Subheading · Section XV

7212.40: Painted, varnished or coated with plastics

7212.40
  • 50%UK
  • FreeEU
  • 30%Türkiye
  • FreeUSA
  • US$903.5mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 7212.40 belongs to heading 7212 (flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600…) in chapter 72.

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7212.40 into 19 tariff lines; the duty is 50%.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7212.40 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 7212.40 into 18 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 30%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, subheading 7212.40 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$903.5m (−4.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was Germany (US$184.5m), followed by China.

The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$104.6m.

The United Kingdom ranked 6th among 95 exporters with US$39.1m; its largest buyer was Germany.

The United Kingdom imported US$14.4m, most of it from France.

Duty rates compared

UK 50% Third-country duty 19 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 18 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. 7212 40 00 00 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics 50%
  2. 7212 40 20 00 Tinplate, not further worked than varnished; products, plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides, varnished 50%
  3. Tinplate, not further worked than varnished 50%
  4. 7212 40 20 10 Not painted 50%
  5. 7212 40 20 19 Other 50%
  6. Other 50%
  7. Of a width exceeding 500 mm 50%
  8. 7212 40 20 91 Not further worked than surface-treated 50%
  9. 7212 40 20 93 Other 50%
  10. 7212 40 20 99 Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 50%
  11. 7212 40 80 00 Other 50%
  12. Of a width exceeding 500 mm 50%
  13. Not further worked than surface-treated 50%
  14. 7212 40 80 01 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%
  15. Other 50%
  16. Coated or plated with tin 50%
  17. 7212 40 80 12 Not painted 50%
  18. 7212 40 80 14 Other 50%
  19. 7212 40 80 15 Other 50%
  20. Other 50%
  21. 7212 40 80 21 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%
  22. Other 50%
  23. Coated or plated with tin 50%
  24. 7212 40 80 30 Not painted 50%
  25. 7212 40 80 33 Other 50%
  26. 7212 40 80 35 Other 50%
  27. Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 50%
  28. 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) 50%
  29. Coated or plated with tin 50%
  30. 7212 40 80 80 Not painted 50%
  31. 7212 40 80 81 Other 50%
  32. 7212 40 80 82 Other 50%
  33. Other 50%
  34. Coated or plated with tin 50%
  35. 7212 40 80 85 Not painted 50%
  36. 7212 40 80 86 Other 50%
  37. 7212 40 80 87 Other 50%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 7212 40 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics:
  2. 7212 40 20 Tinplate, not further worked than varnished; products, plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides, varnished Free—
  3. 7212 40 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. 7212.40 Boyanmış, cilalanmış veya plastik maddelerle kaplanmış olanlar:
  2. Teneke ( cilalanma işleminden öte işleme tabi tutulmamış); krom oksitleri veya krom ve krom oksitleriyle kaplanmış ürünler (cilalanmış)
  3. Sadece yüzey işçiliğine tabi tutulmuş:
  4. Ağırlık itibariyle % 0,6 veya daha fazla karbon içerenler
  5. 7212.40.20.11.11 Teneke (sadece cilalanmış) 30%
  6. Diğerleri
  7. 7212.40.20.11.21 Genişliği 500 mm.yi geçenler 30%
  8. 7212.40.20.11.29 Diğerleri 30%
  9. Diğerleri
  10. 7212.40.20.19.11 Teneke (sadece cilalanmış) 30%
  11. Diğerleri
  12. 7212.40.20.19.21 Genişliği 500 mm.yi geçenler 30%
  13. 7212.40.20.19.29 Diğerleri 30%
  14. Diğerleri:
  15. Ağırlık itibariyle % 0,6 veya daha fazla karbon içerenler
  16. 7212.40.20.21.11 Teneke 30%
  17. Diğerleri
  18. 7212.40.20.21.21 Genişliği 500 mm.yi geçenler 30%
  19. 7212.40.20.21.29 Diğerleri 30%
  20. Diğerleri
  21. 7212.40.20.29.11 Teneke 30%
  22. Diğerleri
  23. 7212.40.20.29.21 Genişliği 500 mm.yi geçenler 30%
  24. 7212.40.20.29.29 Diğerleri 30%
  25. Diğerleri:
  26. Ağırlık itibariyle % 0,6 veya daha fazla karbon içerenler
  27. Genişliği 500 mm.yi geçenler
  28. 7212.40.80.10.11 Sadece yüzey işçiliğine tabi tutulmuş 30%
  29. 7212.40.80.10.19 Diğerleri 30%
  30. 7212.40.80.10.21 Genişliği 500 mm.yi geçmeyenler 30%
  31. Diğerleri
  32. Genişliği 500 mm.yi geçenler
  33. 7212.40.80.90.11 Sadece yüzey işçiliğine tabi tutulmuş 30%
  34. 7212.40.80.90.19 Diğerleri 30%
  35. 7212.40.80.90.21 Genişliği 500 mm.yi geçmeyenler 30%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 7212.40 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics:
  2. 7212.40.10.00 Of a width of less than 300 mm Freekg
  3. 7212.40.50.00 Other Freekg

