Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7219

7219.33

7219.33: Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm

Cold-rolled stainless steel, 1-3 mm

7219.33 is the HS subheading for cold-rolled stainless steel, 1-3 mm, under heading 7219 in chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 6 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7219 33 00 00 Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm Free
  2. 7219 33 10 00 Containing by weight 2.5% or more of nickel Free
  3. 7219 33 10 10 Consigned from Taiwan or Vietnam Free
  4. 7219 33 10 20 Consigned from Türkiye Free
  5. 7219 33 10 90 Other Free
  6. 7219 33 90 00 Containing by weight less than 2.5% of nickel Free
  7. 7219 33 90 10 Consigned from Taiwan or Vietnam Free
  8. 7219 33 90 20 Consigned from Türkiye Free
  9. 7219 33 90 90 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)
    • 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£132.7m-0.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.05 per kg
Jan 2024: £11mFeb 2024: £16.3mMar 2024: £9.6mApr 2024: £9.8mMay 2024: £12.8mJun 2024: £12.6mJul 2024: £13.7mAug 2024: £14mSept 2024: £10.2mOct 2024: £13.1mNov 2024: £9.5mDec 2024: £5.3mJan 2025: £10.3mFeb 2025: £9.3mMar 2025: £13.3mApr 2025: £14.3mMay 2025: £11.6mJun 2025: £13.5mJul 2025: £13.2mAug 2025: £9.7mSept 2025: £12.8mOct 2025: £8.3mNov 2025: £7mDec 2025: £6.5mJan 2026: £8.8mFeb 2026: £8.5mMar 2026: £9.4mApr 2026: £12.2mMay 2026: £14.3mJun 2026: £18.4mJul 2026: £13.8mAug 2026: £12.8m 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
Finland £41.4m 31.2% -8.8%
China £25.4m 19.1% -7%
Spain £11.3m 8.5% -10.3%
Germany £9.9m 7.4% +14%
Indonesia £7.4m 5.6% -1.4%
South Africa £5.6m 4.2% -34%
Malaysia £5.4m 4% +1,264.1%
Sweden £5.2m 3.9% +4.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7219.33 · US$8bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$492kUS$492k+US$28m+US$327m+> US$1bn

Exports: 89
  1. Finland: US$1bn
  2. Indonesia: US$1bn
  3. China: US$1bn
  4. Italy: US$678m
  5. France: US$540m
  6. Taiwan: US$485m
  7. Vietnam: US$452m
  8. Belgium: US$452m
  9. Japan: US$327m
  10. South Korea: US$317m
  11. United States: US$261m
  12. Germany: US$256m
  13. Netherlands: US$185m
  14. Spain: US$145m
  15. India: US$97m
  16. Sweden: US$88m
  17. Türkiye: US$66m
  18. South Africa: US$63m
  19. Malaysia: US$45m
  20. Poland: US$44m
  21. Mexico: US$43m
  22. Thailand: US$28m
  23. Czechia: US$24m
  24. Denmark: US$22m
  25. Bulgaria: US$19m
  26. United Kingdom: US$15m
  27. Brazil: US$13m
  28. Austria: US$11m
  29. Morocco: US$10m
  30. Singapore: US$6m
  31. Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
  32. Slovenia: US$6m
  33. Canada: US$5m
  34. Slovakia: US$4m
  35. Switzerland: US$3m
  36. United Arab Emirates: US$2m
  37. Lithuania: US$2m
  38. Hungary: US$2m
  39. Greece: US$1m
  40. Estonia: US$990k
  41. Russia: US$694k
  42. Saudi Arabia: US$541k
  43. Australia: US$539k
  44. Portugal: US$492k
  45. Chile: US$478k
  46. Ireland: US$431k
  47. Colombia: US$329k
  48. Croatia: US$313k
  49. Norway: US$297k
  50. Romania: US$288k
  51. Serbia: US$273k
  52. Guatemala: US$255k
  53. Costa Rica: US$220k
  54. Luxembourg: US$208k
  55. Dominican Republic: US$129k
  56. Uruguay: US$123k
  57. Panama: US$84k
  58. Latvia: US$80k
  59. Kazakhstan: US$75k
  60. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$73k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Finland US$1bn 14.8%
2 Indonesia US$1bn 14.1%
3 China US$1bn 13.2%
4 Italy US$678m 8.3%
5 France US$540m 6.6%
6 Taiwan US$485m 5.9%
7 Vietnam US$452m 5.5%
8 Belgium US$452m 5.5%
9 Japan US$327m 4%
10 South Korea US$317m 3.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$939m 11.5%
2 Germany US$889m 10.9%
3 China US$838m 10.2%
4 Italy US$571m 7%
5 India US$488m 6%
6 South Korea US$392m 4.8%
7 United States US$377m 4.6%
8 Mexico US$276m 3.4%
9 Canada US$223m 2.7%
10 Japan US$213m 2.6%

