Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7222

7222.40

7222.40: Angles, shapes and sections

7222.40 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7222, other bars and rods of stainless steel, chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 50% standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 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. 7222 40 00 00 Angles, shapes and sections
  2. 7222 40 10 00 Not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded Free
  3. 7222 40 50 00 Not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished 50%
  4. 7222 40 90 00 Other Free
  5. 7222 40 90 10 Hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, not further worked than clad Free
  6. 7222 40 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 3

  • 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)
    Tariff lines
    on 3 of 4 lines
  • 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 1 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)
    • 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 – 50%
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£14.8m-20.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£4.44 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.9mFeb 2024: £1.3mMar 2024: £2.7mApr 2024: £1.7mMay 2024: £1.5mJun 2024: £2.1mJul 2024: £1.4mAug 2024: £1.4mSept 2024: £1.4mOct 2024: £2.5mNov 2024: £1.5mDec 2024: £626kJan 2025: £1.4mFeb 2025: £1.4mMar 2025: £2.1mApr 2025: £2mMay 2025: £1.8mJun 2025: £1.4mJul 2025: £1.5mAug 2025: £1mSept 2025: £1.1mOct 2025: £925kNov 2025: £2mDec 2025: £1.1mJan 2026: £1.1mFeb 2026: £984kMar 2026: £1.3mApr 2026: £1.3mMay 2026: £1.1mJun 2026: £1.7mJul 2026: £1.3mAug 2026: £985k 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
Spain £3.3m 22.5% -2.1%
India £2.7m 18.5% +16.8%
Taiwan £1.3m 9% -44.5%
Norway £1.3m 8.5% +424.1%
China £1.2m 8.4% -20.9%
Germany £962k 6.5% -3.9%
Italy £687k 4.7% -38.3%
United States £576k 3.9% -10.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7222.40 · US$761m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$216kUS$216k+US$3m+US$18m+> US$38m

Exports: 105
  1. India: US$210m
  2. Germany: US$108m
  3. China: US$102m
  4. Italy: US$38m
  5. Switzerland: US$34m
  6. United States: US$27m
  7. Austria: US$24m
  8. United Kingdom: US$21m
  9. Japan: US$20m
  10. Türkiye: US$18m
  11. Spain: US$18m
  12. Netherlands: US$14m
  13. Poland: US$14m
  14. Taiwan: US$14m
  15. France: US$12m
  16. Sweden: US$11m
  17. Czechia: US$9m
  18. Denmark: US$8m
  19. Belgium: US$7m
  20. Malaysia: US$5m
  21. United Arab Emirates: US$4m
  22. South Korea: US$3m
  23. Singapore: US$3m
  24. Ireland: US$3m
  25. Norway: US$3m
  26. Canada: US$3m
  27. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  28. Slovakia: US$2m
  29. Finland: US$2m
  30. Portugal: US$2m
  31. South Africa: US$2m
  32. Saudi Arabia: US$2m
  33. Luxembourg: US$1m
  34. Oman: US$1m
  35. Romania: US$1m
  36. Tunisia: US$979k
  37. Hungary: US$930k
  38. Vietnam: US$907k
  39. Slovenia: US$788k
  40. Estonia: US$731k
  41. Greece: US$699k
  42. Australia: US$593k
  43. Bulgaria: US$593k
  44. Thailand: US$544k
  45. Croatia: US$523k
  46. Russia: US$494k
  47. Costa Rica: US$333k
  48. Kuwait: US$297k
  49. Lithuania: US$235k
  50. Zambia: US$225k
  51. Brazil: US$217k
  52. Indonesia: US$216k
  53. Philippines: US$203k
  54. New Zealand: US$201k
  55. Morocco: US$193k
  56. Cayman Islands: US$154k
  57. Chile: US$101k
  58. Latvia: US$100k
  59. Peru: US$96k
  60. Guatemala: US$85k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$210m 27.6%
2 Germany US$108m 14.2%
3 China US$102m 13.5%
4 Italy US$38m 5%
5 Switzerland US$34m 4.5%
6 United States US$27m 3.5%
7 Austria US$24m 3.1%
8 United Kingdom US$21m 2.8%
9 Japan US$20m 2.6%
10 Türkiye US$18m 2.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$87m 11.4%
2 Germany US$62m 8.1%
3 Italy US$39m 5.1%
4 South Korea US$38m 5%
5 France US$28m 3.7%
6 Poland US$27m 3.5%
7 Spain US$27m 3.5%
8 Switzerland US$25m 3.3%
9 Indonesia US$25m 3.3%
10 United Kingdom US$24m 3.1%

