Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7217
7217.30: Plated or coated with other base metals
Steel wire coated with other base metals
7217.30 is the HS subheading for steel wire coated with other base metals, under heading 7217 in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7217 30 00 00 Plated or coated with other base metals
- Containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon
- 7217 30 41 00 Copper-coated 50%
- 7217 30 49 00 Other Free
- 7217 30 50 00 Containing by weight 0.25% or more but less than 0.6% of carbon 50%
- 7217 30 90 00 Containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon 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
- 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 lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
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) | — | Free – 50% |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Botswana agreement | Botswana | 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–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–Lesotho agreement | Lesotho | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Mozambique agreement | Mozambique | Free |
| UK–Namibia agreement | Namibia | 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–Eswatini agreement | Eswatini | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £2.5m | 30.4% | -20.5% |
 China | £1.9m | 22.9% | +600.6% |
 United States | £1.8m | 21.4% | -36.5% |
 Czechia | £869k | 10.5% | -67.7% |
 Germany | £337k | 4.1% | +9.1% |
 France | £291k | 3.5% | +21.8% |
 Netherlands | £258k | 3.1% | +350.5% |
 Spain | £220k | 2.6% | -34.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 16 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 10.8% – 25% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 17.9% 
Argentina Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 9.8% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$371kUS$371k+US$5m+US$26m+> US$104m
Exports: 87
- China: US$526m
- South Korea: US$119m
- Slovakia: US$104m
- Czechia: US$86m
- Malaysia: US$73m
- Vietnam: US$62m
- Italy: US$57m
- Germany: US$33m
- United States: US$26m
- Spain: US$25m
- Japan: US$21m
- Thailand: US$19m
- France: US$18m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Türkiye: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Brazil: US$8m
- India: US$7m
- Luxembourg: US$7m
- Romania: US$6m
- Poland: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Austria: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Sweden: US$863k
- Colombia: US$792k
- Ukraine: US$785k
- Singapore: US$688k
- Estonia: US$575k
- Canada: US$530k
- Bulgaria: US$414k
- Hungary: US$383k
- Bahrain: US$371k
- Israel: US$319k
- Denmark: US$316k
- Finland: US$298k
- Croatia: US$230k
- Switzerland: US$225k
- Lithuania: US$220k
- Saudi Arabia: US$211k
- El Salvador: US$210k
- Portugal: US$180k
- North Macedonia: US$170k
- Uganda: US$152k
- Kazakhstan: US$143k
- Serbia: US$129k
- Egypt: US$125k
- Australia: US$91k
- Qatar: US$77k
- Morocco: US$62k
- Albania: US$50k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$315kUS$315k+US$6m+US$22m+> US$58m
Imports: 176
- Thailand: US$131m
- Japan: US$70m
- India: US$69m
- Türkiye: US$61m
- United States: US$59m
- Germany: US$58m
- Romania: US$56m
- Vietnam: US$53m
- South Korea: US$51m
- Mexico: US$48m
- Italy: US$44m
- Poland: US$43m
- Indonesia: US$39m
- Czechia: US$38m
- Brazil: US$29m
- Saudi Arabia: US$24m
- Malaysia: US$22m
- Hungary: US$22m
- Canada: US$20m
- Slovakia: US$20m
- China: US$19m
- Spain: US$18m
- France: US$18m
- Taiwan: US$18m
- Portugal: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Cambodia: US$14m
- Luxembourg: US$13m
- Serbia: US$12m
- Philippines: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Argentina: US$8m
- Egypt: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Ecuador: US$7m
- Pakistan: US$7m
- Morocco: US$7m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
- Russia: US$6m
- Finland: US$5m
- Sri Lanka: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- North Macedonia: US$4m
- Norway: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$526m | 41.1% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$119m | 9.3% |
| 3 |  Slovakia | US$104m | 8.1% |
| 4 | Czechia | US$86m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  Malaysia | US$73m | 5.7% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$62m | 4.8% |
| 7 | Italy | US$57m | 4.5% |
| 8 | Germany | US$33m | 2.6% |
| 9 | United States | US$26m | 2.1% |
| 10 | Spain | US$25m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand | US$131m | 10.2% |
| 2 | Japan | US$70m | 5.5% |
| 3 |  India | US$69m | 5.4% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$61m | 4.8% |
| 5 | United States | US$59m | 4.6% |
| 6 | Germany | US$58m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Romania | US$56m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Vietnam | US$53m | 4.2% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$51m | 4% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$48m | 3.8% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 36number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Nepal, Bermuda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 7.5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 5% | 0% – 10% | 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 | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 6% | 2% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 0% – 13% | 2023 |
