Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7216

7216.61

7216.61: Obtained from flat-rolled products

Cold-formed steel sections from flat products

7216.61 is the HS subheading for cold-formed steel sections from flat products, under heading 7216 in chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 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 61 00 00 Obtained from flat-rolled products Free
  2. 7216 61 10 00 C, l, u, z, omega or open-ended sections Free
  3. 7216 61 90 00 Other Free

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
  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 37 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£24.2m-15.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.73 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.5mFeb 2024: £2.3mMar 2024: £2.7mApr 2024: £2.5mMay 2024: £854kJun 2024: £1.3mJul 2024: £2mAug 2024: £3.6mSept 2024: £2mOct 2024: £2.4mNov 2024: £3.3mDec 2024: £1.8mJan 2025: £1.2mFeb 2025: £2.1mMar 2025: £1.8mApr 2025: £2.7mMay 2025: £3.9mJun 2025: £2.9mJul 2025: £2.4mAug 2025: £2.4mSept 2025: £3.1mOct 2025: £2.7mNov 2025: £2.5mDec 2025: £1.8mJan 2026: £2.1mFeb 2026: £2.1mMar 2026: £2.5mApr 2026: £1.4mMay 2026: £1.5mJun 2026: £1.6mJul 2026: £1.3mAug 2026: £1.8m 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
Germany £9.4m 38.9% +5.2%
Belgium £2.6m 10.7% +21%
Netherlands £2.6m 10.6% -67.7%
France £2.1m 8.6% +8.6%
China £1.8m 7.6% +127.5%
Italy £1.8m 7.5% +28.1%
Türkiye £631k 2.6% +144.7%
Finland £617k 2.5% -37.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7216.61 · US$1.4bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$512kUS$512k+US$4m+US$36m+> US$105m

Exports: 109
  1. Germany: US$212m
  2. Poland: US$144m
  3. Italy: US$127m
  4. Belgium: US$105m
  5. China: US$92m
  6. Mexico: US$72m
  7. Austria: US$68m
  8. Netherlands: US$64m
  9. Spain: US$39m
  10. France: US$36m
  11. Switzerland: US$36m
  12. Slovakia: US$34m
  13. Czechia: US$34m
  14. Türkiye: US$31m
  15. Portugal: US$26m
  16. Sweden: US$23m
  17. United Kingdom: US$23m
  18. El Salvador: US$23m
  19. Honduras: US$17m
  20. Hungary: US$16m
  21. United States: US$15m
  22. Romania: US$15m
  23. India: US$14m
  24. Finland: US$12m
  25. Denmark: US$11m
  26. Bulgaria: US$8m
  27. Dominican Republic: US$5m
  28. Russia: US$4m
  29. Serbia: US$3m
  30. Senegal: US$3m
  31. Japan: US$3m
  32. South Korea: US$2m
  33. Chile: US$2m
  34. Luxembourg: US$2m
  35. Slovenia: US$2m
  36. Saudi Arabia: US$2m
  37. Ecuador: US$2m
  38. South Africa: US$2m
  39. Croatia: US$2m
  40. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
  41. Lithuania: US$2m
  42. Brazil: US$1m
  43. Greece: US$1m
  44. Ireland: US$1m
  45. Malaysia: US$1m
  46. Ukraine: US$1m
  47. Benin: US$1m
  48. North Macedonia: US$981k
  49. Costa Rica: US$727k
  50. Georgia: US$706k
  51. Canada: US$693k
  52. Estonia: US$672k
  53. Australia: US$648k
  54. Uzbekistan: US$526k
  55. United Arab Emirates: US$512k
  56. Togo: US$503k
  57. Ghana: US$473k
  58. Mozambique: US$469k
  59. Panama: US$337k
  60. Latvia: US$307k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$212m 15.7%
2 Poland US$144m 10.7%
3 Italy US$127m 9.4%
4 Belgium US$105m 7.8%
5 China US$92m 6.8%
6 Mexico US$72m 5.3%
7 Austria US$68m 5%
8 Netherlands US$64m 4.8%
9 Spain US$39m 2.9%
10 France US$36m 2.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$174m 12.9%
2 Germany US$170m 12.6%
3 United States US$110m 8.1%
4 Spain US$78m 5.8%
5 Austria US$55m 4.1%
6 Czechia US$55m 4.1%
7 Netherlands US$54m 4%
8 Belgium US$49m 3.6%
9 Poland US$45m 3.3%
10 Romania US$41m 3%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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
  • 34number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Burundi

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 30% 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 5% 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 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 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 3% 2023
Colombia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 20% 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 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 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 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 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 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 4.7%* 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 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 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 30% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 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 0% 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 3.6%* 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 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 0.1% 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
67684 Angles, shapes & sections, not further worked than cold-formed/cold-finished, of iron/non-alloy steel
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
CPC 2.1 product
41262 Angles, shapes and sections, cold-formed, cold-finished or further worked, of iron or non-alloy steel
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177216.61unchanged
20127216.61unchanged
20077216.61unchanged
20027216.61unchanged
19967216.61unchanged
19927216.60changed

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 5

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.

  • N353262 U.S. CBP 10 September 2025 · 7216.61.00.00

    The tariff classification, country of origin, marking, and eligibility for preferential tariff treatment under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)

  • N342445 U.S. CBP 12 September 2024 · 7216.61.00.00

    The tariff classification of nonalloy steel angles from Mexico

  • N319012 U.S. CBP 5 May 2021 · 7216.61.00.00

    The tariff classification of steel flashing materials from China.

  • N303868 U.S. CBP 26 April 2019 · 7216.61.00.00

    The tariff classification of steel strut channels from China

  • N294964 U.S. CBP 4 April 2018 · 7216.61.00.00

    The tariff classification of pallet tracks from China

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7216.61 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7216.61 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

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 cold-formed steel sections from flat products worth £24.2m (down 16% on the year before), at an average of £1.73 per kg; Germany supplied 39%, followed by Belgium.

World trade in cold-formed steel sections from flat products reached US$1.4bn in 2024, down 3.6% on 2023.

Germany was the largest exporter with 15.7% of the total, ahead of Poland.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for obtained from flat-rolled products?

Obtained from flat-rolled products fall under HS subheading 7216.61, part of heading 7216, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on obtained from flat-rolled products in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7216.61 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on obtained from flat-rolled products in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7216.61 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 obtained from flat-rolled products?

Germany, with US$212m in 2024 (15.7% of world exports).

Which countries can export cold-formed steel sections from flat products to the UK duty-free?

156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on cold-formed steel sections from flat products?

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 cold-formed steel sections from flat products from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (39%), Belgium (11%) and Netherlands (11%), out of total imports of £24.2m.

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