Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7216

7216.50

7216.50: Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded

7216.50 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7216, angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel, chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 50% standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7216 50 00 00 Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded 50%
  2. 7216 50 10 00 With a cross-section which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is 80 mm 50%
  3. Other 50%
  4. 7216 50 91 00 Bulb flats 50%
  5. 7216 50 91 10 In the range up to 204 mm width 50%
  6. 7216 50 91 90 Other 50%
  7. 7216 50 99 00 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 2

  • 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 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—50%
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£11m-6% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.83 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.1mFeb 2024: £544kMar 2024: £1.2mApr 2024: £1.6mMay 2024: £910kJun 2024: £618kJul 2024: £1.9mAug 2024: £557kSept 2024: £846kOct 2024: £2.3mNov 2024: £866kDec 2024: £238kJan 2025: £1.2mFeb 2025: £516kMar 2025: £342kApr 2025: £1.9mMay 2025: £479kJun 2025: £413kJul 2025: £2mAug 2025: £554kSept 2025: £203kOct 2025: £1.8mNov 2025: £312kDec 2025: £340kJan 2026: £2.3mFeb 2026: £735kMar 2026: £446kApr 2026: £1.9mMay 2026: £975kJun 2026: £475kJul 2026: £1.4mAug 2026: £99k 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
Türkiye £6.3m 57.2% -4%
Germany £1.6m 14.5% +34.6%
Spain £995k 9.1% -21.1%
Italy £994k 9.1% +42.3%
China £291k 2.7% -22.8%
Netherlands £142k 1.3% -67.6%
India £128k 1.2% -61.4%
United Kingdom £102k 0.9% +244.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7216.50 · US$1.2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$671kUS$671k+US$5m+US$18m+> US$124m

Exports: 107
  1. Türkiye: US$256m
  2. China: US$197m
  3. Germany: US$178m
  4. Russia: US$124m
  5. Spain: US$55m
  6. Italy: US$50m
  7. Japan: US$36m
  8. India: US$30m
  9. Poland: US$28m
  10. United Kingdom: US$22m
  11. Taiwan: US$18m
  12. Switzerland: US$15m
  13. Guatemala: US$15m
  14. South Korea: US$15m
  15. Sweden: US$14m
  16. Netherlands: US$10m
  17. Belgium: US$8m
  18. Austria: US$7m
  19. Canada: US$7m
  20. Oman: US$6m
  21. Uganda: US$6m
  22. Mexico: US$6m
  23. Costa Rica: US$6m
  24. Czechia: US$6m
  25. United States: US$5m
  26. France: US$5m
  27. South Africa: US$5m
  28. Kazakhstan: US$5m
  29. Dominica: US$4m
  30. Luxembourg: US$4m
  31. Thailand: US$4m
  32. Singapore: US$4m
  33. Botswana: US$3m
  34. Kenya: US$2m
  35. Vietnam: US$2m
  36. Iran: US$2m
  37. Egypt: US$2m
  38. United Arab Emirates: US$2m
  39. Qatar: US$2m
  40. Ghana: US$2m
  41. Malaysia: US$2m
  42. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  43. Lithuania: US$2m
  44. El Salvador: US$2m
  45. Norway: US$1m
  46. Burkina Faso: US$1m
  47. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
  48. Australia: US$1m
  49. Denmark: US$1m
  50. Saudi Arabia: US$1m
  51. Latvia: US$1m
  52. Nicaragua: US$984k
  53. Ireland: US$959k
  54. Croatia: US$671k
  55. Ukraine: US$640k
  56. Uzbekistan: US$616k
  57. Romania: US$601k
  58. Portugal: US$563k
  59. Slovakia: US$526k
  60. Slovenia: US$506k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Türkiye US$256m 21.5%
2 China US$197m 16.6%
3 Germany US$178m 14.9%
4 Russia US$124m 10.4%
5 Spain US$55m 4.6%
6 Italy US$50m 4.2%
7 Japan US$36m 3%
8 India US$30m 2.5%
9 Poland US$28m 2.4%
10 United Kingdom US$22m 1.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$87m 7.3%
2 Kazakhstan US$86m 7.2%
3 Indonesia US$63m 5.3%
4 Germany US$61m 5.1%
5 South Korea US$41m 3.5%
6 Italy US$37m 3.1%
7 Hungary US$30m 2.5%
8 United Arab Emirates US$28m 2.3%
9 Uzbekistan US$28m 2.3%
10 France US$27m 2.3%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 7.5%median duty
  • 35number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Burundi

