Subheading · Chapter 72 · Heading 7223

7223.00

7223.00: Wire of stainless steel

Stainless steel wire

7223.00 is the HS subheading for stainless steel wire, under heading 7223 in chapter 72.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 7223 00 11 00 Containing by weight 28% or more but not more than 31% of nickel and 20% or more but not more than 22% of chromium Free
  2. 7223 00 19 00 Other Free
  3. 7223 00 91 00 Containing by weight 13% or more but not more than 25% of chromium and 3.5% or more but not more than 6% of aluminium Free
  4. 7223 00 99 00 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 4

  • 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, Russia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, 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
  • Import controlImport control - Waste
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/590
    Documents
    • C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB

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£43.3m-4.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£3.31 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.9mFeb 2024: £3.5mMar 2024: £3.7mApr 2024: £3.4mMay 2024: £3.5mJun 2024: £4mJul 2024: £3.3mAug 2024: £3.7mSept 2024: £4.2mOct 2024: £4.2mNov 2024: £3.9mDec 2024: £2.9mJan 2025: £3.8mFeb 2025: £3.9mMar 2025: £4.9mApr 2025: £3.2mMay 2025: £4.2mJun 2025: £3.8mJul 2025: £4mAug 2025: £2.4mSept 2025: £3.9mOct 2025: £4.1mNov 2025: £3.1mDec 2025: £3.1mJan 2026: £3.5mFeb 2026: £2.9mMar 2026: £3.3mApr 2026: £3mMay 2026: £3.7mJun 2026: £3.8mJul 2026: £5.4mAug 2026: £3.6m 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
India £11m 25.4% -6.9%
China £4.8m 11.1% +6.9%
South Korea £4m 9.2% -0.9%
Czechia £3.5m 8.2% -8.3%
Taiwan £3.4m 7.7% -25.3%
Germany £2.9m 6.7% -17.4%
Switzerland £2.5m 5.8% -12.2%
Italy £2m 4.6% -17.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

7223.00 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$133kUS$133k+US$7m+US$54m+> US$219m

Exports: 113
  1. India: US$402m
  2. China: US$307m
  3. United States: US$253m
  4. South Korea: US$219m
  5. Germany: US$185m
  6. Japan: US$155m
  7. Sweden: US$128m
  8. Czechia: US$111m
  9. France: US$94m
  10. Taiwan: US$81m
  11. Italy: US$71m
  12. Switzerland: US$54m
  13. Thailand: US$54m
  14. Netherlands: US$51m
  15. Vietnam: US$45m
  16. Ireland: US$27m
  17. Malaysia: US$27m
  18. Spain: US$27m
  19. Indonesia: US$22m
  20. United Kingdom: US$19m
  21. Canada: US$18m
  22. Belgium: US$17m
  23. Philippines: US$8m
  24. Austria: US$8m
  25. United Arab Emirates: US$8m
  26. Poland: US$7m
  27. Denmark: US$7m
  28. Mexico: US$7m
  29. Singapore: US$7m
  30. Kazakhstan: US$6m
  31. Romania: US$5m
  32. Brazil: US$4m
  33. Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
  34. Costa Rica: US$3m
  35. Türkiye: US$3m
  36. Slovakia: US$3m
  37. Hungary: US$2m
  38. Russia: US$1m
  39. South Africa: US$1m
  40. Finland: US$1m
  41. Saudi Arabia: US$1m
  42. Croatia: US$1m
  43. Slovenia: US$934k
  44. Australia: US$930k
  45. Portugal: US$771k
  46. Bulgaria: US$656k
  47. Oman: US$608k
  48. Norway: US$581k
  49. Uzbekistan: US$512k
  50. Lithuania: US$363k
  51. Estonia: US$336k
  52. Egypt: US$277k
  53. Israel: US$240k
  54. Kenya: US$164k
  55. Ukraine: US$148k
  56. Luxembourg: US$133k
  57. New Zealand: US$123k
  58. Chile: US$112k
  59. Georgia: US$106k
  60. Guatemala: US$105k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$402m 16.3%
2 China US$307m 12.5%
3 United States US$253m 10.3%
4 South Korea US$219m 8.9%
5 Germany US$185m 7.5%
6 Japan US$155m 6.3%
7 Sweden US$128m 5.2%
8 Czechia US$111m 4.5%
9 France US$94m 3.8%
10 Taiwan US$81m 3.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$268m 10.9%
2 United States US$219m 8.9%
3 China US$155m 6.3%
4 Costa Rica US$147m 6%
5 Italy US$136m 5.5%
6 Netherlands US$102m 4.1%
7 Mexico US$101m 4.1%
8 Japan US$93m 3.8%
9 South Korea US$93m 3.8%
10 France US$88m 3.6%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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
  • 55number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

164

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 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 4% 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 4% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 7.5% 0% – 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 6% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 10% 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 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 10% 2023
Gabon 10% 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 5% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 4% 0% – 5% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 4% 0% – 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 3%* 2.3% – 3.5% 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
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 11% 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 4% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 10% 2023
Senegal 10% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 10% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 5% 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 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 2.2%* 1.6% – 2.5% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 5% 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 14% 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
67821 Wire of stainless steel
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
CPC 2.1 product
41267 Wire of alloy steel
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20177223.00unchanged
20127223.00unchanged
20077223.00unchanged
20027223.00unchanged
19967223.00unchanged
19927223.00unchanged

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).

7223 00 Wire of stainless steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods)

Country of productionDirectIndirectTotal
Algeria3.3—3.3
Argentina3.23—3.23
Australia3.52—3.52
Azerbaijan2.57—2.57
Bosnia & Herzegovina3.27—3.27
Brazil3.37—3.37
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
Japan3.37—3.37
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)

Binding rulings for similar goods 2

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.

  • N328983 U.S. CBP 9 November 2022 · 7223.00.10.46

    The tariff classification of stainless steel lashing wire from India

  • N297199 U.S. CBP 18 June 2018 · 7223.00.50.00

    The tariff classification of stainless steel flat wire from South 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:

    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 7223.00 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7223.00 covers 4 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 stainless steel wire into the UK came to £43.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); India supplied 25%, followed by China.

In 2024, countries exported stainless steel wire worth US$2bn (−7% year on year).

The largest exporter was India (US$402m), followed by China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for wire of stainless steel?

Wire of stainless steel fall under HS subheading 7223.00, part of heading 7223, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on wire of stainless steel in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7223.00 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 wire of stainless steel in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7223.00 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 wire of stainless steel?

India, with US$402m in 2024 (16.3% of world exports).

Which countries can export stainless steel wire 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 stainless steel wire?

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 stainless steel wire from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (25%), China (11%) and South Korea (9%), out of total imports of £43.3m.

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