Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7217
7217.10: Not plated or coated, whether or not polished
Uncoated steel wire
7217.10 is the HS subheading for uncoated steel wire, under heading 7217 in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7217 10 00 00 Not plated or coated, whether or not polished 50%
- Containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon 50%
- 7217 10 10 00 With a maximum cross-sectional dimension of less than 0.8 mm 50%
- With a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 0.8 mm or more 50%
- 7217 10 31 00 Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process 50%
- 7217 10 39 00 Other 50%
- 7217 10 50 00 Containing by weight 0.25% or more but less than 0.6% of carbon 50%
- 7217 10 90 00 Containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon 50%
- 7217 10 90 10 Of non-alloy steel, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm 50%
- 7217 10 90 90 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.3m | 20.4% | +54.9% | |
| £8.6m | 18.8% | -21.8% | |
| £7.1m | 15.5% | -13.5% | |
| £3.5m | 7.6% | -25% | |
| £3.3m | 7.2% | +32% | |
| £2.8m | 6.2% | -25% | |
| £2.4m | 5.3% | +30.6% | |
| £2.4m | 5.2% | -21.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$722kUS$722k+US$13m+US$81m+> US$135m
Exports: 123
- China: US$417m
- Italy: US$409m
- Germany: US$264m
- South Korea: US$135m
- Austria: US$131m
- Czechia: US$131m
- Spain: US$122m
- Mexico: US$110m
- Belgium: US$103m
- Japan: US$100m
- Canada: US$94m
- Netherlands: US$81m
- Ukraine: US$75m
- Portugal: US$68m
- France: US$63m
- Russia: US$62m
- Türkiye: US$57m
- United States: US$56m
- Slovakia: US$51m
- Vietnam: US$51m
- Taiwan: US$46m
- United Kingdom: US$36m
- Thailand: US$34m
- Malaysia: US$31m
- Poland: US$28m
- Sweden: US$19m
- El Salvador: US$14m
- India: US$13m
- Brazil: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$13m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- Egypt: US$11m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Guatemala: US$10m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Luxembourg: US$9m
- Romania: US$8m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Iran: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Greece: US$4m
- North Macedonia: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Albania: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Finland: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Australia: US$955k
- Switzerland: US$735k
- Uzbekistan: US$722k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$616k
- United Arab Emirates: US$582k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$8m+US$43m+> US$110m
Imports: 203
- United States: US$307m
- Germany: US$255m
- France: US$203m
- Switzerland: US$173m
- Poland: US$148m
- Brazil: US$141m
- Netherlands: US$110m
- Czechia: US$79m
- United Kingdom: US$72m
- Vietnam: US$60m
- China: US$57m
- Austria: US$56m
- Denmark: US$55m
- Canada: US$51m
- Kazakhstan: US$50m
- Belgium: US$47m
- Spain: US$47m
- Mexico: US$47m
- Taiwan: US$45m
- Australia: US$44m
- Japan: US$43m
- Hungary: US$42m
- Italy: US$38m
- Thailand: US$38m
- Romania: US$36m
- Slovakia: US$36m
- Malaysia: US$31m
- South Korea: US$30m
- Morocco: US$30m
- Portugal: US$29m
- Croatia: US$23m
- Indonesia: US$21m
- Philippines: US$21m
- Slovenia: US$21m
- Serbia: US$20m
- Sweden: US$19m
- Guatemala: US$15m
- Cambodia: US$15m
- Israel: US$15m
- India: US$15m
- Lithuania: US$14m
- Uzbekistan: US$13m
- Finland: US$13m
- Bulgaria: US$13m
- Chile: US$12m
- Honduras: US$11m
- Malta: US$11m
- Estonia: US$10m
- Norway: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Egypt: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Kenya: US$8m
- Greece: US$8m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- El Salvador: US$7m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$7m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$417m | 14% | |
| 2 | US$409m | 13.8% | |
| 3 | US$264m | 8.9% | |
| 4 | US$135m | 4.5% | |
| 5 | US$131m | 4.4% | |
| 6 | US$131m | 4.4% | |
| 7 | US$122m | 4.1% | |
| 8 | US$110m | 3.7% | |
| 9 | US$103m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$100m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$307m | 10.3% | |
| 2 | US$255m | 8.6% | |
| 3 | US$203m | 6.8% | |
| 4 | US$173m | 5.8% | |
| 5 | US$148m | 5% | |
| 6 | US$141m | 4.7% | |
| 7 | US$110m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$79m | 2.7% | |
| 9 | US$72m | 2.4% | |
| 10 | US$60m | 2% |
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
- 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Kenya, Nepal
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| 8.7% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 5% | 2022 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8.7% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.6% | 0% – 14% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| 8.8% | 0% – 15% | 2022 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 6.3% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.3% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.6% | 0% – 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 35%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11%* | 8.4% – 14% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6.3% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 1.6% | 0% – 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 6.3% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8.7% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| 8.9%* | 6.6% – 11% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8.7% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0.2% | 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
- 67814 Wire of iron/non-alloy steel, not plated/coated, whether/not polished
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41263 Wire of iron or non-alloy steel
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7217.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7217.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7217.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7217.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7217.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7217.11, 7217.21, 7217.31 | changed |
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).
7217 10 Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, not plated or coated, whether or not polished (excl. bars and rods)
| Country of production | Direct | Indirect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | 3 | |
| 2.47 | — | 2.47 | |
| 2.92 | — | 2.92 | |
| 0.14 | — | 0.14 | |
| 2.34 | — | 2.34 | |
| 1.64 | — | 1.64 | |
| 1.33 | — | 1.33 | |
| 2.05 | — | 2.05 | |
| 3.17 | — | 3.17 | |
| 2.11 | — | 2.11 | |
| 4.27 | — | 4.27 | |
| 8.23 | — | 8.23 | |
| 1.94 | — | 1.94 | |
| 2.1 | — | 2.1 | |
| 5.18 | — | 5.18 | |
| 2.74 | — | 2.74 | |
| 0.47 | — | 0.47 | |
| 2.41 | — | 2.41 | |
| 1.53 | — | 1.53 | |
| 0.74 | — | 0.74 | |
| 3.21 | — | 3.21 | |
| 2.41 | — | 2.41 | |
| 4.03 | — | 4.03 | |
| 2.12 | — | 2.12 | |
| 2.3 | — | 2.3 | |
| 1.92 | — | 1.92 | |
| 2.31 | — | 2.31 | |
| 2.4 | — | 2.4 | |
| 2.31 | — | 2.31 | |
| 1.39 | — | 1.39 | |
| 3.21 | — | 3.21 | |
| 2.35 | — | 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 4
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.
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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Residual Quota 058671 Volume Update – 26 August 2026
Trade Tariff news 8052 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Residual Quota 058671 Volume Update – 13 August 2026
Trade Tariff news 7755 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 381 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-31 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7217.10 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is 50%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7217.10 covers 5 tariff lines and 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 uncoated steel wire into the UK came to £45.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 9% on the year before); Germany supplied 20%, followed by Spain.
In 2024, countries exported uncoated steel wire worth US$3bn (−11.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$417m), followed by Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for not plated or coated, whether or not polished?
Not plated or coated, whether or not polished fall under HS subheading 7217.10, part of heading 7217, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on not plated or coated, whether or not polished in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7217.10 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 not plated or coated, whether or not polished in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7217.10 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 not plated or coated, whether or not polished?
China, with US$417m in 2024 (14% of world exports).
Which countries can export uncoated steel wire 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 uncoated steel wire?
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 uncoated steel wire from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (20%), Spain (19%) and China (16%), out of total imports of £45.6m.