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 7.5% 5% – 10% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 12% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 7.5% 5% – 10% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 10% 2023
Brazil 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 4% 3% – 6% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 5% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 10% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 4% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 5% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 7.5% 2023
Indonesia 20% 2023
Iran 26% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 10% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0.9%* 0.8% – 1.1% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 5% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
Mexico 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 10% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 30% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 5% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 3.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5% 3% – 7% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 12% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 10% 2023
South Korea 0% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
St Lucia 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0.6%* 0.5% – 0.7% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 10% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 13% 3.1% – 17% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25%* 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 15% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 0% 2023
Zimbabwe 0% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
67683 Other angles, shapes & sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn/extruded,/iron/non-alloy steel
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
CPC 2.1 product
41251 Angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of iron or non-alloy steel
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177216.50unchanged
20127216.50unchanged
20077216.50unchanged
20027216.50unchanged
19967216.50unchanged
19927216.50changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

CBAM: carbon border adjustment

Goods of the CBAM sector iron and steel pay for the greenhouse gases emitted in their production when they are imported into the EU. Without verified actual emissions, the importer declares the default values below (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of goods).

7216 Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel, n.e.s.

Country of productionDirectIndirectTotal
Algeria3—3
Argentina2.47—2.47
Australia2.92—2.92
Azerbaijan0.14—0.14
Bosnia & Herzegovina2.34—2.34
Brazil1.61—1.61
Canada1.33—1.33
Chile2.05—2.05
China3.17—3.17
Colombia2.11—2.11
India4.27—4.27
Indonesia8.23—8.23
Iran1.94—1.94
Japan2.1—2.1
Kazakhstan5.18—5.18
Mexico2.74—2.74
Myanmar (Burma)0.47—0.47
New Zealand2.41—2.41
North Macedonia1.92—1.92
Philippines0.74—0.74
Russia3.21—3.21
Serbia2.41—2.41
South Africa4.03—4.03
South Korea2.12—2.12
Taiwan2.3—2.3
Thailand1.92—1.92
Türkiye2.31—2.31
Ukraine2.4—2.4
United Kingdom2.31—2.31
United States1.39—1.39
Uzbekistan3.21—3.21
Vietnam2.35—2.35
Other countries (default)4—4

with the mark-up for 2026: 4.396 · with the mark-up for 2027: 4.795 · with the mark-up for 2028: 5.195

t CO2e per t of goods · definitive period since 1 January 2026; first annual declaration due 30 September 2027 · Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 as corrected by 2026/1740 (European Commission data, not legally binding)

Binding rulings for similar goods 9

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.

  • H304529 U.S. CBP 15 July 2024 · 7216.50.00

    Revocation of HQ 965520 and NY 898929; Tariff classification of Steel T-sections

  • H307939 U.S. CBP 12 August 2022 · 7216.50.00

    Internal Advice; Classification of Steel Bulb Flats

  • N305329 U.S. CBP 24 July 2019 · 7216.50.00.00

    The tariff classification of steel bulb flats from Turkey. Correction to Ruling Number N304509

  • N305330 U.S. CBP 24 July 2019 · 7216.50.00.00

    The tariff classification of steel bulb flats from Turkey. Correction to Ruling Number N304508

  • H303762 U.S. CBP 28 June 2019 · 7216.50.00.00

    Steel Special Profiles; New York Ruling N293371; 19 U.S.C. § 1516; 19 C.F.R. Part 175; Domestic Interested Party Petition

  • N304508 U.S. CBP 11 June 2019 · 7216.50.00.00

    The tariff classification of steel bulb flats from Turkey

9 rulings in total for this code

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Quota

    EU Quota 058622 Volume Update – 23 October 2026

    Trade Tariff news 9503 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. GB Quota

    EU Quota 058622 Volume Update – 19 October 2026

    Trade Tariff news 9338 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  3. GB Quota

    Residual Quota 058624 Volume Update – 13 October 2026

    Trade Tariff news 9173 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  4. GB Quota

    Türkiye Quota 058623 Volume Update – 8 October 2026

    Trade Tariff news 9044 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  5. GB Quota

    Residual Quota 058624 Volume Update – 2 October 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8910 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  6. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  7. GB Quota

    EU Quota 058622 Volume Update – 7 September 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8281 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  8. GB Quota

    EU Quota 058622 Volume Update – 3 August 2026

    Trade Tariff news 7555 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7216.50 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 50%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7216.50 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, 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 these goods worth £11m (down 6% on the year before), at an average of £0.83 per kg; Türkiye supplied 57%, followed by Germany.

World trade in these goods reached US$1.2bn in 2024, down 13% on 2023.

Türkiye was the largest exporter with 21.5% of the total, ahead of China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded?

Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded fall under HS subheading 7216.50, part of heading 7216, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other angles, shapes and sections in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7216.50 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 other angles, shapes and sections in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7216.50 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 other angles, shapes and sections?

Türkiye, with US$256m in 2024 (21.5% 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 Türkiye (57%), Germany (15%) and Spain (9%), out of total imports of £11m.

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