Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7212
7212.60: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width: clad
Official description Clad
Subheading 7212.60 belongs to heading 7212 (flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600…) in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7212 60 00 00 Clad 50%
- Of a width not exceeding 500 mm 50%
- Not further worked than surface-treated 50%
- 7212 60 00 12 Hot-rolled, not further worked than clad 50%
- 7212 60 00 19 Other 50%
- 7212 60 00 20 Other 50%
- Other 50%
- 7212 60 00 50 Not further worked than surface-treated 50%
- 7212 60 00 98 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
- 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
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 234 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432, 2024/08
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £71k | 53.8% | +76.7% |
 Spain | £22k | 17% | +222.7% |
 China | £20k | 15% | -53% |
 Netherlands | £10k | 7.3% | — |
 Taiwan | £4k | 2.8% | — |
| United Kingdom | £3k | 2.3% | — |
 Italy | £1k | 0.9% | — |
 France | £1k | 0.9% | -17.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$186kUS$186k+US$845k+US$10m+> US$35m
Exports: 64
- Japan: US$82m
- China: US$35m
- Germany: US$35m
- United States: US$29m
- United Kingdom: US$28m
- Italy: US$12m
- Austria: US$10m
- South Korea: US$9m
- Poland: US$6m
- India: US$5m
- France: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Finland: US$874k
- Greece: US$845k
- Ireland: US$845k
- South Africa: US$843k
- Israel: US$828k
- Portugal: US$789k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$774k
- Hungary: US$728k
- Russia: US$553k
- Australia: US$509k
- Slovakia: US$446k
- Mexico: US$343k
- Belgium: US$334k
- Switzerland: US$270k
- Czechia: US$269k
- Thailand: US$262k
- Singapore: US$233k
- Brazil: US$186k
- Sweden: US$173k
- Türkiye: US$102k
- Denmark: US$99k
- Slovenia: US$75k
- Lebanon: US$74k
- Malaysia: US$70k
- Norway: US$69k
- Fiji: US$42k
- Vietnam: US$41k
- United Arab Emirates: US$40k
- Romania: US$38k
- Angola: US$31k
- Canada: US$19k
- Indonesia: US$18k
- Taiwan: US$16k
- New Zealand: US$8k
- Lithuania: US$7k
- Serbia: US$6k
- Ghana: US$6k
- Latvia: US$6k
- Argentina: US$4k
- Morocco: US$4k
- Qatar: US$2k
- Ukraine: US$2k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1k
- Croatia: US$900
- Estonia: US$800
- Bahrain: US$400
- Guatemala: US$200
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$58kUS$58k+US$424k+US$4m+> US$17m
Imports: 152
- China: US$41m
- Mexico: US$36m
- India: US$27m
- Austria: US$18m
- South Korea: US$17m
- United States: US$15m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Slovakia: US$13m
- Poland: US$13m
- Germany: US$10m
- France: US$9m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Algeria: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Spain: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Montenegro: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Russia: US$946k
- Argentina: US$920k
- Taiwan: US$909k
- Sweden: US$887k
- Canada: US$668k
- Israel: US$661k
- Malaysia: US$655k
- Saudi Arabia: US$644k
- Brazil: US$614k
- Slovenia: US$532k
- United Kingdom: US$511k
- Vietnam: US$489k
- Azerbaijan: US$434k
- Ecuador: US$424k
- United Arab Emirates: US$367k
- Egypt: US$360k
- Finland: US$339k
- Bangladesh: US$326k
- Oman: US$307k
- Dominican Republic: US$298k
- Zimbabwe: US$298k
- Tanzania: US$285k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$245k
- Pakistan: US$238k
- Netherlands: US$198k
- New Zealand: US$187k
- Romania: US$173k
- St Kitts & Nevis: US$154k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$145k
- Colombia: US$144k
- Singapore: US$143k
- Morocco: US$142k
- Belgium: US$134k
- Timor-Leste: US$132k
- Ukraine: US$119k
- Eswatini: US$118k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | US$82m | 30.3% |
| 2 | China | US$35m | 13% |
| 3 | Germany | US$35m | 13% |
| 4 |  United States | US$29m | 10.6% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$28m | 10.3% |
| 6 | Italy | US$12m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Austria | US$10m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$9m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$6m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  India | US$5m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$41m | 15.1% |
| 2 |  Mexico | US$36m | 13.2% |
| 3 | India | US$27m | 10.2% |
| 4 | Austria | US$18m | 6.6% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$17m | 6.3% |
| 6 | United States | US$15m | 5.5% |
| 7 |  Thailand | US$14m | 5.4% |
| 8 |  Slovakia | US$13m | 4.9% |
| 9 | Poland | US$13m | 4.8% |
| 10 | Germany | US$10m | 3.9% |
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
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The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7212.60 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is 50%.
Subheading 7212.60 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
1 country pays no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as the UK–Ukraine agreement, against a standard rate of 50%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £132.5k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 8% on the year before); Germany supplied 54%, followed by Spain.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$270m (−2.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was Japan (US$82m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width: clad?
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width: clad fall under HS subheading 7212.60, part of heading 7212, 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 7212.60 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 7212.60 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…?
Japan, with US$82m in 2024 (30.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (54%), Spain (17%) and China (15%), out of total imports of £132.5k.