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
  • 58number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Sudan

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 3.3% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Brazil 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 20% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 20% 2023
Chad 20% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 6% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 20% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 20% 2023
Eswatini 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 10% 2023
Gabon 20% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 7.5% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3.3% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0.3%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 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 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 5% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 0% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 1% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 3.3% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 12% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
South Korea 0% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0.2%* 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 8% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 10% 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
67553 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, cold-rolled,w>600mm,1<th<3mm
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
CPC 2.1 product
41223 Flat-rolled products of alloy steel (except of silicon-electrical steel), not further worked than cold-rolled, of a width of 600 mm or more
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177219.33unchanged
20127219.33unchanged
20077219.33unchanged
20027219.33unchanged
19967219.33unchanged
19927219.33unchanged

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).

7219 33 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, not further worked than cold-rolled "cold-reduced", of a thickness of > 1 mm but < 3 mm

Country of productionDirectIndirectTotal
Algeria3.3—3.3
Argentina3.52—3.52
Australia3.63—3.63
Azerbaijan2.57—2.57
Bosnia & Herzegovina3.11—3.11
Brazil3.32—3.32
Canada3.29—3.29
Chile2.95—2.95
China5.59—5.59
Colombia4.15—4.15
India6.5—6.5
Indonesia8.69—8.69
Iran3.2—3.2
Japan3.36—3.36
Kazakhstan4.86—4.86
Mexico3.3—3.3
Myanmar (Burma)3.13—3.13
New Zealand3.39—3.39
North Macedonia2.91—2.91
Philippines2.92—2.92
Russia3.71—3.71
Serbia2.59—2.59
South Africa3.89—3.89
South Korea3.65—3.65
Türkiye5.54—5.54
Ukraine3.28—3.28
United Kingdom3.37—3.37
United States3.27—3.27
Uzbekistan3.12—3.12
Other countries (default)5.02—5.02

with the mark-up for 2026: 5.522 · with the mark-up for 2027: 6.024 · with the mark-up for 2028: 6.526

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 3

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.

  • N338337 U.S. CBP 29 February 2024 · 7219.33.00.38

    The tariff classification of stainless steel strip from Germany

  • N275902 U.S. CBP 17 June 2016 · 7219.33.00.70

    The tariff classification of stainless steel sheets from Taiwan

  • N275903 U.S. CBP 17 June 2016 · 7219.33.00.70

    The tariff classification of cold rolled stainless steel sheet from Korea

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. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1457 of 29 June 2026 on the distribution of tariff quotas opened under Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170

    CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170

    CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7219.33 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7219.33 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-rolled stainless steel, 1-3 mm worth £132.7m (down 0% on the year before), at an average of £2.05 per kg; Finland supplied 31%, followed by China.

World trade in cold-rolled stainless steel, 1-3 mm reached US$8bn in 2024, down 10% on 2023.

Finland was the largest exporter with 14.8% of the total, ahead of Indonesia.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm?

Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm fall under HS subheading 7219.33, part of heading 7219, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7219.33 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 of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7219.33 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 of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm?

Finland, with US$1bn in 2024 (14.8% of world exports).

Which countries can export cold-rolled stainless steel, 1-3 mm 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-rolled stainless steel, 1-3 mm?

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-rolled stainless steel, 1-3 mm from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Finland (31%), China (19%) and Spain (9%), out of total imports of £132.7m.

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