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%+6
- 7217 30 49 00 Other Free+2
- 7217 30 50 00 Containing by weight 0.25% or more but less than 0.6% of carbon 50%+6
- 7217 30 90 00 Containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon Free+2
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 233 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 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 11 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$371kUS$371k+US$5m+US$26.4m+> US$103.6m
Exports: 87
- China: US$526.5m
- South Korea: US$119.5m
- Slovakia: US$103.6m
- Czechia: US$85.7m
- Malaysia: US$72.8m
- Vietnam: US$62m
- Italy: US$57.4m
- Germany: US$32.9m
- United States: US$26.4m
- Spain: US$25.1m
- Japan: US$21.2m
- Thailand: US$19.5m
- France: US$17.6m
- Belgium: US$14.2m
- Türkiye: US$13.3m
- Netherlands: US$9.1m
- Brazil: US$8.1m
- India: US$7.1m
- Luxembourg: US$6.9m
- Romania: US$5.7m
- Poland: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4.7m
- Taiwan: US$4.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.2m
- United Kingdom: US$3.2m
- Indonesia: US$3.2m
- Belarus: US$3.1m
- Russia: US$2.5m
- Austria: US$2.2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$1.7m
- Slovenia: US$1.4m
- Costa Rica: US$1.3m
- Sweden: US$863k
- Colombia: US$792.4k
- Ukraine: US$785.2k
- Singapore: US$688.3k
- Estonia: US$575.1k
- Canada: US$530.3k
- Bulgaria: US$413.8k
- Hungary: US$382.5k
- Bahrain: US$371k
- Israel: US$318.5k
- Denmark: US$316.4k
- Finland: US$297.7k
- Croatia: US$229.8k
- Switzerland: US$225k
- Lithuania: US$220.3k
- Saudi Arabia: US$211.3k
- El Salvador: US$209.7k
- Portugal: US$179.8k
- North Macedonia: US$169.5k
- Uganda: US$152.4k
- Kazakhstan: US$142.9k
- Serbia: US$129.2k
- Egypt: US$125k
- Australia: US$90.5k
- Qatar: US$77.1k
- Morocco: US$61.6k
- Albania: US$49.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$315kUS$315k+US$6.1m+US$21.5m+> US$58.5m
Imports: 176
- Thailand: US$130.5m
- Japan: US$70.1m
- India: US$68.8m
- Türkiye: US$61.3m
- United States: US$59.3m
- Germany: US$58.5m
- Romania: US$56.4m
- Vietnam: US$53.3m
- South Korea: US$51.3m
- Mexico: US$48.1m
- Italy: US$43.6m
- Poland: US$43.4m
- Indonesia: US$38.9m
- Czechia: US$38.3m
- Brazil: US$29.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$24m
- Malaysia: US$22.4m
- Hungary: US$21.5m
- Canada: US$20.3m
- Slovakia: US$20m
- China: US$19.2m
- Spain: US$18.1m
- France: US$18m
- Taiwan: US$17.8m
- Portugal: US$15.6m
- United Kingdom: US$13.9m
- Cambodia: US$13.7m
- Luxembourg: US$13.3m
- Serbia: US$11.5m
- Philippines: US$10.7m
- Switzerland: US$10.2m
- Slovenia: US$8.6m
- Belgium: US$8.5m
- Argentina: US$7.8m
- Egypt: US$7.1m
- Netherlands: US$6.9m
- Ecuador: US$6.9m
- Pakistan: US$6.8m
- Morocco: US$6.6m
- Singapore: US$6.4m
- Austria: US$6.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6.3m
- South Africa: US$6.1m
- Chile: US$6.1m
- Russia: US$6m
- Finland: US$4.7m
- Sri Lanka: US$4.3m
- Denmark: US$4.3m
- Sweden: US$3.8m
- North Macedonia: US$3.7m
- Norway: US$3m
- Colombia: US$2.7m
- Israel: US$2.6m
- Algeria: US$2.3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$1.9m
- Australia: US$1.9m
- Greece: US$1.8m
- El Salvador: US$1.5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$526.5m | 41.1% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$119.5m | 9.3% |
| 3 |  Slovakia | US$103.6m | 8.1% |
| 4 | Czechia | US$85.7m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  Malaysia | US$72.8m | 5.7% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$62m | 4.8% |
| 7 | Italy | US$57.4m | 4.5% |
| 8 | Germany | US$32.9m | 2.6% |
| 9 | United States | US$26.4m | 2.1% |
| 10 | Spain | US$25.1m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand | US$130.5m | 10.2% |
| 2 |  Japan | US$70.1m | 5.5% |
| 3 |  India | US$68.8m | 5.4% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$61.3m | 4.8% |
| 5 | United States | US$59.3m | 4.6% |
| 6 | Germany | US$58.5m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Romania | US$56.4m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Vietnam | US$53.3m | 4.2% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$51.3m | 4% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$48.1m | 3.8% |
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$1.3bn (−9.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$526.5m), 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$526.5m 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.