 Iran | 21% | 15% – 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 15% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 30% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 14% | 11% – 20% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5.3% | 1% – 7% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 10% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 25% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 5% | 0% – 10% | 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 | 7.1% | 5% – 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. · 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
- 67815 Wire of iron/non-alloy steel, plated/coated with zink/other base materials
- 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 | 7217.30 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7217.30 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7217.30 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7217.30 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7217.30 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7217.13, 7217.23, 7217.33 | 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 30 Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, plated or coated with base metals (excl. plated or coated with zinc, and bars and rods)
| Country of production | Direct | Indirect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3 | — | 3 |
| Argentina | 2.47 | — | 2.47 |
| Australia | 2.92 | — | 2.92 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.14 | — | 0.14 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.34 | — | 2.34 |
| Brazil | 1.64 | — | 1.64 |
| Canada | 1.33 | — | 1.33 |
| Chile | 2.05 | — | 2.05 |
| China | 3.17 | — | 3.17 |
| Colombia | 2.11 | — | 2.11 |
| India | 4.27 | — | 4.27 |
| Indonesia | 8.23 | — | 8.23 |
| Iran | 1.94 | — | 1.94 |
| Japan | 2.1 | — | 2.1 |
| Kazakhstan | 5.18 | — | 5.18 |
| Mexico | 2.74 | — | 2.74 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 0.47 | — | 0.47 |
| New Zealand | 2.41 | — | 2.41 |
| North Macedonia | 1.53 | — | 1.53 |
| Philippines | 0.74 | — | 0.74 |
| Russia | 3.21 | — | 3.21 |
 Serbia | 2.41 | — | 2.41 |
| South Africa | 4.03 | — | 4.03 |
| South Korea | 2.12 | — | 2.12 |
| Taiwan | 2.3 | — | 2.3 |
| Thailand | 1.92 | — | 1.92 |
| Türkiye | 2.31 | — | 2.31 |
| Ukraine | 2.4 | — | 2.4 |
| United Kingdom | 2.31 | — | 2.31 |
| United States | 1.39 | — | 1.39 |
| Uzbekistan | 3.21 | — | 3.21 |
| Vietnam | 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)
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
Further Update to Steel Measure Suspension – 30 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8810 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota
Steel Measure Suspension – 24 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8711 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota
Residual Quota 058671 Volume Update – 26 August 2026
Trade Tariff news 8052 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota
Residual Quota 058671 Volume Update – 13 August 2026
Trade Tariff news 7755 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 381 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-31 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1540 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7217.30 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 50% (average 25%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7217.30 covers 4 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 European Union and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of Free – 50%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of steel wire coated with other base metals into the UK came to £8.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 19% on the year before); Italy supplied 30%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported steel wire coated with other base metals worth US$1bn (−9.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$526m), followed by South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for plated or coated with other base metals?
Plated or coated with other base metals fall under HS subheading 7217.30, part of heading 7217, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on plated or coated with other base metals in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7217.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 50%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on plated or coated with other base metals in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7217.30 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 plated or coated with other base metals?
China, with US$526m in 2024 (41.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export steel wire coated with other base metals to the UK duty-free?
1 country pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under European Union, CARIFORUM, Central America. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free – 50% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on steel wire coated with other base metals?
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 steel wire coated with other base metals from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (30%), China (23%) and United States (21%), out of total imports of £8.3m.