World trade in 2024

7212.40 · US$903.5m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$308.3kUS$308.3k+US$4.6m+US$22.2m+> US$72.1m

Exports: 95
  1. Germany: US$184.5m
  2. China: US$167.6m
  3. South Korea: US$72.1m
  4. Belgium: US$71.1m
  5. France: US$53.3m
  6. United Kingdom: US$39.1m
  7. United States: US$31.1m
  8. Sweden: US$25.7m
  9. Italy: US$25m
  10. Japan: US$22.2m
  11. Greece: US$20.5m
  12. Netherlands: US$19.2m
  13. Vietnam: US$18.8m
  14. Türkiye: US$18.7m
  15. Canada: US$18.4m
  16. Spain: US$14.4m
  17. India: US$13.8m
  18. Mexico: US$10.3m
  19. Chile: US$8.6m
  20. Austria: US$8.6m
  21. Poland: US$7.5m
  22. Taiwan: US$6.4m
  23. Russia: US$6.1m
  24. Portugal: US$4.6m
  25. Luxembourg: US$4m
  26. Thailand: US$4m
  27. Denmark: US$3.6m
  28. Czechia: US$3.1m
  29. Australia: US$2.7m
  30. Brazil: US$2.4m
  31. Ecuador: US$1.7m
  32. Finland: US$1.4m
  33. Switzerland: US$1.2m
  34. Indonesia: US$1.1m
  35. Slovakia: US$1m
  36. Saudi Arabia: US$881.1k
  37. Hungary: US$858.4k
  38. Bulgaria: US$703.5k
  39. Romania: US$695.6k
  40. Slovenia: US$684.5k
  41. Estonia: US$535.7k
  42. Ireland: US$465.7k
  43. Malaysia: US$450.8k
  44. Singapore: US$341.9k
  45. South Africa: US$317.2k
  46. Hong Kong SAR China: US$310.6k
  47. Ukraine: US$308.3k
  48. Serbia: US$263.8k
  49. Norway: US$229.6k
  50. Latvia: US$212.7k
  51. Peru: US$207.2k
  52. Croatia: US$204.3k
  53. United Arab Emirates: US$203.6k
  54. Jordan: US$188.1k
  55. Nepal: US$159.6k
  56. Venezuela: US$149k
  57. Tunisia: US$146.4k
  58. Kuwait: US$139.5k
  59. Colombia: US$132.1k
  60. San Marino: US$130k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$184.5m 20.4%
2 China US$167.6m 18.6%
3 South Korea US$72.1m 8%
4 Belgium US$71.1m 7.9%
5 France US$53.3m 5.9%
6 United Kingdom US$39.1m 4.3%
7 United States US$31.1m 3.4%
8 Sweden US$25.7m 2.8%
9 Italy US$25m 2.8%
10 Japan US$22.2m 2.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$104.6m 11.6%
2 France US$62.1m 6.9%
3 Germany US$62m 6.9%
4 Netherlands US$41.9m 4.6%
5 Poland US$38.3m 4.2%
6 Belgium US$36.7m 4.1%
7 Mexico US$35.2m 3.9%
8 Türkiye US$32.6m 3.6%
9 Canada US$28.4m 3.1%
10 Italy US$23.1m 2.6%

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 7212.40, part of heading 7212, 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 7212.40 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 7212.40 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?

Germany, with US$184.5m in 2024 (20.4% of world exports).