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
  • 51number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Kenya, Bermuda

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 8% 2% – 14% 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 15% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 8% 2% – 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 7% 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 2.5% 0% – 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 0% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 10% 2023
Gabon 20% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 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 7.5% 2023
Iran 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 35%* 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 1.2%* 0.1% – 3.3% 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 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 8% 2% – 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 12% 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 0% 2023
South Korea 0% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 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 0.9%* 0.1% – 2.5% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 2% 0% – 3% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 8% 2% – 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 8% 2% – 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 0% 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
67687 Angles, shapes & sections, of stainless steel
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
CPC 2.1 product
41266 Angles, shapes and sections, of alloy steel
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177222.40unchanged
20127222.40unchanged
20077222.40unchanged
20027222.40unchanged
19967222.40unchanged
19927222.40changed

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).

7222 40 Angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel, n.e.s.

Country of productionDirectIndirectTotal
Algeria3.3—3.3
Argentina3.23—3.23
Australia3.52—3.52
Azerbaijan2.57—2.57
Bosnia & Herzegovina3.27—3.27
Brazil3.34—3.34
Canada3.05—3.05
Chile2.95—2.95
China5.59—5.59
Colombia3.08—3.08
India6.48—6.48
Indonesia8.69—8.69
Iran3.2—3.2
Japan3.36—3.36
Kazakhstan4.61—4.61
Mexico3.31—3.31
Myanmar (Burma)3.13—3.13
New Zealand3.36—3.36
North Macedonia2.91—2.91
Philippines2.93—2.93
Russia3.18—3.18
Serbia2.59—2.59
South Africa3.62—3.62
South Korea3.65—3.65
Türkiye5.31—5.31
Ukraine3.11—3.11
United Kingdom3.11—3.11
United States3.27—3.27
Uzbekistan3.12—3.12
Other countries (default)4.82—4.82

with the mark-up for 2026: 5.302 · with the mark-up for 2027: 5.784 · with the mark-up for 2028: 6.266

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.

  1. GB Quota

    Residual Quota 058630 Volume Update – 6 October 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8976 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. GB Quota

    Residual Quota 058630 Volume Update – 2 October 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8911 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  3. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  4. GB Quota

    EU Quota 058628 Volume Update – 29 September 2026

    Trade Tariff news 8777 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  5. GB Quota

    Residual Quota 058630 Volume Update – 20 August 2026

    Trade Tariff news 7920 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  6. GB Quota

    Residual Quota 058630 Volume Update – 3 August 2026

    Trade Tariff news 7556 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  7. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 381 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-31 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  8. 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

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 7222.40 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 50%. 3 of them are duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 7222.40 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 50%; 1 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 these goods worth £14.8m (down 21% on the year before), at an average of £4.44 per kg; Spain supplied 23%, followed by India.

World trade in these goods reached US$761m in 2024, down 6.6% on 2023.

India was the largest exporter with 27.6% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for angles, shapes and sections?

Angles, shapes and sections fall under HS subheading 7222.40, part of heading 7222, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on angles, shapes and sections in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7222.40 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 angles, shapes and sections in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7222.40 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 angles, shapes and sections?

India, with US$210m in 2024 (27.6% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

1 country 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 – 50% 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 Spain (23%), India (19%) and Taiwan (9%), out of total imports of £14.8m.

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