Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7219

7219.34

7219.34: Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm

Cold-rolled stainless steel, 0.5-1 mm

7219.34 is the HS subheading for cold-rolled stainless steel, 0.5-1 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
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7219 34 00 00 Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm Free
  2. 7219 34 10 00 Containing by weight 2.5% or more of nickel Free
  3. 7219 34 10 10 Consigned from Taiwan or Vietnam Free
  4. 7219 34 10 20 Consigned from Türkiye Free
  5. 7219 34 10 90 Other Free
  6. 7219 34 90 00 Containing by weight less than 2.5% of nickel Free
  7. 7219 34 90 10 Consigned from Taiwan or Vietnam Free
  8. 7219 34 90 20 Consigned from Türkiye Free
  9. 7219 34 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£55.8m-14.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.17 per kg
Jan 2024: £4.8mFeb 2024: £3.9mMar 2024: £4.2mApr 2024: £4mMay 2024: £6mJun 2024: £5.9mJul 2024: £5.6mAug 2024: £5.5mSept 2024: £6.8mOct 2024: £7.8mNov 2024: £7.5mDec 2024: £3.8mJan 2025: £4.5mFeb 2025: £5.4mMar 2025: £4.4mApr 2025: £4.9mMay 2025: £4.2mJun 2025: £5.2mJul 2025: £6.2mAug 2025: £4.1mSept 2025: £4.6mOct 2025: £4mNov 2025: £3.2mDec 2025: £2.9mJan 2026: £4.6mFeb 2026: £4.4mMar 2026: £4.3mApr 2026: £4.8mMay 2026: £5.1mJun 2026: £6.2mJul 2026: £5.9mAug 2026: £5.7m 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 £9.2m 16.5% -22.1%
Germany £9m 16.2% +4.1%
Sweden £8.6m 15.4% -8.2%
China £8.5m 15.3% -31.8%
Spain £7.2m 12.9% -21.8%
Belgium £2.9m 5.2% +37.4%
Türkiye £2.4m 4.4% +63.1%
Taiwan £1.8m 3.3% -15.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7219.34 · US$5.6bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$734.5kUS$734.5k+US$35.8m+US$304.1m+> US$509m

Exports: 82
  1. China: US$1.2bn
  2. Indonesia: US$513.7m
  3. Finland: US$509m
  4. Taiwan: US$431m
  5. Italy: US$401.5m
  6. South Korea: US$373.3m
  7. Belgium: US$332.1m
  8. France: US$304.1m
  9. Vietnam: US$265.4m
  10. Spain: US$202.1m
  11. Germany: US$184.8m
  12. Japan: US$170.8m
  13. United States: US$111.8m
  14. Netherlands: US$96.8m
  15. Türkiye: US$92.5m
  16. Thailand: US$50.4m
  17. South Africa: US$46.7m
  18. India: US$45.5m
  19. Mexico: US$44.1m
  20. Sweden: US$35.8m
  21. Poland: US$32.4m
  22. Malaysia: US$27.2m
  23. Czechia: US$21.3m
  24. Brazil: US$11.1m
  25. Denmark: US$10.2m
  26. Austria: US$10m
  27. United Kingdom: US$9.4m
  28. Bulgaria: US$8.3m
  29. Hong Kong SAR China: US$5.3m
  30. Slovenia: US$5.1m
  31. Slovakia: US$3.3m
  32. United Arab Emirates: US$3.3m
  33. Morocco: US$3.2m
  34. Romania: US$2.5m
  35. Singapore: US$2.1m
  36. Switzerland: US$1.5m
  37. Greece: US$1.4m
  38. Canada: US$1.3m
  39. Latvia: US$865.6k
  40. Hungary: US$734.5k
  41. Russia: US$690.1k
  42. Chile: US$594.5k
  43. Lithuania: US$502.2k
  44. Estonia: US$434.9k
  45. Uruguay: US$412.1k
  46. Australia: US$311.9k
  47. Norway: US$292k
  48. Portugal: US$261.1k
  49. Colombia: US$250.2k
  50. Peru: US$236.6k
  51. Guatemala: US$232.7k
  52. Costa Rica: US$179.3k
  53. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$157.9k
  54. Croatia: US$149.8k
  55. Ireland: US$125.9k
  56. Serbia: US$120.3k
  57. Luxembourg: US$117.2k
  58. Tunisia: US$96.7k
  59. North Macedonia: US$53.2k
  60. Ukraine: US$49.8k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$1.2bn 21.9%
2 Indonesia US$513.7m 9.2%
3 Finland US$509m 9.1%
4 Taiwan US$431m 7.7%
5 Italy US$401.5m 7.2%
6 South Korea US$373.3m 6.7%
7 Belgium US$332.1m 5.9%
8 France US$304.1m 5.4%
9 Vietnam US$265.4m 4.7%
10 Spain US$202.1m 3.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$519.1m 9.3%
2 Germany US$510.9m 9.1%
3 China US$412.4m 7.4%
4 Netherlands US$380.7m 6.8%
5 India US$273.4m 4.9%
6 Türkiye US$263m 4.7%
7 South Korea US$258.7m 4.6%
8 United States US$244.4m 4.4%
9 Mexico US$211.3m 3.8%
10 Poland US$188.4m 3.4%

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 · 7219.34.00.25

    The tariff classification of stainless steel strip from Germany

  • N275902 U.S. CBP 17 June 2016 · 7219.34.00.50

    The tariff classification of stainless steel sheets from Taiwan

  • N275903 U.S. CBP 17 June 2016 · 7219.34.00.50

    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 →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7219.34 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7219.34 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

156 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of cold-rolled stainless steel, 0.5-1 mm into the UK came to £55.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 14% on the year before); Finland supplied 17%, followed by Germany.

In 2024, countries exported cold-rolled stainless steel, 0.5-1 mm worth US$5.6bn (−4.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$1.2bn), followed by Indonesia.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm?

Of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm fall under HS subheading 7219.34, part of heading 7219, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of a thickness of 0,5 mm or more but not… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7219.34 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 of 0,5 mm or more but not… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7219.34 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 of 0,5 mm or more but not…?

China, with US$1.2bn in 2024 (21.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export cold-rolled stainless steel, 0.5-1 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, 0.5-1 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, 0.5-1 mm from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Finland (17%), Germany (16%) and Sweden (15%), out of total imports of £55.8m.