading 7210, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7210.90 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 flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7210.90 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 flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel…?

Austria, with US$561m in 2024 (29.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export other clad or coated steel flat products 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 other clad or coated steel flat products?

The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 49.98% on goods from China until 12 March 2031. The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 27.9% on goods from China. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import other clad or coated steel flat products from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (44%), China (22%) and Netherlands (10%), out of total imports of £1.2m.