Heading · Chapter 72
7212: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated
Heading 7212 is divided into 6 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 72, iron and steel.
Duty rates compared
UK 50% Third-country duty 56 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 20% Third-country duty 84 tariff lines · average 7.6% 
USA Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
Mexico 25% – 35% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines · average 28.9% 
Brazil Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 8.6% 
Argentina Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 42 tariff lines · average 9.9% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 148 tariff lines · average 4.1% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines Subheadings 6
- 7212.10Plated or coated with tin
- 7212.20Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc
- 7212.30Otherwise plated or coated with zincGalvanised steel strip under 600 mm
- 7212.40Painted, varnished or coated with plastics
- 7212.50Otherwise plated or coated
- 7212.60Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width: clad
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$18m+US$111m+> US$269m
Exports: 122
- China: US$1.1bn
- Germany: US$823m
- United States: US$316m
- Italy: US$269m
- Netherlands: US$267m
- South Korea: US$265m
- Belgium: US$231m
- Japan: US$190m
- Vietnam: US$168m
- Austria: US$146m
- France: US$115m
- Spain: US$111m
- United Kingdom: US$103m
- Türkiye: US$102m
- Sweden: US$92m
- Portugal: US$86m
- Hungary: US$77m
- Canada: US$67m
- Poland: US$60m
- United Arab Emirates: US$57m
- Slovakia: US$55m
- Czechia: US$45m
- India: US$39m
- Greece: US$37m
- Denmark: US$36m
- Malaysia: US$32m
- Taiwan: US$28m
- Luxembourg: US$23m
- Indonesia: US$22m
- Egypt: US$18m
- Mexico: US$18m
- Romania: US$18m
- Brazil: US$18m
- North Macedonia: US$16m
- Finland: US$16m
- Serbia: US$15m
- Thailand: US$12m
- Russia: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Chile: US$9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$16m+US$84m+> US$200m
Imports: 211
- Germany: US$348m
- France: US$333m
- United States: US$328m
- Austria: US$267m
- Poland: US$238m
- Mexico: US$212m
- China: US$200m
- Indonesia: US$186m
- Czechia: US$154m
- Canada: US$150m
- Vietnam: US$138m
- Philippines: US$131m
- Netherlands: US$123m
- Thailand: US$123m
- Spain: US$105m
- India: US$103m
- Italy: US$99m
- Malaysia: US$94m
- Bangladesh: US$88m
- South Korea: US$86m
- Belgium: US$85m
- Slovakia: US$84m
- Türkiye: US$78m
- Hungary: US$74m
- Australia: US$68m
- Romania: US$67m
- Algeria: US$67m
- Brazil: US$62m
- Bulgaria: US$54m
- Switzerland: US$48m
- Ireland: US$41m
- Saudi Arabia: US$41m
- United Kingdom: US$36m
- Slovenia: US$36m
- Egypt: US$33m
- Sweden: US$31m
- Dominican Republic: US$31m
- Singapore: US$29m
- Croatia: US$27m
- Argentina: US$26m
- Norway: US$25m
- Morocco: US$24m
- United Arab Emirates: US$21m
- South Africa: US$21m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Colombia: US$21m
- Serbia: US$21m
- Israel: US$21m
- Laos: US$20m
- Japan: US$17m
- Finland: US$17m
- Latvia: US$17m
- Denmark: US$16m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$16m
- Greece: US$15m
- Cambodia: US$14m
- Taiwan: US$14m
- Kazakhstan: US$13m
- Ukraine: US$12m
- Russia: US$12m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$1.1bn | 20.8% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$823m | 15.8% |
| 3 | United States | US$316m | 6.1% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$269m | 5.2% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$267m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$265m | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$231m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Japan | US$190m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Vietnam | US$168m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$146m | 2.8% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 7212 into 56 tariff lines; the duty is 50%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 7212 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 7212 into 84 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 20% (average 7.6%). 52 of them are duty-free.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 7212 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Canada divides heading 7212 into 18 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), heading 7212 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is between 25% and 35%.
The Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) divides heading 7212 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 10.8% (average 8.6%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM), heading 7212 covers 42 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 10.8%. 2 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Peru divides heading 7212 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, heading 7212 covers 148 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5%. 26 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan divides heading 7212 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, heading 7212 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The GCC Common Customs Tariff divides heading 7212 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is 5%.
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), heading 7212 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Norway divides heading 7212 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of North Macedonia, heading 7212 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) divides heading 7212 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is 5%.
In 2024, countries exported heading 7212 goods worth US$5.2bn (−17.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1.1bn), followed by Germany.
The biggest buyer was Germany, with imports of US$348m.
The United Kingdom ranked 13th among 122 exporters with US$103m.
The United Kingdom imported US$36m.
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 flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated?
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated fall under HS heading 7212, part of chapter 72, 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 7212 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 7212 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…?
China, with US$1.1bn in 2024 (20.8% of world exports).