Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7220
7220.12: Of a thickness of less than 4,75 mm
Subheading 7220.12 belongs to heading 7220 (flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm) in chapter 72.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7220 12 00 00 Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm Free
- 7220 12 00 10 Consigned from Türkiye Free
- 7220 12 00 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 37 moreAfghanistan, 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") | 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 |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.1m | 29.6% | +59.5% |
 Taiwan | £955k | 26.5% | -18% |
 Malaysia | £559k | 15.5% | +17.9% |
 United States | £216k | 6% | +833.6% |
 Sweden | £181k | 5% | -68.2% |
 Italy | £152k | 4.2% | +584.3% |
 Belgium | £140k | 3.9% | -48.6% |
 Finland | £86k | 2.4% | -82.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$167kUS$167k+US$3m+US$13m+> US$26m
Exports: 70
- China: US$37m
- Japan: US$36m
- Taiwan: US$26m
- United States: US$20m
- Finland: US$16m
- Italy: US$13m
- Sweden: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$12m
- Germany: US$11m
- South Korea: US$8m
- France: US$7m
- Belgium: US$7m
- India: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Poland: US$867k
- Denmark: US$609k
- Türkiye: US$537k
- Czechia: US$470k
- Mexico: US$404k
- Thailand: US$328k
- Slovakia: US$310k
- Slovenia: US$280k
- United Arab Emirates: US$240k
- Canada: US$240k
- Estonia: US$210k
- Australia: US$190k
- Brazil: US$167k
- Norway: US$152k
- Switzerland: US$144k
- Serbia: US$124k
- Hungary: US$123k
- Russia: US$121k
- Greece: US$101k
- Vietnam: US$91k
- Portugal: US$83k
- Bulgaria: US$82k
- Romania: US$71k
- Colombia: US$68k
- Argentina: US$64k
- Lithuania: US$61k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$30k
- Mauritius: US$28k
- Philippines: US$25k
- New Zealand: US$21k
- Croatia: US$20k
- Costa Rica: US$17k
- Israel: US$9k
- Kazakhstan: US$9k
- Ireland: US$6k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$5k
- Guatemala: US$5k
- Botswana: US$4k
- Morocco: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$63kUS$63k+US$588k+US$3m+> US$16m
Imports: 162
- Poland: US$33m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- Germany: US$21m
- Thailand: US$16m
- Indonesia: US$13m
- Mexico: US$11m
- Sweden: US$11m
- United States: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Italy: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Romania: US$819k
- Hungary: US$801k
- Taiwan: US$778k
- Norway: US$702k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$589k
- Pakistan: US$574k
- Serbia: US$569k
- New Zealand: US$533k
- United Arab Emirates: US$521k
- Croatia: US$514k
- Australia: US$504k
- Colombia: US$443k
- Finland: US$420k
- Peru: US$386k
- Portugal: US$360k
- Qatar: US$318k
- Guatemala: US$311k
- Russia: US$302k
- Ecuador: US$230k
- Iran: US$218k
- Argentina: US$213k
- Ireland: US$193k
- Morocco: US$174k
- Kazakhstan: US$173k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$37m | 15.9% |
| 2 |  Japan | US$36m | 15.5% |
| 3 | Taiwan | US$26m | 11% |
| 4 | United States | US$20m | 8.6% |
| 5 | Finland | US$16m | 6.7% |
| 6 | Italy | US$13m | 5.4% |
| 7 | Sweden | US$13m | 5.4% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$12m | 5.2% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$11m | 4.8% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$8m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | US$33m | 14% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$23m | 9.7% |
| 3 | Malaysia | US$21m | 8.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$21m | 8.8% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$16m | 6.8% |
| 6 | Indonesia | US$13m | 5.5% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$11m | 4.8% |
| 8 | Sweden | US$11m | 4.8% |
| 9 | United States | US$8m | 3.3% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$5m | 2.3% |
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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Quota · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1457 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1384 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7220.12 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 7220.12 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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 these goods into the UK came to £3.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 15% on the year before); China supplied 30%, followed by Taiwan.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$233m (−0.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$37m), followed by Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a thickness of less than 4,75 mm?
Of a thickness of less than 4,75 mm fall under HS subheading 7220.12, part of heading 7220, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a thickness of less than 4,75 mm in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7220.12 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 less than 4,75 mm in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7220.12 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 less than 4,75 mm?
China, with US$37m in 2024 (15.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (30%), Taiwan (27%) and Malaysia (16%), out of total imports of £3.6m.